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HK119

HK 119 is a powerful Nordic force resolved to shatter any illusions you may have about your comfortable post-millennial society. This beautiful blonde creature, at once Amazonian and eerily robotic, is the creation of Finnish artist Heidi Kilpelainen. Her dystopian vision of the world takes elements of the modern human condition and pushes them to the extreme, where people have sacrificed their humanity for consumerism, and technology pervades every detail of our lives.

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Rachael Starr

Combining skill with modernism, and her aptitude for style with ingenuity, Rachael is breaking new ground in the electronic and dance music industries. One of the only female producers on the scene, she feels it necessary to prove herself and work very hard at what she does. "I guess that one of the most important things to me is to not forget why you are doing what you are doing. Take yourself seriously, and other people will too." She says, "In the end what it comes down to is the music, what it is as a whole and how it makes me who I am."

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Young Empires

Young Empires are Robert Aaron Ellingson, Jake Palahnuk and Matthew Vlahovich out of Toronto, Canada The electronic/world beat trio formed in October 2009. They claim their style is world beat haute rock. Since their formation in October 2009 the band has received international acclaim for their infectious hooks and high-energy sets. Spinner described their emergence as, "almost fully formed with their rock star moves well-honed and their cred firmly cemented.

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Woodhands

Woodhands is an electro-rock duo signed to the Paper Bag Records label. The band was formed in Montreal by Dan Werb (keytar, synths, vocals) and Paul Banwatt (drums, vocals) in 2007, but is currently based in Toronto. They are known for their sweaty and impulsive live shows and were mentioned as one of 5 bands to watch in 2008 by Exclaim! Magazine. Fellow Paper Bag artist Laura Barrett provides guest vocals on their debut full-length, Heart Attack.

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Vitalic

Vitalic (born as Pascal Arbez in 1976) is an electronic music artist. According to a joke made in an interview, Arbez is Ukrainian and emigrated from Ukraine to East Germany when the Berlin Wall fell, accompanied by his dog, "Mini Robot". Pascal was actually born in France and is of Italian descent. His first singles were released in 1996 and 1997, but were confined to the underground electronic music scene. However, he became good friends with Michel Amato, a.k.a. The Hacker, whom he met in the Rex, the "techno temple" of Laurent Garnier.

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