Festival No. 0000066 · Est. 1989
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About the artists
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Abyss formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1994, and split up in 1998, after 4 years. Plays black metal. -
Agnostic Front formed in New York, United States, in 1981. Plays christian hardcore, crossover thrash, hardcore punk, metal, pigfuck, punk.
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Alborosie was born in Marsala, Italy, on 4 April 1977. Plays dancehall, dub, reggae.
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Alpha Blondy was born in Dimbokro, Côte d'Ivoire, on 1 January 1953. Plays dub, reggae, roots reggae.
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Alter Ego formed in Darmstadt, Germany, in 1993. Plays ambient house, ambient techno, downtempo, electro house, electroclash, techno.
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Ambivalent plays techno.
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Aqme formed in 1999, and split up on 29 November 2019, after 20 years. Plays alternative metal, metalcore, nu metal.
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Arid formed in Ghent, Belgium, in 1995, and split up in 2012, after 17 years.
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Arkangel formed in Brussels, Belgium, in 1997. Plays crossover thrash, hard rock, hardcore punk, heavy metal, metal, metalcore.
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Asva formed in 2003.
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Austin Lace formed in Nivelles, Belgium, in 1997, and split up in 2011, after 14 years.
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AutoKratz formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays electro, electroclash, electronic, electronica, techno.
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Backfire! formed in Maastricht, Netherlands, in 1993, and split up in 2017, after 24 years. Plays hardcore punk.
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Beans formed in February 1996.
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Beat Torrent formed in Nantes, France. Plays hip hop, instrumental hip hop.
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Ben Sharpa was born in Soweto, South Africa, on 25 March 1977, and died on 26 July 2018, aged 41.
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Birdy Nam Nam formed in Paris, France, in 2001. Plays electro, electronic, electronica, jazz, r&b, turntablism.
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Björn Again formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1988.
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Black Moon formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 1992, and split up in 2006, after 14 years. Plays hip hop.
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Blueprint was born in Columbus, United States. Plays hip hop.
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Bochum Welt was born in Milan, Italy. Plays ambient, electro, idm.
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Bonde do Rolê formed in Curitiba, Brazil, in 2005. Plays funk carioca, indietronica.
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Boys Noize was born in Hamburg, Germany, on 22 August 1982. Plays acid techno, ebm, electro, electro house, electronic, electronica, french electro, midtempo bass.
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Brodinski was born in Saint-Brice-Courcelles, France, on 13 June 1987. Plays hip hop, house, instrumental hip hop.
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Burning Heads formed in Orleans, France, in 1988. Plays punk rock, reggae.
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Busy P was born in Paris, France, on 21 April 1975. Plays electro house, electronic, french electro, hip hop, hip house.
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Casey was born on 28 June 1975. Plays conscious hip hop, hip hop.
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Cassius formed in Paris, France, in 1996. Plays dance, edm, electro, electro house, electronic, electronica, electropop, french electro.
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Cataract formed in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1998, and split up on 23 May 2013, after 15 years. Plays metalcore, thrash metal.
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Cazals formed in 2003, and split up in November 2009, after 6 years.
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Ceephax Acid Crew was born in Chelmsford, United Kingdom, in March 1979. Plays acid house.
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Chrome Hoof formed in 2000.
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Clark was born in City of St Albans, United Kingdom, on 29 August 1979. Plays electronic, experimental, idm, techno.
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Collie Buddz was born in New Orleans, United States, on 21 August 1981. Plays dancehall, reggae, reggae-pop.
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Compuphonic was born in Liège, Belgium, in 1983.
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Death By Stereo formed in Orange County, United States, in 1996. Plays hardcore punk, metalcore, punk, punk rock.
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Didier Super was born in Douai, France, on 27 February 1973.
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Digital Mystikz formed in South Norwood, United Kingdom. Plays dubstep, electronic, uk garage.
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DJ Friction plays breakbeat.
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DJ Krush was born in Tokyo, Japan, on 29 July 1962. Plays acid jazz, hip hop.
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DJ Qbert was born in Daly City, United States, on 7 October 1969. Plays hip hop, turntablism.
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Do or Die formed in Chicago, United States, in 1995. Plays hip hop.
