Warehouse 86 is a modern rock band that hails from the state of Kentucky. Their influences span multiple genres and allow them to hone their craft with heavy, melodic guitars, catchy, in-the-pocket drum beats and a thick underlying bass. Their emotional vocals, driven by thought provoking lyrics offset their music, yet somehow manage a cohesion weaves stories within sound. Warehouse 86 manages to carry over their aggressive,relentless drive in their song writing, live performances and promotion. 

They are now in the process of following up their successful digital EP, Failsafe, with their first full-length album. Entitled Rusted Memories, the album provides a thought provoking, intriguing stance from the moment the title is read. During the writing and recording process the songs and even the album idea as a whole evolved considerably; eventually coming to light as a concept album. Rusted Memories will release in the Summer of 2012, in which Warehouse 86 will follow up with a series of shows throughout their home state and the surrounding areas.

Not complacent with just performing, the band has helped numerous other musicians venues and promoters, trying to ensure that everyone has a good time and is able to put on and see the best show possible. Also not ones to sit idle, Josh Duke (Bass), Andrew Sexton (Guitars & Vocals), and Michael Smalley (Drums) have put on and participated in shows to support multiple causes. Warehouse 86 has also shared the stage with the noted independent acts Shattermask, and Cipher. In his spare time Michael Smalley applies his skills as a graphics designer, designing logos, artwork for albums, flyers and merchandise for not only Warehouse 86 but other local musicians as well.

Ultimately, the goal of Warehouse 86 is to provide a soundtrack of escape to ghosts that follow everyone's personal issues. To give everyone the focus to face whatever may come. Including themselves. To do this, they tap into what they have been carrying around for quite some time. From the initial stages to the conclusion, each song provides an identifiable likeness for all to hear. As it helps the band learn and let go, they hope the music manages to do the same for the many that listen to it.

Aggressive, Dark, Electronic Music!

Primary Genres:
Hard Trance, D&B, "Boss Music", Soundtrack, and Metal (Thrash and Melodic Death)

Things about me:

Age: 23

Interesting tidbits about me:
I design amplifiers and guitars in my spare time, mod existing gear and refurbish stuff to. I have a high-functioning form of autism called Asperger's Syndrome, I don't get offended if you call things autistic though, so do your worst if that's your shtick. It just more or less means my brain has sacrificed some social ability for more intense focus on certain subjects. I LOVE vidja gaems, most of my style is derived from BGMs, I also draw a fair bit for conceptual reasons. I hope to make some games someday. I love computers and build/ mod them to, pretty much anything electronic I'll figure out and rip apart... 
I'm completely self-studied/ tought.

Your name is weird: 
Megacanth: I've used for years, It was from a time when I was obsessed with the coelacanth an ancient fish which I only discovered through Animal Crossing, that and nuclear physics. It is a conjunction of Megaton and Coelacanth. Hence Mega-Canth.

Music Styling: 
Hard Trance, Hardcore, D&B, Rave, Jazz, Classical, New Wave, Thrash Metal, Power Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Folk Metal, Bossa Nova, Flamenco, Gagaku, Raga, Prog Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Disco, Fusion, Ambient, Soundtrack, 8/16-Bit SID Effects

Instruments Played:
 Electric Guitar (6-8 string), Bass guitar (4 and 5 string), Keys/Piano, Upright Bass, Slide Guitar, Xylophone, Thumb Drum, Harmonica, Dulcimer, Mandolin, Modular Synthesizers 

Current Gear: 
Guitar:
"Runite" 2002 Ibanez RG421 (C#)
"Kagura" 2002 Ibanez RG421 (D)
"Flandre" 2007 Ibanez RG321FM (Eb)
"Bathos" 2000 Ibanez RG7421 (B)
Bass:
Amplifier:
V-Axe (Practice)
Peavey 6534+
DAW:
FL Studio 12, GarageBand iOS, FL Studio Mobile, NI Traktor Mobile, Propellerhead Figure  
DAW Platform:
iPhone 6S Plus

Key for Tunings:
(X): Standard X being the root note (Strings only)
(X5): Open 5th Dyad (Dropped tuning)
(OX{Chord}): Open Chord excluding Dyads ie: m7, M9
(XM): Major
(Xm): Minor

DAWs I've worked with:
Garageband '08, Garageband '10, Garageband X, Garageband iOS, FL Studio 11, Logic Pro X, FL Mobile 2.5, Reason 6, Figure, Sound Forge, Audacity

Fractional Discography:
2012: "GBA" (As DrToniQ)
2013: "Tales from the Tree" (As A^2 w/
Dr. Kwack)
2013: "Das St00f" (As Alpha Mu)
2013: "Chemotherapy" (As Alpha Mu)
2013-2014: Various Singles
2015: "Chronobmb-EP"
2015: "On Borrowed Time: Demo Set"
2016: "On Borrowed Time II"
2016: "Death of Capes: Demo Set"
2016: "Versus"




Hello! We are a two man group that likes to make music in our spare time. We make instrumental progressive metal music, with influences from other music genres. You could say our music has a wide spectrum of sound, from mellow-ish to aggressive. Kind of adventurous in a way.

