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Metal

Ambient, hush-rockers Metal is made up of Aaron "Beardo" Shepherd and Eric "Laserwolf" Lee. Based out of Portland, OR., Metal resides on Artistery Records/ Hangar 18 and has released three albums- World Ocean, The Silent World, and Sounds of Our Seas. "Take the overall electrified folk smolder of Six Organs of Admittance, destroy some of the form and rework into drone, and you're coming close to Metal." - The Williamette Weekly.

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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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aheadphonehome

aheadphonehome is a small collective (sometimes of 1) based in Brisbane Australia. Founded by noise maker/producer Phil Laidlaw in 2006, aheadphonehome draws on eclectic loves of experimental, guitar based, electronica, ambient, DIY, folk, psychadelic and pop traditions to create layed, evolving songs. The debut album "in the static" was released in late 2007.

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Cheer Advisory Council

Cheer Advisory Council formed in Adelaide, Australia in late 2008. At its biggest, the Council now boasts seven members, even reclaiming the bassoon as the rock instrument it always knew it could be. The band's dusky, smoky feel, with slow tempos and crashing crescendos, is reminiscent of the music of Low, The National, Midlake and Wilco. Their first album, 'Distance', will be released independently on 30 April 2011, featuring many group harmonies, some pop hooks and one big guitar solo.

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Quiet Steps

Quiet Steps is a 3-piece screamo/indie combination from Brisbane, Australia. Experimenting with a range of powerful guitar melodies, intricate bass progressions and drum progressions, their sound could be compared to early 90s post-rock fused screamo as well as various Ebullition and Dischord Acts.

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Sleepwalker

Sleepwalker is a technical/progressive death metal band out of New England. Formed originally by guitarist Jonathan Wagner with other members, now they are reformed, with drummer Mike St. Onge, they are beginning to work on their debut ep this fall, and are still looking for a guitarist, bassist, and vocalist. Tryouts are being accepted now! E-mail heybendeko@gmail.com for samples of music and to send your tryouts!

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Great Earthquake

One man band Noah Symons from Melbourne, Australia.
http://www.myspace.com/greatearthquake Noah Symons is an visual artist and musician, who in his musical performance utilises a number of instruments to create soundscapes, organically built up in time, with a strong emphasis on rhythm. As a visual artist Noah makes drawings, video, paintings, and photography all with an emphasis on the body's relationship to things (through notations, annotations, make-making, etc.

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Revere

London (UK) band REVERE incorporate violin, cello, keys, trumpet and harp into a guitar-led sound, touching on numerous musical reference points, combining elements of gypsy marches, klezmer, post rock, film scores and gospel into a truly unique sound. Live, REVERE play with an unparalleled intensity, working songs from music-box soft openings into relentless walls of sound shot through with a show-stopping falsetto. --------------------------- "An extraordinary widescreen technicolor epic of a song...a stunning single by a stunning band..."