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Shy One

Shy One was born on July 16th, 1983. Growing up watching horror movies and listening to acts such as Rush, Led Zeppelin, and Metallica, one would be quite surprised to find out he now considers himself to be a hip hop artist. All of these artists would have an affect on Shy One, but it was the Memphis

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Chris

There are several artists using this name 1) Chris is a rapper from Houston, TX. Also, is a part of the group Asshole By Nature, which is lead by Trae. 2) Chris is Cristiana Cucchi, an Italian disco singer. 3) Chris is a singer/rapper from Japan. 3) Chris, full name Chris Muller, is a singer/songwriter, free improviser and producer from Rotterdam, Netherlands. His influences are too broad to mean anything here, ranging from Indie to Classical music. As a drummer, he prefers groovy stuff, as a singer or guitarist he is more prone to melancholic melodies.

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Chris & Cosey

Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti formed Chris & Cosey out of the ashes of their seminal 70s industrial band Throbbing Gristle. Throbbing Gristle (and Carter/Tutti) founded the Industrial music genre and were one of the first bands to successfully fuse electronic and acoustic instrumentation. When Throbbing Gristle was terminated in 1981, Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti signed to Rough Trade Records and began recording and performing as Chris & Cosey. From the very start they indulgently utilised electronics, sampling, rhythms and Cosey's distinctive vocals, cornet and guitar style.

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Emerge

At least two artists share this name: 1) Emerge is a Post-Mathcore band from Tasmania, Australia. They have realesed two over-hyped demos, 'Untitled' and 'Controller'. They are currenly working on the release of their first E.P. titled A Pending Disaster, set for release mid-October. Tracks include 'Untitled', 'Contoller', 'Elendil Hobson-Naumann (The Edge Song)' and 'Matt Garwood (Where's Our Vocal Demo?)'. There has been alot of hype surronding the band. Which has in some cases led drummer Tim Bezemer to grow a larger than normal head.

Read more about Emerge on Last.fm.

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Faro

There are three known artists with this name: 1) Faro is a downtempo/ lounge/ ambient/ R&B project by Dennis Achmad Rufaro Bonam from the Netherlands. 2) Faro is a hard rock/ melodic rock/ metal band from Germany. 3) Faro is a French rap/ hip-hop artist.

Read more about Faro on Last.fm.

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G2

G2 is the name of at least two artists... 1)
Singer-songwriter Gonzalo Eyzaguirre's solo project outside of his Northern California based band, Boss the Big Bit. G2 currently resides in San Francisco, CA. "Loneliness and Love" is also the first solo-artist release off Mushpot Records. 2)
G2 are a tribute act of the Trespass to [album artist=genesis]Wind & Wuthering era of the English progressive rock band Genesis. Formed in 1997, and based in the UK, their accurate representations of Genesis tunes have built them a strong and solid fanbase.

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Surrender

There are at least seven artists with this name:
1) Surrender is a political peace punk band from Oakland/Berkeley, California, USA.
They have one self-titled 7", an full length LP titled "Paper Thrones", a live tape recorded at 924 Gilman, and a split with Acts of Sedition. 2) Surrender is also a well known band from Zeeland (a province of the Netherlands). They play solid dialectrock in "Zeeuwsch dialect".

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