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There is more than one artist associated with the name Aluna. 1. Aluna is the solo recording project of multi instrumentalist Paul Roberts. The word "aluna" is from the Kogi people of Colombia and Peru. It is to describe both the trance state of mind and the spirit world. Ancient cultures have always been aware that maintaining a healthy connection with the "aluna" or listening to nature within is essential for wellbeing and often survival. The music is a mixture of nature recordings and various traditional music from around the world blended with hypnotic beats, synths and live instruments. The...

Birmingham based Alunah are not part of any scene; instead they carve their own path merging elements of doom, psych and classic heavy rock with earthy hypnotic vocal melodies. Their third album "Awakening The Forest" is out now on Napalm Records, and follows "Call of Avernus" (2010) and the critically acclaimed "White Hoarhound" (2012). Alunah consist of Soph Day (vocals and guitar), Dave Day (guitar), Dan Burchmore(bass), and Jake Mason (drums), and have spent the last 8 years building up a reputation for being one of the most hardworking and consistent live bands. They have played European dates with international...

Gli AlunaGeorge sono un gruppo musicale di musica elettronica formato da Aluna Francis (voce, testi) e George Reid (produzione, strumenti vari). Il duo è nato nel nel giugno 2009 a Londra. Nell'aprile 2012 ha pubblicato il singolo You Know You Like It, seguito da Your Drums, Your Love. Nel giugno 2013 ha pubblicato il disco d'esordio, dal titolo Body Music. Il disco ha raggiunto la posizione #11 della UK Albums Chart. Precedentemente, sempre nel 2013, collaborano col gruppo Disclosure per il brano White Noise (inserito nell'album Settle), che ha raggiunto la seconda posizione della classifica UK Singles Chart. .

Surf-revival guitarist Mark Brodie -- previously of Mark Brodie & the Beaver Patrol -- formed the Metalunas upon his return to Vancouver from Japan, where he had lived from 1996-97 fronting another surf combo called the Saboteurs. Featuring a rhythm section of Mike Cinnamon (bass) and Rod Moore (drums), the Metalunas made their recording debut in 1999 with X-Minus-One. (via Steve Huey, All Music Guide) .

Pebaluna's Lauren Coleman has a common trajectory--falling in love with instruments at first touch (a ukulele), an ear trained on Aretha Franklin in her parents' car, Sundays singing in a Las Vegas Church choir. The uncommon part is what she's done with it. Lauren and collaborator Matt Embree's 2012 album Carny Life stretches comfortably between genres, conjuring Motown, reggae, Torch, gospel, folk, and funk in a way that's warm, fuzzy, and haunting. Those classic influences come together with a crafted depth owed to Lauren's personal experiences--heartache, hard-fought battles with self, the lost dog after which the band is named--and what...