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Atlanta based group Collective Efforts is the brainchild of Ben Hameen, J. Mil, Bambu and DJ Creashun. With a refreshing sound and an uplifting message, the goal is to spread that message through hip hop, to the people that need it the most. When Ben Hameen and J. Mil started working together in early 2002, an instant chemistry developed. Realizing that their goals were one and the same, the duo started collaborating regularly, and began work on solo projects. Bambu the Asiatic fell right into place with his positive raps and powerful, distinct voice. All three decided to collect their...

Genre EBM Members Seamus Bradd - Vocals, synths, programming. Philip Graham - Synths, programming. Daniel Ambrozevich-Girvan - Guitars. Hometown Edinburgh About Hard-hitting, emotional, aggressive electronic music from Edinburgh. Biography The .invalid is Seamus Bradd, Philip Graham and Daniel Ambrozevich-Girvan. We make hard-hitting, emotional, aggressive electronic music. The .invalid mixes a base formula of the straightforward synths and rhythms of EBM with jittering, glitchy percussion, anthemic hooks, and a vocal approach ranging from melodic to (undistorted) screaming. The project is still in its early stages, but is slowly gaining pace, hoping to make a name for itself in the UK industrial...

Coming out of the early days of Northern CA’s 924 Gilman-fueled punk rock renaissance, The Invalids formed in the spring of 1993. Original members were Scott (guitar/vocals), Sean (drums), and Tony (bass), three teenagers from Santa Rosa, CA, an hour north of San Francisco. Teaching themselves how to play their instruments in their parents’ living rooms and garages, The Invalids used lawnmowers for mic stands and buckets and lawn chairs for drums, before graduating to substandard ‘real’ equipment and taking their show on the road. From 1993 to 1997, the Invalids played countless gigs in and around their hometown (sharing...

The Japanese War Effort is a one man ambient pop band, based in the city of Glasgow. Martin Moog blends lo-fi electronica with found rhythms, ambient samples and layered vocals in dextrous compositions, bridging the gap between pop song sensibilities and a love of the abstract. .