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Created in 2002, Seekonk is a folk/rock band with a dreamy sound. Seekonk consists of multi-instrumentalists Dave Noyes and Patrick Corrigan, drummer/percussionist Jason Ingalls, guitarist/vocalist/keyboardist Todd Hutchisen, vocalist Sara Ramey and bassist/keyboardist Chris Burns. They are based out of Portland, ME. .

Konk was a large Latin/Disco/Funk band who was popular on the Downtown scene in NYC in the early to mid 1980's. The band played regularly at the Mudd Club, Danceteria as well as performing at the Paradise Garage and the Loft. They released records on 99, Rough Trade, Sleeping Bag, Les Disques du Crepuscule, Celluloid and on their own Dog Brothers label. The band was started by Dana Vlcek and Shannon Dawson, who had been a charter member of Jean Michel Basquiat's band Gray. It's member's included G Love Jay (Geordie Gillespie), Angel Quinones, Jonny Sender, Scott Gillis, Sonic Youth...

Active Suspension is a quietly brilliant little French label with a fondness for maverick electronica music. Though probably the most gentle record AS have released, it’s also the deepest, most inspired. The Konki Duet appear to be a French/Japanese hybrid and the title is a play on the cover version within – Visage’s “Fade To Grey.” Barely off my stereo these past 2 months, it’s an intriguing quilt of smallbeat electronica, real strings, drums and exquisite vocal harmonies that puts me in mind of an eerier Mùm. ‘A Sigmund Freud Odissey’ features the broken souled vocal of one Orval Carlus...

Formed in '89, released 2 demos "Vicious Circle", in 1990 and "Malgrowth" in 1992. Quickly established as Denmark's premier Death/Thrash act in the international underground, signed to Progress for a multi album deal following the release of the MCD "Stranded" in 1992, released debut "S.A.D." in 1993 to world wide acclaim, laying the foundation for the Heavy Metal subterm Death'n'roll, and touring extensively in Europe and in the States. Record second album "Spit Or Swallow" in 1994, whereof 4 songs were released in December as a MCD "The Facelift EP", which breaks in the Danish singles chart at number 42,...