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Prospero is an industrial project by Wade Anderson, merging in his music EBM, IDM, noise and tribal rhythms. On his albums there are lots of collaborations with the likes of Ayria, Converter, Manufactura, Displacer, Empusae, Battery Cage etc. Discography: 2003 'A Storm Is Coming' (on Sub.Session) 2004 'Spreading The Infection' (on Sub.Session) 2008 'Folie à Deux - The Elements & The Madness' (on Artoffact Records) .

Formed in Astrakhan, Russian Federation band VESPERO (ex-Веспер) began in early 2003 as all instrumental quartet of bassist/keyboardist Arkady Fedotov, violinist Valentin Rulev, percussionist/drummer Ivan Fedotov, and guitarist Alexander Kuzovlev who were brought together by common interest in spontaneous improvisations and psychedelic-fueled music. In the next few months, the line-up grew to include a female vocalist, with the final addition of Natalya Tjurina, and Arkady Fedotov taking male vocalist duties. In 2004-2006, VESPERO endured several personnel changes, produced a number of self-made recordings featuring Alexei Klabukov on keyboards... and gradually shifted away from the acid-jamming and kraut-rock style to embrace...

Patricia Spero is a classically trained harpist with a degree from Trinity College of Music, London, and post-graduate training with the Russian harpist Maria Korchinska. She has played with many orchestras, and now specialize in recital work and event entertaining. She has more than twenty five albums currently in production, ranging from classical to modern music, some of solo harp and some featuring other instruments, - flute, violin, cello and saxophone. She also writes and records her own meditative harp music, which is sold under the New World Music label, and she often collaborates with other musicians for experimental and...

Imagine the fury, the fury of raging planet expressed in such dark art as metal. Specifically extreme metal. Now add to that layers of symphonic orchestra, with its reachness and deversity of sounds. Lastly atop of this combo rides a true valkyrie, with a voice that can take you to heavens, or to the depths of hell. If you could imagine all of this, then you'll get the basic vision of Esperoza. With limitless troubles in their wake, the band endured, and finally released their first EP 'Tempest'. Their current plans are to further research this new found ground and...