Ton Steine Scherben (Literal English translation: "Clay Stones Shards" or "Sound Stones Shards") were a German Anarchist rock band formed in 1970 in West Berlin, Germany when the members were all around 20 years of age. Singer Rio Reiser usually told journalists the name was taken from a description by pioneer archeologist Heinrich Schliemann of what he saw when he first came to the site of ancient Troy. Other members of the band claim it is a play on the name of German labor union Bau Steine Erden (Construction Stones Earths).
There is more than one artist with this name: 1. Re-Drum is a project of Pavel Aleshin, experimental musician from Oryol, Russian Federation. He uses field recordings and found sounds, his own voice, acoustic instruments and non musical objects to create a living environment, oscillating from warm calmness to ritualistic depths. During past years Re-Drum played numerous amount of gigs all over Europe, sharing stage with Tzolk'in (Empusae / Flint Glass), Zbigniew Karkowski, Roman Nose, and others.
Mark McGuire is a musician from Cleveland, Ohio, and now based in Portland, Oregon. In addition to having released a prodigious number of solo recordings, he most notably played guitar in genre-defying trio Emeralds from 2006 to 2013. Best known for his minimalist compositions using looped guitar (indebted to Manuel Göttsching among others), he has also experimented with keyboard, voice, and other instruments. His vast discography notably consists of limited edition cassettes
La Otracina was formed in Brooklyn, USA in the summer of 2003 by drummer Adam Kriney and guitarist Joshua Anzano (now of Tee Pee Records' TITAN) to explore the deepest and most surreal realms of psychedelia, prog, and Krautrock, with a major emphasis on improvisational exploration and an uncompromising musical energy. While taking heavy nods from psychedelic forefathers such as FLOWER TRAVELLIN' BAND, GURU GURU, KING CRIMSON, NEU!, YES, AGITATION FREE
Annie Anxiety, also known as Little Annie Bandez (also 'Little Annie Anxiety Bandez') is a singer, painter, and stage actor, perhaps most widely known for her vampish performance of the song 'Things Happen', with the band Coil. She has recorded extensively with vanguard figures of late twentieth century music such as rock musician Kid Congo Powers, dub stalwart Adrian Sherwood, punk/experimental band Crass, and experimental/electronica band Coil, an entity that had its origins in the first Industrial Rock band, Throbbing Gristle.