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Defender of under-appreciated videogame music. .

Pantokrator is a christian band formed in autumn 1996. A number of demos were made, but it was not until 2001 - when the band released their self-financed EP "Songs of Solomon" - that things started to move. In march the same year Pantokrator made an appreciated concert at the Swedish "Bobfest" festival. They also appeared on national TV in a short report from this festival. Two years later, Pantokrator was back at the same festival, this time to release their debut album - "Blod" (Rivel records). "Blod" recieved great responce from media. For example, the Scandinavian music and media...

In English (Eestikeelne biograafia allpool): Pantokraator is an Estonian band that creates unique music, blending elements from progressive rock and folk music. The album „Pantokraator I“ was released in 1990, „Jäi servi seisma...“ (Standing on the Edge) a CD compilation was released in 2000, and in 2009, the CD „Tormidesööjad“ (Storm Eaters) and the written compilation "Valge Raamat" (White Book) were released. The precursor to Pantokraator was the boy band Propaan from Tartu’s 7th High School grade 8 class. The band included schoolmates Erik Sakkov, Riho Kukk and brothers Priit and Mait Karm. In 1983, they renamed themselves Pantokraator. The...

ECHOKRANK (D) is a duo infernale from Berlin consisting of Brezel Göring and a man called „Hotleg“ (Mathias Schwarz) who create a similarly crude and impulsive blend of Dub, Breaking Glass, Tempo, New Wave, action film soundtrack and 50ies Musique Conrete. The mixing ratio holds a dodgy glamour. ECHOKRANK shine a light on the ugly side of the entertainment industry, getting moody people in the mood. The declared goal of this music is to bring chaos to order. It is an official tribute to the irregular, the classic freakout: sound tremors don’t rebel against the lack of innovation but against...