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Control Machete, 1995 in Monterrey, Mexiko, gegründet, ist eine der ersten Hip Hop-Bands Mexikos. Zur Band gehören Fermín IV (1995 bis 2002; MC), Pato (Patricio Ch. Elizado, MC) und Toy Kenobi (Toy Hernández, Keyboards). Ihr Erstlingswerk Mucho Barato verkaufte sich allein in Mexiko über 100.000 Mal und über 400.000 Mal in gesamt Lateinamerika. Für ihr zweites Album Artillería Pesada reiste Control Machete nach Kuba, um mit Mitgliedern des legendären Buena Vista Social Club das Lied Danzón einzuspielen. Die Single-Auskopplung Sí señor war auch auf dem Soundtrack zum Film Amores Perros enthalten. Durch dieses Album wurde man auch in Deutschland auf...

Self Control was a post-punk band from London, UK. They released some singles and EPs which are now considered very rare. .

Contrastate were formed in 1987 by Stephen Meixner and Jonathan Grieve. Their initial musical ventures were of a more improvisational nature, based on noise and volume (not to be confused with power electronics). Sounds emerged, sub-merged and re-emerged at varying painfully low frequencies with extremes of treble tonality. The idea was physical confrontation through sound. Nothing was ever released by Contrastate in this form, although some influences from this era are present on the first Lp “Seven hands seek nine fingers”. There were also a couple of live performances, one in London and one in Geneva. The London performance had...

Pulse State started in the late 90's as an emotional outlet for the Detroit based musician Mike Phipps, who also uses Pulse State as a pseudonym. Moving through different electronic styles during its lifetime, Pulse State has been operating in the melodic EBM, electro-pop and darkwave spheres for some years now. A few early releases paved the way for the long-awaited debut album, With a Single Step (2008). The free album, now unavailable from its original source, focused on what Mike felt were his best songs to that point, reproduced to his standards at the time. Work on new music...