The Glimmer is a 4-piece band from Sydney Australia, whose members played in various projects together over the years including The Mansons and Ruby Sue. The group has 3 lead vocalists, each of whom also plays guitar or bass. The Glimmer are known for their vocal harmonies, influenced by 1960's groups such as The Beatles and Herman's Hermits, and their surfy rock guitar sounds.
There are two bands using this name: (1) A satellite band of Secret Chiefs 3 that focuses on funeral music, and themes of the collapse of human consciousness. Trey Spruance has said all of his Mr. Bungle compositions are FORMS songs put through a 'bungle' filter. He portrays FORMS as his 'compositional center'. They first released songs under this name in the 1990s. (2) Another band formed in early 2010 from ex-members of And Hell Followed With, Deliverus, and R'lyeh, the dudes from Michigan have begun shredding out a unique blend of heavy grooves and aggressive music.
Bacharach studied music at McGill University and the Mannes School of Music. In the 1950s and the early 1960s he was the pianist, arranger and bandleader for Marlene Dietrich with whom he toured. He teamed with lyricist Hal David and others to write many popular songs in the 1960s and 1970s. Bacharach's music has been sung by a number of popular singers including The Beatles,The Carpenters, Aretha Franklin, Jack Jones, Tom Jones, Dusty Springfield, Luther Vandross and The Drifters. He met Dionne Warwick, with whom he would form a famed collaboration.
"Cosmic Cowboys" is a project born from the different styles of two young venetian producers:
Randomatique and Kaledj. Big friends since they 10 years they always had a total addiction for club and
electronic music.Nicola Sansoni aka Randomatique, minimal dj/live performer and producer, dicovered his passion for houseand techno music living for two years in Frankfurt aM and directly got into vinyls,clubs and music programs.
In Exile (India) are a three-piece band from New Delhi, India formed by two friends, Manyu (guitars, bass, drums (earlier), percussions) and Ajay (vocals). Their music can be easily described as a chaotic mixture of djent/progressive and tribal metal, combined with lyrical themes about meaninglessness, insanity, lifelessness and lobotomy. In March 2011., italian drummer Fabio Serra joined the band.
A rock / metal / grunge band from Glasgow, Scotland. Line up is as follows:
Paul Burns - Vocals, Thomas Brankin - Guitar, Spook - Guitar, Tristan Dales - Drums, Gary Mulligan - Bassv Also a rock/funk band from Melbourne, Australia, now changed name to Mercury Rising. Lineup is as follows:
Thomas Petrakos - Vocals, Heath McAvoy - Rhythm Guitar, Mark Minkiewicz - Drums, David Angelo Chiapoco - Lead Guitar, Shaun Clarke -- Bass
Dabrye (pronounced “DAB-ree”) is just one alias of Ghostly artist Tadd Mullinix, who explores hip-hop with head-nodding beats and saw-tooth bass lines, with a keen eye to forward-thinking production and rhythms. Dabrye has earned considerable praise from both the hip-hop underground (Jay Dee, Jurassic 5) and the electronic music press, earning him a Next 100 mention from URB in 2002 and praise from publications as diverse as Rolling Stone to The Wire.
Stephen Dale Petit is a London-based Blues guitarist who has played alongside guitar legends such as Eric Clapton, David Gilmour, and even B.B.King! Moving to London from California when he was barely 20, he's lived through and survived the rock 'n' roll lifestyle of drugs and alcohol, composing and financing his much acclaimed debut album Guitararama whilst busking on the London Underground. He is also a major figure in the New Blues Revolution.
New. Manic. Spree. These three words were married in the pre-dawn aftermath of Australia
Chris Bowden is a British alto saxophonist, composer and arranger, working across a variety of genres from acoustic jazz to hip hop and drum and bass. As well as his solo releases he has contributed to music by 4hero, The Herbaliser and The Heritage Orchestra among others. He is currently active with The Tomorrow Band and Scorched Earth. Originally from Birmingham, UK, he began his professional career with The K-Creative in the early 90s acid jazz boom, and also worked with Palm Skin Productions, Jessica Lauren and Jhelisa Anderson.