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Deep Street Soul

Deep Street Soul are funk DJ & drummer Sol Loco, bass player & soul aficionado Papa ‘J’ Hunter, Cropper lovin’ Matt ‘Guitars’ Green and queen of the keys, the very groovy Ms. Monique. Formed in early 06’ with then man of the 6 string Trev D, deepstreetsoul were all about recapturing some old skool southern flavors they’d all DJ’ed over the previous decade. Inspired by the breakout of nu funk throughout Europe & the States (not forgetting Osaka Monaurail and Melbourne’s own - The Bamboos) they hit the clubs.

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Art of Sleeping

<a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Art+of+Sleeping" class="bbcode_artist">Art of Sleeping</a> is a <a href="http://www.last.fm/tag/rock" class="bbcode_tag" rel="tag">rock</a> band from Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
The members are: Caleb Hodges: Vocals & Guitars; Jean-Paul Malengret: Drums; Jarryd Shuker: Keyboards; Patrick Silver: Guitars; Francois Malengret: Bass.
When asked to describe their sound, the boys cited The Temper Trap, Coldplay, Phoenix and listed their influences as Copeland, Foals and Jeff Buckley. You can find them on <a href="http://triplejunearthed.com/Artists/View.aspx?artistid=41620" rel="nofollow">Triple J Unearthed</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/theartofsleeping" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://soundcloud.com/search?q%5Bfulltext%5D=art+of+sleeping" rel="nofollow">Soundcloud</a>, <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/artist/art-of-sleeping/id503889254" rel="nofollow">iTunes</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/theartofsleepingsound" rel="nofollow">Myspace</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/artofsleeping" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/artofsleeping/" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>.

Gail Priest

Gail Priest is a Sydney-based sound artist, writer and curator. She is interested in releasing the hidden melodies and broken beats found in raw sonic material. She manipulates field recordings, random instruments and the tortured voice to create works that explore the fine line between pleasure and pain. Her atmospheric explorations incorporate dirty machinic rhythms and bass-heavy pulsations contrasted with glassy cascades and occasional sweet slippery vocals.

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Screamfeeder

Critically acclaimed Aussie outfit Screamfeeder have been pumping out their own unique brand of noisy indie-rock since forming in Brisbane, Australia in 1991. Throughout their colourful career, the band has toured with the likes of Sonic Youth, Pavement, and Sleater-Kinney.

While The City Sleeps

While The City Sleeps are a 5 piece band from Melbourne, Victoria.
Forming in May 09' the boys went straight to work to try and create their own sound and style.
With the release of a 5 track demo shortly after, and an amazing EP following, WTCS have made a strong name for themselves within the local scene.
While The City Sleeps are definitely a band to watch out for in 2010! For bookings message the myspace or email cwall89@live.com

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Randa And The Soul Kingdom

Randa & The Soul Kingdom is a deep funk band form Perth, Australia. A 7" single is set for release on Freestyle Records, potentially followed by a full album on the same label. The band have supported Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings (USA), The Bamboos (Melb) and Lionel Richie (USA). The band consists of
Randa Khamis - Vocal,
Ross Dwyer - Guitar,
Jon Fernandes - Bass,
Jason Ogg - Drums,
Jimmy Murphy - Trumpet,
Alistair McEvoy - Sax

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Mista Savona

Jake Savona, aka Mista Savona, is arguably Australia's leading exponent of roots reggae and dancehall music, with international releases under his belt and the recent release in Australia of Melbourne Meets Kingston - the first ever album length collaboration between Australian and Jamaican musicians. Released earlier this year to widespread critical claim, it has been hailed as “one of the most important releases of 2007” by 3D World...

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