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Dubstep producer and DJ from West London. He released his debut LP City Limits Volume 1 in July 2009 on Deep Medi Musik, a dubstep label run by Mala of Digital Mystikz . He was personally chosen by Mala, along with collaborator Quest, to represent the growing global bass scene in Mary-Anne Hobbs' live mix showcase Generation Bass in September 2008 on BBC Radio 1, two-and-a-half years after the seminal Dubstep Warz. "It's fair to say the dubstep scene has splintered and refracted into myriad Sub(bass)styles over the last couple of years, but at the epicentre of the scene are...

Rough Silk are a German power metal band, formed in 1989 and they have released seven studio and one best of album so far in their history. During 20 years of their career the band has defined their very unique sound which is best described by the band name Rough Silk: "Rough" stands for the real heavy (sometimes even thrash) metal influences and "Silk" for the unusual singer-songwriter elements and piano-parts, combining both to their very own brand of heavy but yet melodic metal. Rough Silk build up a good reputation as a live-act by suporting bands like Helloween ,...

Oli Silk plays some nice mellow lines, somewhat like Bob James of Fourplay, although with more prominent orchestration. His melodies are very catchy and engaging. Although not strictly a minimalist he utilizes a sparse approach to make an excellent musical statement. .

Founded in Vancouver in 1991, the ensemble pioneered the kind of Chinese-Western musical fusions that one now hears in acts ranging from The Sparrow Quartet to Yo Yo Ma’s Silk Road project. It has blended Chinese folk and classical music with Celtic, Latin, Arabic, Aboriginal, jazz, and blues music. It developed two exciting educational programs to bring world music to school children, and in 2001, it created a groundbreaking recording and performance project that paired Chinese and European-Canadian vocalists for bilingual duets of Chinese folk songs. Along the way, it earned a Juno nomination, two West Coast Music Awards, two...

More than one artist used this name: 1) Wild Silk was a German band playing mainly celtic music. They were founded in 1994 and consisted of the 4 musicians: Berk Demiray, Rainer Burgmer, Matthias Kohlmann and Simone Freimueller. They divided at the end of 2001. Simone, Berk and Rainer went on to play in the band Dhalia's Lane (formerly known as Dhalia), which can be seen as a "follow-up" to Wild Silk. 2) Wild Silk released a single in January 1969 in the UK featuring a song "Toymaker", credited to Ray Davies of the Kinks. The song is popsyke in...