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Dorian Concept was born in Vienna, Austria, on 16 September 1984. Plays ambient, breakbeat, breaks, dance, electronic, electronica, experimental, house.
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Dreadzone formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1993. Plays ambient dub, dub techno, electronica.
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Drumcorps plays breakcore, cybergrind, electronic, experimental, grindcore, noise.
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Dälek formed in Newark, United States, in 1998. Plays conscious hip hop, dark ambient, experimental hip hop, hip hop, industrial hip hop, noise, political hip hop.
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Earth formed in 1990. Plays ambient, doom metal, drone, drone metal, experimental, grunge, heavy metal, indie rock.
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Efterklang formed in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2001. Plays alternative rock, post-rock, rock.
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Eli 'Paperboy' Reed was born in Boston, United States, in 1982. Plays r&b, soul.
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Ellen Allien was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1969. Plays acid techno, electronic, minimal techno, techno.
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Enon formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 1999, and split up in 2011, after 12 years. Plays indie rock, rock.
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Ez3kiel formed in La Riche, France, in 1994. Plays dub, electronic, rock.
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Flying Lotus was born in Los Angeles, United States, on 7 October 1983. Plays alternative hip hop, avant-garde jazz, downtempo, electronic, experimental, experimental hip hop, hip hop, instrumental.
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French Cowboy formed in Nantes, France, in 2006.
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Future of the Left formed in Cardiff, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays alternative rock, noise rock, post-hardcore.
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Gilles Peterson was born on 28 September 1964. Plays acid jazz, electronic, nu jazz.
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Goldfrapp formed in Bath, United Kingdom, in 1999. Plays alternative pop, alternative rock, ambient pop, art pop, chamber pop, dance, downtempo, dream pop.
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Grimelock formed in Brussels, Belgium, in 2004, and split up in 2011, after 7 years.
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H2O formed in New York, United States, in 1995. Plays hardcore punk.
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Hardfloor formed in 1991. Plays acid house, acid techno, electronic, hard trance, techno.
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Harvey Milk formed in Athens, United States, in 1992.
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Hatebreed formed in Bridgeport, United States, in 1995. Plays beatdown hardcore, groove metal, hardcore punk, metal, metalcore.
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Heartthrob was born in 1976.
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Heaven Shall Burn formed in Saalfeld, Germany, in 1996. Plays death metal, deathcore, melodic death metal, melodic metalcore, metalcore.
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High Contrast was born in Penarth, United Kingdom, on 18 September 1979. Plays drum and bass, electronic, liquid funk.
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Hocus Pocus formed in Nantes, France, in 1995. Plays boom bap, conscious hip hop, hip hop, jazz rap.
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Hollywood Porn Stars formed in 2002.
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Hudson Mohawke was born in Glasgow, United Kingdom, on 11 February 1986. Plays electronic, hip hop.
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IAMX was born in Middlesbrough, Germany, on 23 January 1974. Plays electronic, synth-pop.
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Ice Cube was born in Crenshaw, United States, on 15 June 1969. Plays gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, political hip hop, west coast hip hop.
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Improvisators Dub formed in Bordeaux, France, in 1994, and split up in 2009, after 15 years.
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Iration Steppas formed in Leeds, United Kingdom. Plays dub.
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Jimi Tenor was born in Lahti, Finland, in 1965. Plays ambient techno, electronic, electronica.
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Kruger formed in July 1989. Plays metal, power metal, thrash metal.
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La Kinky Beat formed in Barcelona, Spain, in May 2003.
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Lady Saw was born in Saint Mary, Jamaica, on 12 July 1969. Plays dancehall, reggae.
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Lagwagon formed in Goleta, United States, in 1990. Plays punk, punk rock, skate punk.
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Lefto was born in Brussels, Belgium, in 1976.
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Life of Agony formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 1989. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, crossover thrash, hard rock, heavy metal, metal.
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Loefah was born in London, United Kingdom. Plays dubstep, uk garage.
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Lofofora formed in Paris, France, in 1989. Plays rock.
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Louis Logic was born on 22 December 1974. Plays hip hop.
