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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...
1.Electro / dark wave / industrial band from The Netherlands.
2. A UK band signed to Little Steven's Wicked Cool Records
3. A christian vocal band from Romania comprised of 7 girls.
4. An unsigned band from Weston-Super-Mare.
5. A christian-rock (and soft rock) band from Romania.
6. An unsigned hip-hop artist from Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
7. An unsigned jazz band from Ski, Norway.
8. A rap/metal band from Vaasa, Finland. Active 1994-2000.
9. An unsigned band from Melbourne, Australia
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Contrast (Netherlands) was founded in Amsterdam in 2003.Their music can be described as a mixture of (dark) electro, combined...
Hechos Contra El Decoro gab es von 1995 bis 2001. Sie waren eine der wichtigsten und ersten Bands der damals noch jungen Mestizo-Szene, die politisch eindeutig Stellung bezogen, internationalistisch agierten und auch musikalisch mit ihrer Fusion aus unterschiedlichsten Musikstilen weltweit Akzente setzten.
HCD brachten vier CDs auf dem internationalistischen Arm des Basken-Labels "Esan Ozenki", "Gora Herriak" raus und waren zum einen durch ihre Musik - eine mal relaxte, mal ultratanzbare Mischung aus Hip Hop, Ska, Ragga, Salsa, Funk, Soul, Punk, Drum´n´Bass und Reggae - ein wichtiger Bestandteil der Szene.
Eigene soziale und politische Projekte wie z.B. ein Soli-Sampler für die...
Contravene was a crust punk band from the U.S., formed in Phoenix, Arizona in 1999. Often described as "peace punk," "anarcho-punk" or "crust," the band had a strong anarchist message of human rights, animal rights, and primitivism. Their sound was characterized by dual-sex vocalists, incorporating elements of heavy metal and folk music. Contravene disbanded in 2006. .
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1) Contraband was a short-lived super group featuring some of the biggest names in the 80's metal scene. They released just one album of good time hard rock before members went their separate ways.
The band consisted of Shark Island singer Richard Black, L.A.Guns and former Guns N'Roses guitarist Tracii Guns, guitarist Michael Schenker of MSG, UFO and Scorpions fame, Vixen bassist Share Pedersen and Ratt drummer Bobby Blotzer.
Shark Island guitarist Spencer Sercombe also lent his hand at guitar duties. Despite the huge names involved, the album was a commercial...
