GRIMES

Grimes

Claire Boucher (born March 17, 1988), better known by her stage name Grimes, is a Canadian artist, musician, and music video director. A native of Vancouver, Grimes began recording experimental music while attending McGill University in Montreal, where she became involved with the underground electronic and industrial music scene.

In 2010 she released her debut album, Geidi Primes through Arbutus Records, followed by Halfaxa (2010). In late 2011, she announced that she had signed with 4AD Records, who partnered with Arbutus to release her third album, Visions (2012). Visions met critical acclaim and was hailed by the The New York Times as "one of the most impressive albums of the year so far".

Grimes' music has been noted by critics and journalists for its atypical combination of vocal elements, as well as a wide array of influences, ranging from industrial and electronic to pop, hip hop, R&B, noise rock and even medieval music.

Birth name: Claire Boucher

Born: March 17, 1988. Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaVancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Genres: Dream pop, experimental, synthpop, Dark Wave, industrial, dark ambient

Occupations: Singer-songwriter, visual artist, music video director

Instruments: Vocals, keyboards, synthesizer

Years active: 2009–present

Labels: Arbutus, 4AD

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METRONOMY

Metronomy

Metronomy are an electronic music group formed by Joseph Mount in Totnes, Devon, England in 1999. The current band consists of Joseph Mount (composer, singer, keyboards and guitar), Anna Prior (drums and vocals), Oscar Cash (saxophone, backing vocals, guitars and keyboards) and Gbenga Adelekan (bass guitar and vocals). Their music consists of instrumental electronic music and more recently, with the release of Nights Out, vocal electronic pop music. Mount also releases remixes under the name Metronomy, and has remixed many artists including Gorillaz, Roots Manuva, Franz Ferdinand, Klaxons, Goldfrapp, The Young Knives, Zero 7, Ladytron, Kate Nash, Lady Gaga and Lykke Li.

Metronomy have released three albums of original material, Pip Paine (Pay The £5000 You Owe), Nights Out and The English Riviera which was released in April 2011.

Origin: London / Totnes, England

Genres: Electropop, wonky pop, experimental, indie pop

Years active: 1999–present

Labels: Because Music, Need Now Future Records, Holiphonic

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Metronomy Olympia Paris Novembre 2011

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Metronomy - The English Riviera -  Full Album

PORTISHEAD

Portishead

Portishead ( /pɔrtɪsˈhɛd/) are an English musical group formed in 1991 in Bristol. The band is named after the nearby town of the same name, 13 km (8 mi) west of Bristol. Portishead consists of Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons, and Adrian Utley, while sometimes citing a fourth member, Dave McDonald, an engineer on Dummy and Portishead.

Origin: Bristol, England

Genres: Trip hop, experimental, electronic, downtempo, lo-fi

Years active: 1991–1999, 2005–present

Labels: Go!, London, Island / Mercury

Associated acts: BEAK>, Get the Blessing, Tricky, Massive Attack

Members: Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons, Adrian Utley

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Portishead - Roseland New York City

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Portishead - Portishead  Full Album

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FRANK ZAPPA

Frank Zappa

Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, singer-songwriter, electric guitarist, record producer and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa wrote rock, jazz, orchestral and musique concrète works. He also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed album covers. Zappa produced almost all of the more than 60 albums he released with the band The Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist. While in his teens, he acquired a taste for percussion-based avant-garde composers such as Edgard Varèse and 1950s rhythm and blues music. He began writing classical music in high school, while at the same time playing drums in rhythm and blues bands; he later switched to electric guitar.

He was a self-taught composer and performer, and his diverse musical influences led him to create music that was often impossible to categorize. His 1966 debut album with The Mothers of Invention, Freak Out!, combined songs in conventional rock and roll format with collective improvisations and studio-generated sound collages. His later albums shared this eclectic and experimental approach, irrespective of whether the fundamental format was one of rock, jazz or classical. His lyrics—often humorously—reflected his iconoclastic view of established social and political processes, structures and movements. He was a strident critic of mainstream education and organized religion, and a forthright and passionate advocate for freedom of speech, self-education, political participation and the abolition of censorship.

Zappa was a highly productive and prolific artist and gained widespread critical acclaim. He had some commercial success, particularly in Europe, and for most of his career was able to work as an independent artist. He also remains a major influence on musicians and composers. Zappa was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 and received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997. Zappa was married to Kathryn J. "Kay" Sherman from 1960 to 1964. In 1967, he married Adelaide Gail Sloatman, with whom he remained until his death from prostate cancer in 1993. They had four children: Moon Unit, Dweezil, Ahmet Emuukha Rodan and Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen. Gail Zappa manages the businesses of her late husband under the name the Zappa Family Trust.

Birth name: Frank Vincent Zappa

Born: December 21, 1940. Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.

Died: December 4, 1993 (aged 52),Los Angeles, California, U.S. due to prostate cancer

Genres: Rock, experimental, jazz, classical, blues

Occupations: Composer, musician, conductor, producer

Instruments: Vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, synclavier, bicycle, drums

Years active: 1955–1993

Labels: Verve, Bizarre, Straight, DiscReet, Zappa, Barking Pumpkin

Associated acts: The Mothers of Invention, Captain Beefheart, Steve Vai

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SERJ TANAKIN

Serj Tankian

Serj Tankian (Armenian: Սերժ Թանգեան [ˈsɛɾʒ tʰɑnˈkʰjɑn]; born August 21, 1967) is a Lebanese-born Armenian-American singer–songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, playwright, record producer, poet, and political activist. He is best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, keyboardist, and occasional live rhythm guitarist of the rock band System of a Down.

During his musical career, Tankian has released five albums with System of a Down, one with Arto Tunçboyacıyan (Serart), as well as two solo albums Elect the Dead and Imperfect Harmonies and a live orchestral version of the former incorporating the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra named Elect the Dead Symphony. In 2002, Tankian and Rage Against the Machine/Audioslave guitarist Tom Morello co-founded a non-profit political activist organization, Axis of Justice. Tankian also founded the music label Serjical Strike Records.

Tankian is ranked 26th in the Hit Parader's Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time.

On August 12, 2011, Tankian was awarded the Armenian Prime Minister's Medal for his contributions to the recognition of the Armenian Genocide and the advancement of music.

Birth name: Serj Tankian

Born: August 21, 1967 (age 44) Beirut, Lebanon

Genres: Heavy metal, experimental, alternative metal, progressive rock, nu metal, alternative rock, art rock, classical

Occupations: Musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, poet, political activist

Instruments: Vocal, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, sampler, theremin, guitar, bass guitar, violin, harmonica, melodica, bouzouki, dulcimer[disambiguation needed ], drums

Years active: 1992–present

Labels: Serjical Strike, Reprise, American, Columbia, Axis of Justice

Associated acts: System of a Down, Axis of Justice, The F.C.C.

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