The Aquarium | tl

There are at least three bands or musicians going by the name 'Aquarium'. (1) Aquarium is one of many side-projects by Adam Young of Owl City. (2) Aquarium are a London-based jazz band fronted by pianist Sam Leak, who released their self-titled debut album in early 2011. (3) Aquarium (see Аквариум) or Akvarium is a Russian rock group, formed in Leningrad in 1972 by Boris Grebenshchikov, then a student of Applied Mathematics at Leningrad State University, and Anatoly (George) Gunitsky, then a playwright and absurdist poet. History In the 1970s and early 1980s, rock and roll was strictly regulated in...

The Aquarium Rescue Unit is an experimental jazz rock group, originally founded as a backup band for Col. Bruce Hampton, consisting of, at various times, Oteil Burbridge, Jimmy Herring, Matt Mundy, Charles Williams, Kofi Burbridge, Jeff Sipe, Paul Henson, and Hampton himself. Formed in Atlanta, Georgia, the Aquarium Rescue Unit, with its constantly changing lineup, was a cornerstone member of the early jam band scene, with players that eventually became members of the Allman Brothers Band, Phil Lesh and Friends, Leftover Salmon, and Frogwings. Although the band was never commercially successful, the band's combination of bluegrass, rock, Latin, jazz, and...

You wouldn't be entirely wrong NOT thinking that The Dead Bears is Newworldaquariums debut album, but yet it is. It's true, years back Amsterdam based producer Jochem Peteri released an album called 'Strike', using his pseudonym 154. "But to tell you the truth that's a very personal project", Peteri states. "It reflects my abstract side. Newworldaquarium is more about me and the world around me." The Dead Bears. If you've seen 'Grizzly Man' by film director, Werner Herzog, you'll understand how and why Peteri was inspired. Originally The Dead Bears was also the name of an attempted krautrock-band, but sadly,...

The Aquarium is a duo from Washington, DC, featuring Jason Hutto (ex-Motor-Cycle Wars) on keyboards and vocals, and Lauren Harris (ex-Threads) on drums. Their music features "a hypnotizing set of instrumental and vocal compositions often accompanied live with random movie clips culled from Jason's library collections." They have been playing shows in the DC area for the past few years, and will be releasing their first full-length on seminal DC-based indie label Dischord Records in October 2006. Information taken from Dischord.com .