Talc | pt

Dema (Tomaso De Mattia)-guitar and vocals Jesus (Emanuele Randon)-guitar Ketto (Marco Salvatici)-bass Nick (Nicola Marangon)-drums Cioro (Enrico Marchioro)-saxophone Turborizia (Andrea Barin)-trumpet Talco is an Italian ska punk and alternative band from Marghera, Venice. Musically the group combines the horns and rhythms of ska-punk with Italian folk music. Their lyrics reflect the band's support for left-wing politics and often include anti-fascist, anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist themes. Musical influences include The Clash, Ska-P, Modena City Ramblers and especially Mano Negra, often describing their sound as "patchanka" after Mano Negra's first album. In 2009 the group wrote the song "St. Pauli" about the cult German...

MentalCut – dj since 1999. One of the most respected turntablists in Poland. When it comes to club/party djing, he's known for ripping up raw funk and independent hiphop. Hosts a weekly show in public polish radiostation Merkury. Works for the Poland's finest scratch music site www.skrecz.com Mixtapes: "Full Mental Breakdown"(2004) "Hard 2 Find" (2005) "Footprints vol.1: Jazz" (2005) "Attention! Miztape (Live)" (2006) .

Ludus Pinsky (Lapo Lombardi) and Alexander Robotnick (Maurizio Dami) are Italcimenti, a fuzz project seeking to re-construct the way to heavy-cement music, so sadly famous in the early 80s. Thanks to their boldenss and daring a new generation of survivors will have the chance again to listen to the sound that makes your legs feel as heavy as cement blocks. .

A female duo comprised of suGar Yoshinaga (of Buffalo Daughter fame) and Yuka Yoshimura (ex. OOIOO). They combine the use of guitar and drums with a sequencer to produce a unique sound. Vocals are provided by both women, albeit rarely. They are signed to the Kotori Punk label. .