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The Fauves

1) Formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1988, after 20 years, The Fauves, continue to be one of Australia's most unique bands. Although sonically nondescript, Fauves' song are typically wry, ironic, hyper-literate, biopsies of the broadest range of topics. Comprised of four school friends: Andrew Dyer, Adam Newey, Andrew Cox and Phil Leonard, the Fauves emerged from one of Melbourne's grittier suburbs, Frankston only to find major label support early in their career.

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Princess One Point Five

What’s in a name?
Quite a lot actually. And sometimes not much at all. The Hebrew name Sarah indicates a woman of high rank and is sometimes translated as “princess”, described in the Hebrew Bible and the Qu’ran as the wife of Abraham. It also means “lady.” One Point Five, in this case, is a measurement in metres In a rather obscure nutshell, this brings us to the origins of Melbourne duo, Princess One Point Five; a marriage of seemingly unrelated elements that come together to spawn a sassy, clever, and deeply idiosyncratic little outfit.

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Brothers Grim and the Blue Murders

Brothers Grim has been described as "Ashtray Music for Sinners who've earned the blues..." It is the Bastard Project for the Inabinet brothers (Matt and James of Hellbent Revelators) and draws from the music and themes of Delta greats such as Son House, Robert Johnson and Mississippi John Hurt - and mixes them with the misspent upbringings of Rock Excess and Murder Ballad sensibilities, delivered with the subtlety of a Nail driven into concrete or crooned like a wounded Animal to its Captor. The Brothers Grim is stripped back roots at its darkest.

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sun in aquarius

Sun in Aquarius is a solo project of Jake Rose, 22 years old, origionally From Eastern Victoria,Australia.He is currently living and studying sound engineering in Byron bay. This is purely a experimental project with no rules and genre restrictions, Jake gets a real kick out of collaborating with musicians collaborations are always cooking. His songs are constantly pushing further towards original sampling rather than the use of loops..

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Hold Your Own

Hold Your Own is a hardcore band hailing from the Central Coast, NSW Australia. They have released their debut EP What To Call A World and a second EP Dead Days.

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Clagg

Through a seven year history, Clagg have endured enormous challenges to emerge as one of Australia's leading doom and sludge bands. Building their sound upon a foundry of monstrous guitar riffs, a bludgeoning rhythm section and demonic vocals, Clagg have been persistent in spreading their evil word amid many setbacks. Following multiple line-up changes, Clagg are now at their most cohesive and crushing.

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Legends Of Motorsport

Legends of Motorsport are one of Melbourne's finest loud, messy smash 'em up garage party bands. With great tunes about real life such as "Dinner And A Show" they are one of THE bands to see when visiting regular Melbourne venues such as The Tote or The Greyhound. Loud n' pukey.

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Washington

There have been a number of artists going by the name of Washington:
(1) A singer-songwriter from Australia
(2) A indie pop band from Norway Washington (1)
The name of the Australian (mostly one-woman) band fronted by singer-songwriter Megan Washington.
www.myspace.com/meganwashington Washington (2)
A band which consists of singer/songwriter and guitarist Rune Simonsen, drummer Esko Pedersen and bassplayer Andreas Hoyer, hailing from the dark northern regions of Norway.

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Day of Contempt

Day of Contempt were a metalcore band from Adelaide, South Australia. Formed in 1997, they became an integral part of the burgeoning Adelaide underground hardcore scene before gaining widespread recognition and respect on a national scale. After releasing two cassette demos and a pair of EPs (Where Shadows Lie and See Through the Lies), as well as undertaking countless tours across Australia, USA, Europe and Japan, Day of Contempt relocated in mid-2004 to the Los Angeles/Orange County area. Signing with Epitaph, the band released one further EP, 2005's The Will to Live.

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