Opsound describes itself as a gift economy in action, an experiment in applying the model of free software to music. Musicians and sound artists are invited to add their work to the Opsound pool using a copyleft license developed by Creative Commons. Listeners are invited to download, share, remix, and reimagine.
Anyone is encouraged to [...]
Vocals: Hizumi
Guitar: Karyu
Bass: Zero
Drums: Tsukasa
Started: 1999
Status: Active
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D’espairsRay was formed on September 9, 1999. They played their first concert on September 24, but waited until October to release their first single “Kumo”. It was such a successful single, that it was later re-released in 2001. The band continued to release new works and their fan base [...]
Jamendo is a community of free, legal and unlimited music published with Creative Commons licenses. Upload your music, share your favorite artists!
All music on Jamendo is free to download and licensed through one of several Creative Commons licenses or the Free Art License, making it legal to copy and share, as well as to modify [...]
Glittertind was founded in 2001 by Torbjørn Sandvik (b-1985). He wanted to start a project inspired by Norwegian tales, traditions, history, art and culture. All these ingredients were mixed in a black pot together with punk, metal and folk, or like Metal Hammer put it: “A bizarre combination of folksy mellowness, hardcore punk riffing, Nordic [...]
SAN FRANCISCO - It’s higher education of the horizontal variety. About 25 sex workers went to a college of sorts, sitting through lectures on effective marketing, stress reduction and condom-application skills. “We are still illegal,” instructor Kimberlee Cline said before her 20-minute demonstration. “If we want to be treated as business professionals, we need to [...]
Some people claim Africa isn’t still in the dark ages - we know it is. News from the Nigerian Tribune
…. former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, on Monday told the Senate committee probing the N19.5 billion scandal in the aviation sector that the air disasters recorded in 2006 were the handiwork of occult groups [...]
A monument to the enema, a procedure many people would rather not think about, has been unveiled at a spa in the southern Russian city of Zheleznovodsk. The bronze syringe bulb, which weighs 800 pounds and is held by three angels, was unveiled at the Mashuk-Akva Term spa, the spa’s director said Thursday.
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The Geman metal band Ra’s Dawn was founded in early 2001. Due to the very diverse musical influences of every single band member, the outcome of the song-writing process appeared to be quite interesting and sophisticated. So from the beginning on, well thought out song-structures, tricky rhythms and memorable melodies left a mark on the [...]
Vocals: Jui
Bass: Aki
Drums: Ruka
Guitar: Desa
Guitar: Camus
Started: 1999
Status: Disbanded
Luinspear was formed in Sendai in 1999. They tended to create very beautiful and simple melodies, with very solid vocals. They weren’t around for a long time, however they did release the demo tapes G-CROSS and White Kiss. They also released the singles Isis~Ai Sono ni Bisuimu Miwaku [...]
Machina Arcana is a project by Chriss Ons, formerly of the Belgian band Renaissance - an atmospheric mix of death/doom metal with progressive influences. The band was formed in november 1991, released its debut demo Archway in August 1992, a 7″ split EP on After Dark Records (BEL) later that year, and another 7″ EP [...]
