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Cobweb Strange is an American progressive rock / goth band based in Atlanta, Georgia.
Gothic rock is a style of rock music that emerged from post-punk in the late 1970s. The first post-punk bands which shifted towards dark music with gothic overtones include Siouxsie and the Banshees, Joy Division, Bauhaus, and the Cure.
Cobweb Strange released the self-produced Thoughts Under Glass EP in 1995. [1] The release along with the band's live performances generated interest from several independent record labels leading to a relationship with the record company CPR. In 1996, CPR released the band's debut LP, The Temptation of Successive Hours which received little commercial radio airplay in the United States; however, the song Astral Projection from the album did well on the radio in Europe. [2] Despite lack of commercial radio support in the United States, college radio play and favorable articles in progressive rock magazines allowed the band to have success on tour. The band then moved to Genterine Records for their second album, Sounds from the Gathering (1998), [3] which was met with similar favor and led to the band's first television performance on the show DoVidOx as well as several performances at summer festivals including the Rock-a-thon 2000 festival in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was the third release from Cobweb Strange, A Breath of October (2002), that saw the band reach its full potential. The single "Currents of Nightshade" received radio play on both progressive rock and goth radio programs. The video for the song appeared on the Ghost Notes (2004) compilation, which was included with each copy of the Summer 2004 issue of Progression Magazine, the leading magazine for the genre. The song also appeared on the soundtrack for the film She Demons of the Black Sun (2006). In addition to being an important year for the band for the release of A Breath of October, 2002 was also the first year that the band performed at The Rogue Independent Music Festival. They were the only band to perform at the festival every year. [4]
Sounds from the Gathering is the second full-length studio album by the band Cobweb Strange and was released in October 1998. Unlike their first album The Temptation of Successive Hours, which only had one international single, multiple songs from Sounds from the Gathering received radio airplay internationally.
A Breath of October is a studio album by the band Cobweb Strange.
The Rogue Independent Music Festival, also known as Rogue Fest, was a two-day festival of progressive rock and art rock held annually in Atlanta, GA from 2002 to 2006.
| Thoughts Under Glass (1995) |
| The Temptation of Successive Hours (1996) |
| Sounds from the Gathering (1998) |
| Seamless Selections (2002) |
| A Breath of October (2002) |
A Quick One is the second studio album by the English rock band The Who, released on 9 December 1966. The album was also released under the title Happy Jack on Decca Records in April 1967 in the United States, with a slightly altered track listing, where the song "Happy Jack" was a top 40 hit.
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Gathering Speed is the fourth studio album of the English progressive rock band, Big Big Train. It was released in 2004 by Treefrog Records. It is dedicated to the airmen and women who lost their lives in the Battle of Britain. The song The Road Much Further On was originally titled You Can't Draw Love. It was inspired by Spawton's then seven-year-old daughter. The album as a whole was a return to progressive rock for the band. It is the first album in which Sean Filkins recorded vocals, replacing Martin Read. It is also the only album in which Laura Murch recorded vocals, and the only Big Big Train album not to feature any songs solely written by Greg Spawton.
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"Back Street Luv" is a song by British rock band Curved Air, written by band members Ian Eyre, Sonja Kristina and Darryl Way. It was included into the Second Album and released as a single in July 1971 by Warner Bros. Records (K16092). On September 18 "Back Street Luv" reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart, its highest position. In 1971 Warners also released it a single in Netherlands (16092), Germany, France (16092) and Portugal (N-63-6). In 1975 a considerably more intense live version appeared on Curved Air – Live and was released as a single in the UK by Deram, but unlike the original recording it failed to make any commercial impact.
Turbo Goth is a NYC based, electronic rock duo from the Philippines. Formed in 2008, Turbo Goth is composed of Sarah Gaugler and Paolo Peralta, they were originally the only electronic rock duo in the Philippines at the time. Turbo Goth's music is semi-experimental electronic music with distorted bass synths backed by aggressive heavy beats, and guitars, stitched together by light vocals. Turbo Goth has had numerous performances in the Philippines and at Music Festivals in Asia, but after their show at South by Southwest in 2014, they decided to relocate, for a broader audience, finding a new home in New York by the end of that year. Turbo Goth's notable international performances are 2011 Baybeats Music Festival in Singapore, 2012 CAMA Festival in Hanoi Vietnam, TURBO GOTH opens for OMD "History Of Modern" Manila 2012 at the Araneta Coliseum. 2014 South by Southwest in Austin Texas, 2015 CMJ Music Marathon in Brooklyn New York, 2016 Move Music Festival in Albany New, 2016 Northside Music Festival Brooklyn New York, 2016 Indie Week Toronto Canada and SXSW 2017 Official Showcasing Artist.
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