Indie-funk five piece The Foals, who make an irresistible blend of electronic-pop, dirty disco and pulsating indie-tech. Punked up, funked out and most definitely music to get down and boogie to. '…one of the hottest new bands in indie - they deserve your immediate and total adulation.' - NME
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The godfather of dub and the high priest of reggae. Bob Marley's producer and a truly original musical innovator. From 1970s Jamaica to the present day his music has been consistently excellent and his influence consistently enormous.
Formed in 1984, My Bloody Valentine were one of the most influential alternative bands of their generation, releasing two landmark albums, 1988's Isn't Anything and the seminal Loveless.
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Richard D James, electronica and ambient music legend, whose dark and disturbing journeys into the world of ambient breaks and drum'n'bass have led to fans never listening with the lights off. A true innovator.
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Formed in 2003, the 5 girls and 1 boy started the band as a good excuse to go out drinking and the only one able to produce a decent sound from their instrument was the drummer. However, just 3 years later in early 2006 they signed with Sub Pop and released their debut album 'Lets Make Love As We Listen To Death From Above'.
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Eighties electro-pop icon whose 'Are Friends Electric' and 'Cars' set the scene for the genre. Now achieving a totally unexpected career relauch in the new Millennium.
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Formed in the late 1970s by Sheffield-based computer programmers Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware, Human League evolved into one of the seminal 80s electro pop bands. Fronted by former hospital porter, Philip Oakey - and featuring dancers Susan Ann Sulley and Joanne Catherall - the band went on to record some of the most influential songs of the decade.
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Formed in 2002 by three people from Australia, Pendulum create intelligent drum & bass, a sound that has dancefloor impact but also a deeper resonance. Their seminal single 'Vault' won Knowledge Magazine's 'Best Single of 2003' award, they now also work with Adam F and DJ Fresh under the umbrella - Breakbeat Kaos. Their DJ sets consist of fresh tunes, big beats and twisting basslines. The future of drum & bass...?
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Founded by bassist Kim Deal of The Pixies in the late 1980s, along with Tanya Donnelly from Throwing Muses, the Breeders were signed to 4AD in 1989, but with the exception of 'Cannonball', the band have never really enjoyed the commercial success they deserve. Nevertheless, it's a testament to their avid fan base that Kim is still touring with the band (albeit with a changed line-up) two decades later.
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