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Mad Caddies formed in Solvang, United States, in August 1995. Plays punk, ska, ska punk.
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Mad Sin formed in Berlin, Germany, in 1987. Plays psychobilly.
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Madrugada formed in Stokmarknes, Norway, in 1995. Plays rock.
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Magda was born in Żywiec, Poland, in 1975. Plays acid techno, club, dance, deep tech, detroit techno, electronic, electronica, minimal techno.
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Meat Puppets formed in 1980. Plays alternative rock, country rock, cowpunk, hardcore punk, noise rock, punk, rock.
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Merauder formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 1990. Plays groove metal, metal, metalcore.
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Mike Paradinas was born in Wimbledon, United Kingdom, on 26 September 1971.
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Milanese was born in London, United Kingdom. Plays dubstep, electronic, grime.
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Miracle Fortress formed in 2006.
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Modeselektor formed in 1996. Plays electro, electronic, idm, techno.
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Moonbootica formed in Hamburg, Germany.
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Mr. Scruff was born in Macclesfield, United Kingdom, on 10 February 1972. Plays acid jazz, ambient, dance, electronic, electronica, house, trip hop.
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Murdock plays drum and bass, electronic.
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Mystery Jets formed in Twickenham, United Kingdom, in 2004. Plays indie rock, pop, post-punk revival, rock.
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Neon Neon formed in Cardiff, United Kingdom, in March 2008. Plays electronic, indie folk, indie pop.
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Omar Perry was born in Kingston, Belgium, in 1968. Plays reggae.
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Omnikrom formed in Montreal, Canada. Plays hip hop.
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Orfeo plays folk.
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Orgasmic was born in Versailles, France, in 1978.
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Otto Von Schirach was born in 1978. Plays breakcore, electronic, glitch, idm, miami bass.
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Oxbow formed in San Francisco, United States, in 1988, and split up in July 2024, after 36 years.
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Pendulum formed in Perth, Australia, in 2002. Plays alternative metal, dancefloor drum and bass, drum and bass, dubstep, edm, electro house, electronic, electronic rock.
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Pinback formed in San Diego, United States, in 1998. Plays electronic rock, indie rock, progressive rock.
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Princess Superstar was born on 25 February 1971. Plays electro house, electronic, hip hop, hip house, rock, tech house.
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Psykick Lyrikah formed in Rennes, France, in 2003, and split up in 2015, after 12 years. Plays hip hop.
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Punish Yourself formed in September 1993.
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Quit Your Dayjob formed in Malmö, Sweden. Plays punk.
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Ratatat formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2001. Plays alternative dance, electronic, electronic rock, hip hop, indietronica, instrumental, neo-psychedelia, new rave.
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Reprazent formed in Bristol, United Kingdom, in 1996. Plays drum and bass, hip hop, jazzstep, jungle.
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Richie Hawtin was born in Banbury, Canada, on 4 June 1970. Plays electronic, minimal techno, techno.
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Roni Size was born in Bristol, United Kingdom, on 29 October 1969. Plays big beat, drum and bass, electronic, electronica, hip hop, jungle.
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SebastiAn was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, on 3 February 1981. Plays electro house, electropop, french electro, progressive electronic, synthwave.
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Set The Tone formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 1982, and split up in 1983, after 1 year. Plays synth-pop.
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Shameboy formed in 2004.
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Shantel was born in Mannheim, Germany, on 2 March 1968. Plays club, electronic, electronica, electropop, folk pop, gypsy jazz, pop, trip hop.
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Shout Out Louds formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2001. Plays indie pop, indie rock, rock.
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Shy FX was born in London, United Kingdom, on 28 November 1977. Plays drum and bass, dubwise, jungle.
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Sinik was born in Paris, France, on 26 June 1980. Plays hip hop.
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SirOJ was born in Assen, Netherlands, on 11 October 1987.
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Slagsmålsklubben formed in 2002.
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Soil & Pimp Sessions formed in Tokyo, Japan, in 2001. Plays bebop, bossa nova, instrumental jazz, jazz.
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Steak Number Eight formed in Wevelgem, Belgium, in 2007. Plays post-metal, post-rock, sludge metal.
