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Markos Vamvakaris (10 May 1905 in Ano Chora in Syros – 8 February 1972) (Greek: Μάρκος Βαμβακάρης), was a rebetiko musician. He is universally referred to by rebetiko writers and fans simply by his first name, Markos. The great significance of Vamvakaris for the rebetiko is also reflected by his nickname; the "patriarch of rebetiko". Vamvakaris was born on May 10, 1905 in Ano Chora, Syros, Greece. His family belonged to the sizeable Roman Catholic community of the island, the Frankosyrians, a name deriving from the common Greek reference to West Europeans collectively as "Franks". At the age of twelve,...

Emvelope Nine is Alan Daly, a Birmingham-born electronic music producer. His music consists of found sounds heavily processed using various methods of DSP, mixed in with electronic and acoustic instruments, creating pulses and drones not a million miles away from the likes of Tim Hecker, Philip Jeck and Vladislav Delay. In 2007 he founded Split Femur Recordings, the label that released his well received first full length album 'Melt Canal'. .