Bar Kokhba - John Zorn

John Zorn (born September 2, 1953 in New York City, United States) is an American avant-garde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist. Zorn's recorded output is prolific with hundreds of album credits as a performer, composer, or producer. His work has touched on a wide range of musical genres, often within a single composition, but he is best-known for his avant-garde, jazz, improvised and contemporary classical music.

#jazz #avant-garde #chamber music #1996 #experimental

One-Armed Bandit - Jaga Jazzist

Jaga Jazzist is an experimental jazz band from Tønsberg, Norway, that rose to prominence when the BBC named their first official album, A livingroom hush (Smalltown Supersound/Ninja Tune), the best jazz album of 2002. The core of the band are brothers and main songwriters Lars Horntveth and Martin Horntveth. Martin formed Jaga Jazzist together with Ivar Christian Johansen in 1994 while they still were in their teens. Johansen later left the group to start other projects like Ravi (hip hop).

#jazz #nu jazz #instrumental #2010 #electronica

Hallway of the Gods - The Legendary Pink Dots

The Legendary Pink Dots is a Netherlands-based band formed in August 1980 in the UK who, although distinctly underground, have been musically influential over the years. The band name was derived from pink dots of nail varnish on the piano in their squat, where founding members Edward and April lived. The band has as its focal point vocalist Edward Ka-Spel, who is, along with Phil "The Silverman" Knight, one of the original remaining members of the band.

#psychedelic #psychedelic rock #neo-psychedelia #chamber pop #haunting

Vesna - Chaika

There are, at least, five artists known as Vesna: 1) A St Petersburg, Russia electronica duo. 2) A Russian pop singer. 3) A Czech Republic pagan folk metal band. 4) A Czech Republic female folk band. 5) A Russian female pop group (Весна) 1) A St Petersburg, Russia electronica duo, formed by Alexey Gaponenko & Dmitry Tchernjak (autumn 1998). Alex has been creating music since 1992. When Alex met Dimitri, who had been trying his hand as a dj, he realized how common their musical influences were.

WYSIWYG - Chumbawamba

Chumbawamba was an English musical group formed in 1982 in the Leeds squatting community. They have, over a career spanning nearly three decades, played punk rock, pop-influenced music, world music, and folk music. Their vocal anarchist politics exhibit an irreverent attitude toward authority; the band have been forthright in their syndicalist, pacifist, communist, mutlicultural, and feminist social stances. The band are best known for their song “Tubthumping.

#political #pop rock #2000 #british #chumbawamba