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There is more than one artist with this name: 1.) Formed in Luton UK, 1993 creating samples and loops for local DJ's, after some investment and purchase of a beefy PC in in the mid 90's enabled us to compile the samples into short tracks. Main music influences, Jazz and Drum and Bass, with a touch of chill-out Buddah-bar, more laid back sit down and listen rather than get on the dance floor style. 2.) A pop/rock band from Haugesund, Norway - http://www.captaincortina.com/ 3.)An indie rock band from Wellington, New Zealand, with psychedelic and electronic aspects. .
The Cortinas 1. A The Cortinas are a 1970s Bristol-based punk rock band. Guitarist Nick Sheppard went on to play with The Clash. In 2001, the band's debut single, "Fascist Dictator" (originally released in June 1977), was included in a leading British music magazine's list of the best punk-rock singles of all-time http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cortinas_%28punk_band%29 2. A British psychedelic band of the 60s, later renamed Octopus. .