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Palms

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.

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Alexander Nut

"Alexander Nut is one of a kind: the only experimental hip hop DJ on London's urban radio, Rinse. He plays a global art form on a station devoted to unique local sounds. Yet Alexander and the rest of Rinse are not so different." (Excerpt from Rinse FM's Press Release - Rinse:08 Alexander Nut)

Van Dyke Parks

Van Dyke Parks (born January 3, 1943) is an American composer, arranger, producer, and musician, noted for his collaborations with Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys on the legendary album "SMiLE." As a child Parks acted in the 1956 movie The Swan, which starred Grace Kelly. He also worked steadily on television as a child actor between 1953 and 1958, including a role as Ezio Pinza's son on the NBC television show Bonino, as well as a recurring role as Little Tommy Manacotti (the kid from upstairs) on Jackie Gleason's The Honeymooners.

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Amiina

Originally a string quartet formed by four girls (Edda Rún Ólafsdóttir, Hildur Ársælsdóttir, María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir and Sólrún Sumarliðadóttir) at the Reykjavík College of Music in the late 1990s, Amiina went on to cut its teeth as Sigur Rós' string section for the next decade. Now a sextet after a recent masculine infusion, Amiina released its second full length album, Puzzle, in September 2010.

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Deprivation

There are more than one artist sharing the name "Deprivation": 1. Hardcore band from Rhode Island.
<a href="http://deprivation.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">http://deprivation.bandcamp.com/</a>
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/deprivationri" rel="nofollow">http://www.myspace.com/deprivationri</a> 2. Fresh from the country surrounds of Orange NSW, this 5 piece metal band have developed a particular brand of heavy music which has earned them many supports alongside some of the biggest names in Aussie metal.
Their mix of raw unbridled aggression and melodic sensibilities has seen this young band quickly gain industry attention, and most importantly support and praise from their peers.

Dan Deacon

Dan Deacon (born 1981) is a Baltimore, Maryland-based electronic music composer/performer. He attended the Conservatory of Music at Purchase College in Purchase, New York, where he played in many bands, including tuba for Langhorne Slim and guitar in the improvisational grindcore band Rated R. He completed his graduate studies in electro-acoustic and computer music composition. He studied under composer/conductor Joel Thome. Currently, he lives at Wham City in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Made In China

This page represents several different artists/bands using the name Made in China 1) Made in China was a post-hardcore\neocrust band from Moscow, Russia. The band disbanded in the fall of '09. Former members of the band formed post-metal outfit Cikuta. 2) Made in China (or Maiden China according to some) is four piece Prunk (mix of Prog and Funk) band, hailing from Omagh, N. Ireland. At the moment the band is on a hiatus as three members of the band go to university in a foreign land. However the band regularly reunites for the holidays to play gigs in and around Omagh.

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Hands Like Houses

Hands Like Houses is a rock group from Canberra, ACT, Australia which recently changed it's name from So Long Safety. The band is renowned for it's live performances and sophisticated musical style, garnering the group a large following in the Canberra area. As So Long Safety the group released one EP entitled "Bear in Mind, I'm a Lion" and were highly ranked on alternative radio station Triple J's Unearthed competition.

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Slimey Things

SLIMEY THINGS, Australia's most amazing sci-fi pop band, were first sighted in the venues of Sydney's underground in 2001. This sextet of pseudo-pop psychos have a reputation for their infectious music and memorable, “seared into your brain” live performances. Their unearthly sound is and energetic blend of catchy pop, futuristic 80s rock, sci-fi movie soundtrack music and zany cartoon sound effects.

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