We're pretty new, so we don't have much going around. But that shouldn't stop you to try and listen to our music!

Aldo Veraldi as the guitarist
Philip Nicholas as the keyboardist

October 2001: drummer Davide Cantoni, keyboarder Ugo Greco and singer Andrea Aerni founded a band, which stayed nameless for a while. The three met regularly in Ugo’s laundry room. Every spare minute was allotted to their common passion: New Metal music. In June 2003 guitarist Daniel Neuhaus joined the band. At the same time, as the result of a new found passion, Ugo changed from keyboards to the bass guitar.

August 1, 2003 the Steeld was born. Steeld started out small by giving concerts locally and singing New Metal cover songs. Soon they were asked to be the supporting act for the Lovebugs (CH) in Pontresina and Zoo Army (D) in Uster.

In September 2005, DJ Mathias Widmer joined the band. Steeld began concentrating on composing their own music instead of covering other Bands songs. They set out to create a unique sound by combining metal-riffs with rap lyrics as well as using seven string, respectively five string instruments to produce a threatening atmosphere and an aggressive sound. Steeld bring their Music to a new level by adding clean passages and melodic Hook lines to energy driven, raw sounds. Someone must listen to it to understand this unique twist in their music.

In the meantime, Steeld, with a unique and grown up sound, tours the nation on a regular basis. A growing fanbase has become evident. For example: In Zürich, Steeld was voted into the finals of the contest "Rock Highway 08" by popular demand. With the release of their first EP (Extended Play) in Febuary 2009 Steeld achieved another goal in the band’s history.

Spring 2010: The Band decides to record a Studio Album. Due to geographical reasons the five guys work in their homestudios in different locations all over Switzerland (Zurich, St. Gallen, Lugano, Chur and St. Moritz). Thanks to this system they are able to write and produce songs over a big distance.

After a long search on 25. September 2011 they finally find a great partner to work with. A contract with Sourmash Studios and its producer Dave Snow is signed. The official Album release is planned to be on the 3rd of August 2012.

Stay tuned!

Isabel Sörling - voice
Otis Sandsjö - tenor sax, clarinet
Kim Akses - trumpet
Alfred Lorinius - double bass
Carl-Johan Groth - drums

Farvel (previously Isabel Sörling Farvel) is by many described as one of the most important voices on the Scandinavian jazz scene. With their unconditional way of combining improvisation with composed music and
lyrics - and within this way of working expanding forms in ways rarely heard
before, they really stand out as ambassadors of the new jazz generation.
Their two latest albums RÖK and ÖSTTOMTA was released by Bugge Wesseltofts on Jazzland Recordings, the home of Atomic, Sidsel
Endresen, Jon Balke and many more.
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Awards:
The Jazz Cat - Newcomer of the year 2012
Young Nordic Jazz Comets, 2010
Nominated "Best group of the year" 2016 by the Swedish national radio

A selection of past concerts:
London Jazz Festival
Umeå Jazz Festival
Stockholm Jazz Festival
By:Larm; 'Bugge (Wesseltoft) Presents, Oslo
Match and Fuse (Zurich)
12 Points! Jazz Festival, Dublin
Moods Jazz Club, Zürich
Victoria Nasjonal Jazzscene, Oslo
Sunset Sunside, Paris
Jazz Club Fasching, Stockholm

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"JAZZKATTEN - newcomer of the year, 2012": Isabel Sörling Farvel
The motivation of the jury:
"An artist with amazing courage - plunging into the unknown, with her imagination and expression affecting every listener that has a heart. Her group's utterly strong debut album takes Nordic jazz one step further, with it's exquisite blend of collective improvisations, tight arrangements and thoughtful lyrics. "

"ALL ABOUT JAZZ" @ Umeå Jazzfestival 2012:
"Winner of the 2010 Young Nordic Jazz Comets, singer Isabel Sörling and her group [...] delivered an early evening set that will surely go down as one of Umeå 2012's best shows. 

[...] Sörling and Farvel's performance - in turns spare and minimal, elsewhere harsh and aggressive - was but one sign of a vital Swedish scene that, alongside more established names, is clearly being reinvigorated by open-minded and far-reaching younger artists."
- John Kelman/All About Jazz

It’s the impermanence of night that makes us hold on to it as much as we can. To some, it’s its wild character that appeals the most. To others, it’s the musical flow that comes along with the alluring, dimmed lights, dancing crowds and the taste of endless possibilities. Dagmar, a producer/DJ from the upper north of The Netherlands, named his alter ego after the latter. Under his Nachtstroom moniker, he has dedicated himself to all things techno – climbing his way up for the past decade. Earning his ground in event production and studio work, as well as behind the decks, it’s only a matter of time until his tale-telling sounds become the story everyone’s heard of. 

