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When is the musical project of Norwegian artist Lars Pedersen (born in the late 50s). In 1983 Pedersen created the project Hospital Blimp, which would later become When. The debut album Drowning But Learning was released in 1987, and the collage technique that has come to be one of When's trademarks was apparent already then. To this date, When has released 13 albums, 1 single and 1 compilation ranging from dark soundscapes to pop tunes and experimental sound collages.
In 2009, When started his Homage Series. The first volume was an album where Pedersen borrows, cuts, loops, adds and turns...
Foster the People is an indie rock/indie pop band that formed in Los Angeles, California, United States in 2009. The band consists of Mark Foster (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Cubbie Fink (bass, vocals) and Mark Pontius (drums). The band released their debut self-titled EP in January 2011. The band's debut full length album, Torches, was released on May 24, 2011 on Star Time/Columbia. Their first single "Pumped Up Kicks" was a sleeper hit during the summer of 2011 and peaked at #1 on the Billboard Alternative Songs Chart, #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #18 on the UK Singles Chart....
Norwegian band now called 120 Days. .
1) U.K. sextet granted permission to use any Jimi Hendrix samples they wished, released the funky If 60's Were 90's in 1994. The center of the outfit is Du Kane and Luke Baldry.
2) Norwegian band consisting of the members Jonas Dahl, Arne Kvalvik, Kjetil Ovesen, and Ådne Meisfjord. The Beautiful People was formed in 2001, and originally based in their hometown of Kristiansund, they moved to Oslo in 2002. After two EPs on the Public Demand label, a sublabel of Perfect Pop Records, the group signed to prominent Norwegian independent label Smalltown Supersound. Late 2005 and early 2006 they...
Sleep Party People is the brainchild of Brian Batz, a Danish multi-instrumentalist with a boundless imagination.
Taking as inspiration the work of Boards Of Canada, David Lynch and Erik Satie, Batz found the sound of the old battered piano in his apartment, coupled with a freaky electronic alteration of his recorded voice, created an eerie, hypnotic sound.
With his other worldly signature sound in place, this one-man home recording project started to take shape back in 2008, the collection of weird and haunting melodies he created forming the basis for Sleep Party People’s self-titled debut album (2010).
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