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Like Earth, Wind & Fire and Kool & the Gang before them, Crown Heights Affair artfully bridged the gap between funk and disco, guaranteeing their records new life via sampling by successive generations of rappers and Disco Jockeys. Crown Heights Affair are a Soul, Funk, Jazz Fusion group, originally named New Day Express, the group formed in Brooklyn, NY, in 1967. Originally comprising lead vocalist Philip Thomas, guitarist William "Bubba" Anderson, bassist Arnold "Muki" Wilson, keyboardist Stan Johnson, and drummer Raymond "Sugar Ray" Rock. Crown Heights Affair's roster soon expanded to include saxophonist Darryl Gibbs, trumpeter James Baynard, and trombonist...

There are multiple artists with this name: 1) Pacific 231 is a long run project from Pierre Jolivet originally from Paris, France, who is currently based in Dublin, Ireland. Pacific 231 belongs to the first wave of music in the industrial / power electronics fields. His works now explore the very limit of sound and space. Official site: http://pacific231.com 2) Pacific 231 is a duo from Japan, formed by Shigeomi Hasumi and Takemasa Miyake. They released "Miyashiro" and the original soundtrack for the film "Bright Future". 3) Pacific 231 is a duo formed by Jörg Burger and Wolfgang Voigt. They...

"Ashbury Heights" is a synthpop duo from Sweden consisting of the dynamic singer/producer/songwriter team of Anders Hagström and Tea F. Thimé. Originally, the duo consisted of Anders Hagström and Yasmine Uhlin. However, she announced her surprise departure from the band in Hamburg at the last concert of the Out Of line festival tour 2008. Anders and Yazmine met in November 2005 and, upon discovering that they shared the same musical vision, decided to form a band. Their collaboration soon came to fruition with the release of a 9 track demo entitled "Angora Overdrive" after a very intensive month in the...

Swiss psychedelic hard rock band. In the mid-‘60s, the British invasion reached sleepy old Switzerland and overtook the local music scene there. Many bands were formed at schools and youth clubs that wanted to imitate their heroes. Without any rhythm and blues or rock'n'roll roots of their own it was difficult for young musicians to develop originality. Most of the bands were playing cover versions of their idols’ international hits providing them not only with acclaim but also lots of gigs at local dances. This was the also the case with Val-De-Travers in the French speaking Swiss canton of Neuchatel....