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The Shack story is one of music's greatest legends, a tale of such woe and wonder it defies exaggeration. It incorporates hardship, bereavement and chaotic misadventure, but above all it tells The tale of beautiful music triumphing over trouble and tragedy. And that's where we begin: with the beautiful music. In the '80's, the two brothers from the Kensington area in Liverpool were singer and guitarist with The Pale Fountains, an effervescent pop group who were signed to Virgin for the ridiculous (in those days) sum of £150,000 and commercially imploded under the weight of two albums in 1986. The...

Steve Hackett experienced his first studio sessions as guitarist on Quiet World's only album, The Road, in 1970. He achieved fame as a member of the progressive rock band Genesis, with whom he played between 1971 and 1977, when he left to pursue his solo career full time. He released his first solo album, Voyage of the Acolyte, in 1975 while still with Genesis, and has maintained a steady output since. He is a distinctive and versatile guitarist who also performs classical concerts and has released five classical albums in addition to many rock, progressive, and blues albums. He participated...

Miss Kittin & the Hacker is the duo formed in 1997 by Caroline Hervé (a.k.a. Miss Kittin) and Michel Amato (a.k.a. The Hacker), and they are one of the most representative artists from the late 90's Electroclash scene. Born in Grenoble, France, in 1973, Caroline Hervé got involved in the mid 90's Rave scene DJing in the Dragon Ball parties. In 1996 she moved to Geneva, Switzerland, to sign Mental Groove Records and in 1998 signed to International Deejay Gigolos. Miss Kittin & the Hacker's debut album, The First Album, was released after in 2001, after a serie of EPs,...