Smile Future | pt

Smilers is a popular rock band from Estonia. The band was founded in 1993 in Helsinki, Finland but by the end of the 90-ies the group had gained huge mainstream success on the other side of the Gulf of Finland, in Estonia, the homeland of band's charismatic frontman, Hendrik Sal-Saller. In Estonia, Smilers has released a number of succesful albums and scored more than two dozen radio hits. The group has proved to be a popular live act and has had major impact on Estonian post-communist pop culture. Smilers' frontman Sal-Saller (vocal, rhythm guitar) has also been active as a...

Jungle Smile is a Japanese pop unit consisting of Takagi Ikuno (vocals, lyrics) and Yoshida Isao (instruments, production, composition). They specialize in ecstatic love songs with lush, soaring music. JanSuma (as their name is often abbreviated in Japanese) released their first single in 1996, followed by three albums, one EP, a singles collection, and a DVD. They have been on hiatus since 2001, though both members continue to be active in other projects. .

There are, at least, five bands with this name. 1) The band from which The Human League & Clock DVA later emerged. Founded by Ian Craig Marsh, Martyn Ware & Adi Newton in 1977 in Sheffield, UK (see blindYouth.co.uk for further early Human League info.). 2) An indie-pop quartet out of Nashville, TN. http://www.myspace.com/thefutureband 3) A Welsh post-hardcore band Hondo Maclean died and was reborn in the shape of The Future in late 2006/early 2007. The name change reflected a shift in sound and attitude. In May 2008, they announced that they too were to split, but that other projects...

A young British electronic music artist working from the heart of the Cotswolds. http://futureimagerecords.bandcamp.com/ .