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60'ların efsane grubu The Yardbirds, kadrosu pek kalıcı olmasa da, Rock&Roll'un kilometre taşlarındandı. Aynı zamanda İngiltere'nin en ünlü üç gitaristi Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck ve Jimmy Page'in de başlangıç noktasıydı. O dönemlerde The Animals ve Rolling Stones'la birlikte İngiltere sahnelerinde fırtına gibi estiler. Rock&Roll'un yalnızca bir müzik türü değil, başlı başına bir yaşam tarzı olduğunu kanıtladılar. Elektro gitarla yaptıkları uzun doğaçlamaları, canlı performansları popülerleştirdiler. Sahnedeyken gitar sololarında hepsi bir bütün olup, aynı anda aynı şeyleri hissediyormuşcasına doğaçlıyorlar ve çok kısa bir süre sonra onları dinleyen herkes katıksız enerjiyle donanıyor, adeta Tanrı’nın görüntüsüne ulaşıyordu. Onların müziklerinde tutku vardı, aşk vardı, yalnızca...

Rapoon is the ethno-ambient solo project of Zoviet France co-founder Robin Storey, operating out of the United Kingdom since 1992. Robin was born in 1955 in Cumbria, England. While studying fine arts at Sunderland University, he began pursuing a long-held interest in sound manipulation by taking classes in electronic and experimental composition, additionally joining with friends to perform the works of Karlheinz Stockhausen (a key influence, as were the Krautrock bands of the early 1970s). In 1979 Storey formed the pioneering industrial group Zoviet France, remaining a member until 1993; the year previous, Storey issued the first Rapoon album, Dream...

Cloudbirds began writing and recording after their previous project, The M’s(Polyvinyl). Keeping the same studio space, an old Salvation Army Church on Chicago’s North side, the three started a new approach to writing and recording. Simplifying, they traded fuzzed-out electronics, bombastic drums and psych guitar riffs for acoustic guitars and little to no effects. This allowed for their three part vocal harmonies to chime on top of the instrument melodies. The result is folk music with a touch of country and some pop, blending old and new. Cloudbirds are currently working on their second collection of songs with hope of...

There are two bands by the name "The Mockingbirds:" 1) The Mockingbirds were formed by Graham Gouldman in late 1964, following the breakup of the earlier Whirlwinds. The lineup included two fellow members of that band, bassist Bernard Basso and guitarist Steve Jacobsen, plus drummer Kevin Godley from another recently disbanded Manchester group, the Sabres. The stage was set for perhaps Britain's greatest should have but didn't band of the mid-'60s. Throughout that period, after all, Gouldman was writing some of the most successful and individual hits of the entire decade -- but not one of them brought the Mockingbirds...