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Tocotronic is a German rock band formed in 1993. Similar to Blumfeld or Die Sterne, Tocotronic not only innovated German language rock music, but also inspired a number of later bands, such as Wir sind Helden. Their influence on pop culture is widespread, from fashion (Tocotronic made the combination of 1970s style track suit tops with cheap second-hand ad-shirts famous in Germany) to the playful and weird look of their early records. Tocotronic are from Hamburg and are released on L'Age D'Or, together with Die Sterne - forming the so-called Hamburger Schule ("Hamburg school"). However, they dislike this classification; they...

Jeroen Kuiper AKA Monotron, fell in love with electronic music at the age of 13! When his cousin took him out to his first (Drum and Bass) party, he was quickly taken by the crazy environment, people and of course the sounds. Several years had passed and Jeroen had grown into a true fanatic, travelling far in space and time to fulfill his endless drive for electronic music. At the age of 17 Monotron was dragged for the first time to join a group of friends at a Minimal “Techno” party. At this point he was devastated, positive about the...

Esiotrot, formed in late 2003/early 2004, is a seven-piece band from Brighton, UK. They have officially released one LP (Schmesiotrot) and two EPs (Esio Trot, Esiotrotsky). Although the band's line-up is always expanding, their sound is increasingly intimate, erudite and charming. They have drawn comparisons to Pavement, The Velvet Underground, Hefner, and numerous other staples of indie rock. Esiotrot has performed with Jens Lekman, Danielson, Los Campesinos!, Pants Yell! and I'm From Barcelona (among others). As of December 2008 the band's line-up is as follows: Duncan Barrett (guitar/vocals), Cat Loye (drums), Matthew Rains (guitar/vocals), Adey Fleet (bass), Thomas Stimson (keyboards/glockenspiel/percussion),...

Eduardo Vargas, "Solo", loĝas en Malagao en suda Hispanujo. .