It has taken Nachtstroom a fair bit of adventure to find his one true love. Exploring the harder side of electronic dance, it was hardcore music that first sparked his imagination. After visiting the first Thunderdome party in Heerenveen and listening to DJ mixtapes, he committed himself to learning the ropes of the DJ trade. He saved all his money and bought turntables, a mixer and started collecting vinyl. It didn’t take long until his new set of skills convinced the promoters and Nachtstroom became part of the line-up at several local parties. A change in musical direction was ahead though. After hearing the Nature One set of DJ Rush, Nachtstroom completely, utterly and totally fell in love with techno. A complete turnaround, leaving behind the aggressive 180 BPM and choosing the dark depths, high energy vibe and atmospheric sounds of techno instead. A brilliant night out at one of the legendary Awakenings editions in Amsterdam’s Gashouder told Dagmar all he needed to know; this newfound love was the right one. And so he moved on, taking a deep dive into the endless shapes and diversity of techno. 

In 2011, he won a DJ contest, earning him a spot on the line-up of Ground Zero’s Rebirth Festival. That gig got things rolling, and after DJ’ing in Club Hemingway in his hometown Leeuwarden, his sounds were so convincing, the club even gave him the chance to organize his very own night there. That was the birth of ‘Nachtstroom Invites’, a series of club nights based and built on exploring the depths, heights and stretching the electronic boundaries of techno, with names like Juan Sanchez and Onno on the line-up. Apart from inviting others, Nachtstroom himself continued making waves, rocking the crowds at Estroe Invites and doing guestmixes on SLAM! FM.

In the meantime, he engaged in the production side of music, leading up to his debut release on Polyptych Records at the end of 2017 – with the contagious tune of ‘Flow’. With two more releases and an official remix ahead on Refuge Digital, Nachtstroom’s rough yet melodic oldskool techno sound has proven to be more than fit to conquer today’s dance floors. Spending every spare minute in the studio to perfect his workflow, you can be sure there’s plenty more Nachtstroom originals and remixes ahead. And that’s exactly what this techno devotee has in mind – to make himself heard. So listen up, enjoy the night’s flow and have your senses taken by Nachtstroom.

The journey into sound is an experience like no other, an experiment with endless variables, and a slumber never achieved. The inspiration for the music I make comes from my experiences and thoughts, outlooks and insights, and is a way for me to express my lighter side as well as some of the more aggressive, and progressive sounds that reside inside my head and heart. I am a singer/songwriter, a guitarist, and a composer. I have also enjoyed working with programs such as Audacity and FLStudio11 in some of my spare time these past few years to create music, incorporate samples and manipulate sound. 


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[L-R] Masako Shibuya (bass/vocal), Manabu Ougi (drums), Maika Sasakawa (guitar)
2010 	1st mini-album "Karasu To Medama" ("Crow And Eyeball") released on own label/distributed by Lastrum		 		Ougi joined the band	
2011	Single "Toberu"/"Yuurei Dance" ("You Can Fly"/"Ghost Dance") released on own label, available at live venues and Disk Union (sold out) 
2012 	2nd mini-album "Mousou Tengoku" ("Delusion Heaven") released by 3rd Stone Records/distributed by Lastrum	
2013	3rd mini-album "Ai No Houchou" ("Knife Of Love") released by 3rd Stone Records/distributed by Lastrum
2014	Single "Onna No Ana" ("Woman's Hole") released by 3rd Stone Records/distributed by Lastrum; main theme of the movie "Onna No Ana"
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Mamadrive are not like other bands. Formed in Kobe and never tempted to relocate to the capital in pursuit of success, they are a band of integrity – but more importantly, they are a blistering rock band, a female-fronted power-trio with a dark, warm sound and brutality to spare.

It starts with rhythm, an ingredient that many recent Japanese rock bands forget to include altogether. Drummer Manabu Ougi mixes up tempos and hits heavy, but never disappears into obscurity, keeping the songs tight and danceable and always thrilling. Bassist-vocalist Masako Shibuya (known to fans as “Mako”) capitalises on this with aggressive pop basslines, not too showy, just right to cement an energised groove. Maika Sasakawa’s guitar lines draw from classic Japanese alternative-rock bands such as Number Girl, throwing up jagged riffs one minute and psychedelic washes the next.

Mako’s voice is Mamadrive’s other great weapon. She often sings the verses in sultry tone, false innocence dripping and collecting in pools, before she builds to a climax in hysteric banshee wails on the choruses. 

It’s a raw kind of passion, as direct and sexualised as her lyrics of erotic possession, angst and overwrought desire, of glorious dependence and glorious independence. After all, the title of their 2013 album Ai No Houchou (Knife Of Love) was inspired by Nagisa Oshima’s In The Realm Of The Senses, a 1976 film in which a forbidden love affair results in severed genitalia, while the title of 2014 EP Onna No Ana translates crudely as Woman’s Hole, with torrid lyrics in the title song about reaching heaven and hell together.

Mako even sings back-up with herself via a pitch-shifter effect pedal that adds a layer of artifice, like a choir of plastic angels singing third harmony, dazzlingly audacious and yet as cool as ice. And even when she is being sincere and sentimental on slower songs, the band’s tantalisingly aloof, violent energy means they never descend to balladry, but instead paint a bruising and compelling canvas of longing.

As intense on CD as they are on stage, Mamadrive are a band to fall in love and lust with, to risk deafness for, to play as loud as possible and just disappear into. Knowing they’ll never love you back is simply part of the deal.

-Daniel Robson-


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