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Simian Mobile Disco

A London, UK production & remix team. Formed from the ashes of Simian in 2005 its members are James Ford and Jas Shaw. In addition to his work with Simian Mobile Disco, James Ford is a producer and has worked for bands such as the Arctic Monkeys, Peaches and Klaxons. Simian Mobile Disco was originally formed as a traveling DJ duet, playing on the side of their early four-piece band Simian. They ultimately released a number of low profile singles, such as "The Count" on Kitsuné Music, but arguably gained more fame for their remixes of artists such as Muse...

St. Lucia

Even in the urban wilds of Brooklyn, there may be no one else like Jean-Philip Grobler, aka St. Lucia. Originally from Johannesberg, St. Lucia grew up performing with the Drakensberg Boys Choir School. When the choir wasn't traveling - they toured Japan, Australia, Europe and more - they stayed in an enclave tucked in the South African mountains, learning everything from Bach to minimalist opera.

Pavo

Pavo (Paul van der Vooren, 20 May 1971) is a Dutch hardstyle & hardcore producer. He started spinning the turntables at parties in 1992. Since then, he has performed at parties like Defqon.1 Festival, In Qontrol, Mystery Land, Masters of Hardcore and Thunderdome. Pavo has been working for well known labels like Q-Dance and Fusion Records and has collaborated with respected colleagues like The Prophet, Zany and Lady Dana.

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Flicks

Flicks originally started as a 3 piece Pop/Rock Band from Brisbane, Australia, which formed in late 2007. They worked hard writing and crafting their live performance playing 100 school shows over the next 2 years. In 2009 Flicks commenced writing their first radio single Hayley, which was inspired by the lead singer of Paramore and all-around-hottie, Hayley Williams. Produced by Todd Morse (H20, The Offspring, Juliette Lewis) it was recorded at the Grove Studios in Gosford...

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Crystal Castles

Crystal Castles is an experimental electronic band which formed in 2003 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and consists of producer Ethan Kath and vocalist Alice Glass. They are named after the lyrics "The fate of the world is safe in Crystal Castles" and "Crystal Castles, the source of all power" both from the theme song for She-Ra's fortress. They are known for their melancholic lo-fi sound and their explosive live shows. Their debut album was included in NME's "Top 50 Albums of the Decade".

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Timo Maas

Timo Maas (born July 27, 1969 in Hannover, Germany) is an electronic music DJ/producer and remixer. Maas' first fascination with music was sparked by listening to the radio when he was young. At the age of 9 he bought his first record and went on to buy his first set of turntables at 17. His very first set was in 1982, when he played at a party in his friend's home. The beginning of his career consisted mostly of gigs around Germany playing "Top 40"-records, but occasionally sneaking in a techno record.

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Manoovers

Manoovers is a London based electro groovester, hailing originally from Melbourne Australia. Dance/funk feels, rhythmic interplays and melodic sequence overlays, at times driving, at times atmospheric, always moving. Manoovers draws on his eclectic experience ranging across electronic, rock, funk, soul, classical...

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Mitchell Brennan

Mitchell Brennan is a noise artist based in Melbourne VIC. His current work is based in the manipulation and collage of recorded sounds as well as tapes, mics and ceramics. 2010 has seen Mitchell playing shows in Brisbane, Lismore, Newcastle, Sydney and Adelaide as well as Melbourne both solo and in collaboration. Ongoing collaborators include Fjorn Butler (Butler/Brennan Duo), Mark Skelton (Incompetent Cervix), Cooper Bowman (Mitchell Brennan & RSI), Lachlan Gale (Hrvatska) and Lara Soulio. Mitchell was also one-third of the now defunct Newcastle based trio Brassskulls.

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Ylem

Ylem: Primordial substance from which all matter was formed. Ylem is a producer and DJ who creates as part of the music/art collective The Community, which has contributed to underground culture in Perth by providing a platform for local talent. YLEM’s experimental production reflects his taste for the emerging future beat sub-genres. The eclectic array of hypnotic beats he produces span dubstep/future/psyche/trip-hip-hop creating new auditory spaces.

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Surkin

Surkin (born Benoit Heitz) is a French DJ and producer and part-time graphic designer. Born in southern France but now residing and working in Paris, France. He dropped out of school to pursue a music career and never looked back. Heitz was a big fan of hip-hop music until 2003, when he began to dig deeper into club music history. He focused on US ghetto sub-genres like Miami Bass, Chicago ghetto-house or Baltimore club. He also became an enthusiast of Todd Edwards’ garage beats and lively disco-flavored basslines and other artists like Jess & Crabbe, Cassius and Daft Punk.

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