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Medicine ist eine 1991 in San Fernando Valley (USA) gegründete alternative shoegaze/noise-pop/rock Band um den Gitarristen Brad Laner. Die Band löste sich 1995 auf und wurde 2003 wieder vereint. Mitglieder: Brad Laner Beth Thompson Shannon Lee Jim Goodall ehemalige Mitglieder: Paul D'Amour Greg Edwards Chris Pitman Diskographie Shot Forth Self Living (1992) The Buried Life (1993) Her Highness (1995) The Mechanical Forces of Love (2003) .

"WOW, such an uproar over the name people!! Perhaps this resistance to change is bred from a place of genuine curiosity (because the unknown is our greatest fear, right?!?). So.... it’s my job in the next few paragraphs to alleviate your panic, here it goooooooes. First of all, stop freaking out. You’re being ridiculous. Thank you. Secondly, this name change was born because of some transitions in the members of this band. The dynamics of tightly-knit groups can become incredibly emotional. A Verse Unsung was started with a different group of four great musicians that pursued goals and a musical...

John Elliott of Emeralds. Cosmic synthscapes. .

The combination of electric and acoustic instruments with samplers and decks as well as the use of loops taken from cinematic themes and songs of the sixties and seventies define the Expert Medicine sound. The band's influences range from funk and acid-jazz to pop, freestyle and hip-hop. They sort of flirt with the atmosphere of Bristol's trip-hop scene, giving it a definite dance twist. Their debut album, Swimming Lessons, has just been released on DNA Label and features performances by two exceptional musicians, Yiorgos Kaloudis on cello and Daniel Armando on percussion. Band Website expert-medicine.com myspace.com/expertmedicine Band Members Alexis Zabaras...

... From the heady days of Return to the Source at Brixton Academy, London in 1995, through to the scorched dust of Burning Man Festival in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada... Medicine Drum have charted a unique course through the outer realms of the electronic music world. Not quite psy-trance... not quite techno... not quite future-dub, but taking elements from all these styles and interlacing them with driving, earthy tribal/ethnic percussion and world music influences; Medicine Drum's sound and style has always been powerful, mystical and individual. The band has played all over the world - in Japan, Morrocco,...