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Built to Spill's Doug Martsch finally made room for a solo career in early 2002. This singer/songwriter was an underground, cult hero among the indie crowd, but allowed his eclectic side to come alive in the release of Now You Know that fall. Signed to Warner Bros., Martsch recorded Now You Know in his hometown of Boise at his own Manhouse Studios over the course of 1999 and 2000. His classic assemblage of folk, blues, and classic rock impressed critics, leaving Martsch to craft another musical outlet for himself. Tours across North America followed into early 2003. .

Marts known in Lithuania as a singer and lyricist of the indie rock band "Lygiailyja" from the city of Siauliai and the side project "Sweet Energy". Some of Marts' first experiments with different artists appeared in the years of 1993-1995. 2004 was refreshing in Marts' musical life. New musical and technical possibilities and fresh ideas just couldn't hang any longer.In 2004-2005 Marts did some songs with a great help of the guitarist Dalibor Rajninger from Serbia. A track called "Impressions growing up" is just one example! Marts best known as a developer and distortionist of groovey up and down bass...

Martsman, real name Martin Heinze (currently based in Berlin and Karlsruhe, Germany) got into Drum&Bass around the end of the 90s. Artists like Alpha Omega, 4 Hero, Sonar Circle and Squarepusher had a formative influence on him during the first years and after witnessing a Paradox live set in 2001, his ever growing interest in Drum&Bass evolved to the point where he began to produce his own music. With his affection for prominent basslines and stumbling breaks in combination with glitchy edits and bleepy minimalism, Martsman has developed a unique musical style which extends the current perception of Drum&Bass. Debuting...