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David Banner, eigentlicher Name Lavell Crump, ist ein afroamerikanischer Rapper und Produzent aus dem Staat Mississippi. David Banner, dessen Künstler-Name aus dem Comic 'Hulk' stammt, ist ein Vertreter des "Down South". Bevor er seine Solo-Karriere startete war er ein Mitglied von Crooked Lettaz. Als Produzent war David Banner unter anderem für Chingy, Nelly und T.I. tätig. Seinen ersten Erfolg erzielte er 2003 mit dem Hit 'Like A Pimp'. Nach der Hurrikan-Katrina-Katastrophe half David Banner der notleidenden Bevölkerung in New Orleans. Sein größter Hit bislang war die US-Top-Ten-Single Play aus dem 2005er Album Certified. .

Jean-Guillaume Cabanne is Telegraph’s kingpin artist, with six EP releases, as well as six of his tracks, in solo or with David Gluck as Ultrakurt, featuring on the Post Office compilations. On Logistic, he has co-produced the Blackstage album with John Thomas. His releases on Telegraph, 7th City, Karat or Perlon (with Ark as Copacabannark) have made him one of the most forward-thinking artists of the scene. He was part of the first live presentation of the Narod Niki project at Montreal’s MUTEK last installment, along with Dandy Jack, Dimbiman, Luciano, Daniel Bell, Richie Hawtin, Akufen and Ricardo Villalobos. Cabanne...

WHAT HAVE WE DONE Strawman or The Clash were a red punk rockers... but what about hardcore?... After Lärm ended, some of these guys went on to form ManLiftingBanner. Before ManLiftingBanner there was Profound, one of the first European bands that followed in the slipstream of the ‘87/’88 straight edge revival. Profound started in 1988 as a 5 piece with Jos on 2nd guitar, so basically all the Lärm guys minus their singer plus Michiel and Burt. With that line-up we recorded the ‘Dutch Wolfpack’ demo. Jos left to concentrate on work/ studies and Seein Red and as a 4...

Bannerman is the bastard son of Auckland, NZ - based musician Richard Setford, who's previous love child was the soul funk collective, One Million Dollars. Conceived and recorded in the basement bedroom of a Western Springs flat. Richie began work on Bannerman in 2005, but with the continued march of One Million Dollars and the sudden appearance of smooth latin cousin, Batucada Sound Machine, he was forced to lock his young offspring away in a cupboard for a few years. www.myspace.com/nzbannerman .

Politically charged punk rock with a female singer. Banner Of Hope made quite a name for themselves on the East Coast and then world wide. Paving the way for many of today’s bands of similar style. With a sound very similar to UK punk of the 80’s BANNER OF HOPE will bring to mind classic VICE SQUAD. .