Harakiri is a progressive, indie, rock band hailing from Saint Paul, Minnestoa. Harakiri's charismatic stage performances and eclectic style changes create a parallel to The Mars Volta. That being paired with soaring three part vocal harmonies and riff based guitar work embody the spirit of Freddy Mercury and Queen. All the while being compared to Incubus for their melancholy 90's vibe and unconventional song structure. Harakiri splits the seams of genre based music wide open leaving nothing off limits but reinterpreting the past in a way true to the individuals in the band. They are determined to pave their way in this 21st century "Wild West" music scene by doing nothing short of everything to make sure their music is heard.

One person band doing electro-Calypso and experimental live sets.   Long Island NY-based.

Hivemind Complex is a two-person EDM group originating from the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area. It is comprised of two DJ/technicians, E+ Stoodent (Brendan Pulk) and ProjektiD (Matthew Allan Olson). Deriving their influences from the new wave of electronic dance music, the groups main mission is to fuse various dance music and cross-genre elements into their own unique sonic experience, and promote a culture of social awakening through the power of digital music.

In mid 2011, three individuals: Matthew Allan Olson, Brendan Pulk, and Cliff Meachem,… decided to begin a music project as a summation of all of their following and talents in production, codenamed MasKhaos. The three producers successfully finished their first freely downloadable track, ‘I Want To Believe’, as well as the framework for a few other tracks, but before long, it was clear that there had already brewed trouble between its respective members, and Cliff Meachem took a leave of absence to attend to personal issues. The remaining two members decided to press on, realigning their priorities, and in the turn of January 1st, 2012, Hivemind Complex was founded.

Nine musicians blend Celtic, African, Arab, Western Classical, and Heavy Metal elements to create a sonic experience that will change the way you think about music.

music/art project from east central mn
psychedelic prog rock or somethin


Minnesota-based musician Jacob Gossel began making beats on a Korg Electribe drum machine in 2003 at 17 years old, shortly after which he began playing drums, guitar, and writing and recording his own music on a secondhand PC. 

After becoming burned out as a professional musician composing for TV and advertising, Jacob started Solar Body in 2019 as an outlet for instrumental beats he was making purely for fun. Since then, Solar Body has evolved into a more clearly defined lofi instrumental hiphop sound, with his first release with Lofi Girl / Lofi Records in 2023. Solar Body aims to use his various musical influences to help push the genre of lofi into fresh new territory. 

When Jacob isn't making Solar Body beats, you can find him making indie psychedelic synth pop as DPLV, or simply outside hanging out with his chickens and enjoying nature.

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