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Steel Pulse formed in Handsworth, United Kingdom, in 1975. Plays reggae, roots reggae.
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Sub Focus was born in Guildford, United Kingdom, on 13 April 1982. Plays drum and bass, drumstep, dubstep, edm, electro house, electronic.
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Subtle formed in Oakland, United States, in 2001, and split up in 2008, after 7 years.
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Surfing Leons formed in Spa, Belgium, in 2005.
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Surkin was born in 1985.
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Svinkels formed in Paris, France, in 1994. Plays hip hop.
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Syd Matters formed in Paris, France, in 2002. Plays indie pop, indie rock.
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Takana Zion was born on 30 June 1986. Plays reggae.
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Team William formed in 2006, and split up in 2016, after 10 years.
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Teenagers formed in 1965, and split up in 1970, after 5 years.
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The (International) Noise Conspiracy formed in Umea, Sweden, in 1998, and split up in 2009, after 11 years. Plays garage rock, punk rock, rock.
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The Bones formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1993. Plays punk.
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The Bug plays ambient dub, breakbeat, breaks, club, drone metal, dub, dubstep, electronic.
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The Caroloregians formed in Charleroi, Belgium, in 2006, and split up in 2014, after 8 years.
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The Fall formed in Prestwich, United Kingdom, in 1976, and split up in 2018, after 42 years. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, art punk, art rock, electronic, experimental rock, indie rock, krautrock.
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The Flame plays lo-fi.
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The Germans formed in Gavere, Belgium, in 2003.
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The Heliocentrics formed in 2006. Plays downtempo, jazz, jazz fusion, jazz-funk, neo-psychedelia, nu jazz, psychedelic.
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The Herbaliser formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1993. Plays electronic, electronica, hip hop, instrumental, instrumental hip hop, jazz, trip hop.
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The Hoosiers formed in 2003. Plays indie pop, pop, rock.
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The Men formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2008. Plays noise rock, post-punk.
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The Notwist formed in Weilheim in Oberbayern, Germany, in 1989. Plays electronic, electronica, folktronica, hardcore punk, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica, pop.
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The Raveonettes formed in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2000. Plays garage rock, indie rock, noise pop, post-punk revival, shoegaze.
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The Subs formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 1977, and split up in 1978, after 1 year. Plays punk.
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The Toasters formed in New York, United States, in 1981. Plays 2 tone, ska, ska punk.
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The Whitest Boy Alive formed in Berlin, Germany, in 2003, and split up in June 2014, after 11 years. Plays indie pop, indietronica.
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Tiga was born in Montreal, Canada, on 18 September 1974. Plays edm, electro, electroclash, electronic, house, techno, uk garage.
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Tim Vanhamel was born in Zonhoven, Belgium, on 11 December 1977. Plays rock.
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Tortoise formed in Chicago, United States, in 1990. Plays electronica, experimental rock, instrumental, jazz rock, post-rock.
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Triggerfinger formed in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1998. Plays alternative rock, hard rock, stoner rock.
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Typhoon formed in Salem, United States, in 2005.
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Ultraphallus formed in Liège, Belgium, in 2002.
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V.o. formed in Brussels, Belgium, in 2005, and split up on 5 September 2018, after 13 years.
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Vibronics formed in Leicester, United Kingdom, in 1995. Plays dub, reggae.
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Wax Tailor was born in Vernon, France, on 19 July 1975. Plays acid jazz, downtempo, electronic, electronica, hip hop, trip hop.
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Waxdolls formed in Ghent, Belgium, in 2007, and split up in 2013, after 6 years.
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Why? formed in Cincinnati, United States, in 1997. Plays hip hop, indie pop.
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Wovenhand formed in Denver, United States, in 2001. Plays alternative folk, experimental rock, indie rock, progressive folk.
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Wu-Tang Clan formed in Staten Island, United States, in 1992. Plays boom bap, east coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop.
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X&trick was born in Ghent, Belgium.
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Yuksek was born in Reims, France, on 3 June 1977. Plays electronic.
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Zenzile formed in Angers, France, in 1995. Plays dub, electro, reggae, rock.
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Zombie Nation formed in Munich, Germany, in 1998. Plays electro.
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