FOR SLOVAK BAND FORMERLY KNOWN AS "Abuse", PLEASE REFER TO PAGE "The Autumnist". There are many artist sharing the same moniker. Abuse, former name of electronica / trip-hop band from Slovakia. Abuse is now known as "The Autumnist".
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www.myspace.com/theautumnist Abuse, brutal death / grind band from Vancouver - British Columbia, Canada, formed in 1999.
Battles is an American experimental rock band that formed in New York City in 2002. The group is composed of drummer John Stanier (formerly of Tomahawk and Helmet), guitarist/keyboardist Ian Williams (formerly of Don Caballero and Storm & Stress), guitarist Dave Konopka (formerly of Lynx), and, until August 2010, guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist Tyondai Braxton (son of Avantgarde Jazz musician Anthony Braxton).
Os Mutantes were formed in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1966 by brothers Arnaldo Baptista and Sérgio Dias and lead singer Rita Lee. Active during the Tropicalia movement of the late 1960s, they took Brazilian music and fused it with British rock and American psychedelia to create a distinctive, vibrant sound. Along with Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso and Tom Zé, they helped define the Tropicália movement.
The Gaslamp Killer, A reference to his hometown of San Diego and their beach brah's Gaslamp bar district, the self professed Animal style DJ has been holding it down behind LA's Turntable Lab counter. But his real home is behind the turntables, where his wild style takes DJing into the realm of freak fest psychedelia.
Swans is an influential band from New York City, New York, United States, active from 1982 to 1997, reformed in 2010, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. Marginally associated with the no wave scene at first, their original sound was slow and heavy, with live performances that were often so brutal and physical that in a number of instances certain audience members were made ill, police were called and venues were shut down. This early physical sound is possibly best heard on the live album Public Castration Is a Good Idea.
There are 3 bands with this name: 1) Palms is composed of Nadja Korinth and Ryan Schaefer. They reside in NYC and Berlin. They are on Rare Book Room Records. 2) An indie rock band from Sydney, Australia 3) A recently formed "supergroup" which features Jeff Caxide, Bryant Clifford Meyer and Aaron Harris from Isis, and Deftones vocalist Chino Moreno.
Edan, born Edan Portnoy, is a Jewish-American alternative hip-hop performer, based in Boston. He is active in three hip-hop disciplines: rapping, DJing, and production. He is a former member of the band Fiber 2001 and is known for his eclectic mix of classic mid-eighties til early nineties hip hop with 60s rock, funk and other styles. His mix-tape "Sound of the Funky Drummer" collects hip hop tracks sampling James Brown's "Funky Drummer", which has been called the most-sampled record of all time.
Race Horses, (formerly known as Radio Luxembourg) are a Welsh psychedelic pop group who formed in Aberystwyth, Wales in 2005. The band consists of Meilyr Jones (formerly of the band Mozz), who is the lead singer and songwriter and also plays bass guitar, Dylan "Huggies" Hughes plays synths and guitar, Gwion Llewelyn plays the drums, and Alun "Gaff" Gaffey (who also plays with the punk skiffle band Pwsi Meri Mew) plays guitar.
There are two artists under the name Jigsaw Torture: 1. An Australian <a href="http://www.last.fm/tag/brutal%20death%20metal" class="bbcode_tag" rel="tag">brutal death metal</a>/<a href="http://www.last.fm/tag/grindcore" class="bbcode_tag" rel="tag">grindcore</a> band from Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, formed in late 2010. The original line-up included Brendan Hutchinson (vocals), Lucas Ross (guitars), Tyler Clifford (bass) and Taz (drums). The band recorded a 4-track demo in early 2011, passing them out at live gigs. In mid 2011, lead vocalist Brendan announced his departure from the band, stating the next three live performances would be his last before the band recruited a new vocalist.
Outer Space is a project run by John Elliott of <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Emeralds" class="bbcode_artist">Emeralds</a>, which is based out of Cleveland, Ohio.