downfall of gaia - Epos (2010) | id

The collaborative work of Jonathan Borges and Shannon Kennedy of Pedestrian Deposit could be described as highly composed, often abstract sound textures combined to create dynamic experimental music that draws on the duo’s widely contrasting auditory obsessions. Borges’ use of crude yet disciplined electronics, tape loops, field recordings, and controlled feedback manipulation contrasts against Shannon’s use of self-designed stringed instruments, bowing techniques and amplified wood and metal, resulting in music that is both raw and refined. Pedestrian Deposit bears elements of electro-acoustic sound, musique concrete, classical, industrial and harsh noise, but cannot be confined to any one genre. Jonathan Borges...

The famous reggae band from Marseille (France) was born in 1998 by the meeting of seven explosive musicians fascinated by the ROOTS REGGAE MUSIC. It's by following the greatest and missing jamaïcan singers' wakes that SONS OF GAIA can today pay them a really fine tribute. Inspired by reggae roots artists from the 70's / 80's such as Augustus Pablo, Denis Brown, Mutabaruka, Count Ossie, SONS OF GAÏA try to carry on the eternal peace message of reggae music. Lifting rythms, the grounation NYABINGHI offers an hypnotic atmosphere, sweetly mixed up with voices, deep bass, drum, brass section and the...

< GAIA (Japan) > Tokyo, Japan 1990's aka The Gaia the band Gana: voice Yumirrin: guitar Jhappy: bass Luzy "Tattoo Baby": drums partial discography Kick Up Ass! full-length (Sunshine Sherbet 1994) split 7" EP with Dead and Gone (Prank 1996) This One full-length (Sound Pollution 1997) 777 1991-1997 singles collection (Sound Pollution 1998) eight songs on the amazing Women's Liberation comp (Selfish 1994) stolen from the Sound Pollution catalog I wish I had more info about em than this.... About 777 (1991-1997): "Collection of songs by Tokyo greats. Includes the Women's Liberation tracks, songs from 7"'s, comps., and a few...