Gerd is the nom de plume of Gert-Jan Bijl better-known as one-half of Rotterdam techno duo Sensurreal Although most of Bijls creative time is spent with his partner Dirk-Jan Hanegraaf working on Sensurreal-related projects the group have released mat…

Bugz in the Attic is an all-star broken beat crew of DJs and producers based in West London -- a collective that includes but isnt limited to Afronaught Seiji Daz-I-Kue Kaidi Tatham Mark Force and Alex Phountzi Whether alone together or involved in t…

Born in Colombia but raised in Manhattan singer and bass player Maya met Dominican-born multi-instrumentalist Nova in 2005 while working with producer Ivn Benavides and an instant musical connection was formed Calling themselves Pacha Massive Maya an…

One of the more eclectic bands to emerge from Manchester, England's punk scene, Vini Reilly (b. Vincent Gerard Reilly, August 1953, Manchester, England) and his Durutti Column have combined elements of jazz, electronic and even folk in their multitud…

Formed out of the ashes of the Promise Ring and the Dismemberment Plan indie rock outfit Maritime come by the way of Washington DC and Milwaukee Davey von Bohlen vocalsguitar Dan Didier drums and Eric Axelson bass formed in 2003 With an earnest pop s…

Although Emilie Simon is a conservatory-trained experimental musician with a strong theoretical grounding she has also made a name for herself both as a mainstream soundtrack composer and as an electronic pop musician not far removed from Bjrk or the…

Wax Tailor JC Le Saot was a member and producer of French rap group La Formule in the early 90s After the members went their separate ways he formed the Wax Tailor project in 2002 The first two self-released EPs were met with critical acclaim and hea…

So Paulo Brazils provocative freewheeling dance-rock sextet CSS takes its name from an abbreviation of cansei de ser sexy which is Portuguese for tired of being sexy though considering that the lead singer goes by the name Lovefoxxx its arguable how …

Originally from Long Beach CA singersongwriter Greg Laswell moved to San Diego to attend college where he soon became involved in the local music scene He played in the band Shillglen and founded All the Rest Records which went out of business in 200…

A person within earshot of music by Joy Denalane might think he or she is listening to neo-soul whereas another might have heard an African folk song and yet a third person could be listening to a hip-hop soul joint Born and raised in Berlin as the d…