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Rie a.k.a. Suzaku is a Japanese guitarist and vocalist. .

Known as one of the few real emcees in the Seattle area, A.K.A. brings a rejuvenation to hip hop that has been missing for a long time. An avid storyteller he is known for the imagery in his lyrics, as well as being able to paint the perfect picture in his words. He is firm in the belief that hip hop is the greatest artform for expression. Kevin "A.K.A." Johnson is the nephew of George Clinton, creator of Parliament-Funkadelic, It was his "p-funk" teaching that taught him the best lessons he has taken into his artistry. Raised with some of...

Usually credited as The Special AKA. Jerry Dammers Keyboards John Bradbury Drums John Shipley Guitar Gary McManus Bass Rhoda Dakar Vocals Egidio Newton Vocals By October 1981, constant touring and differences over musical direction saw The Specials original lineup split. Terry Hall , Neville Staples and Lynval Golding departed to form Fun Boy Three , and Roddy Radiation going his own way. Jerry Dammers wanted to continue as The Specials, but legal wrangling forced him to revert to the original moniker of The Special AKA. The remaining members went on tour around Germany backing Rico. Dammers being the perfectionist he...

Former Morphine saxophonist Dana Colley collaborates with Bourbon Princess’ front woman / bassist Monique Ortiz and Larry Dersch of Binary System on A.K.A.C.O.D’s debut record, Happiness. Creating a darkly psychedelic sound that is sensual, cinematic and otherworldly, Colley & Co pay homage to the “low rock” sound created by his former band while pushing musical boundaries and forging new ground. Fusing Colley’s unique electric guitar influenced baritone saxophone playing with experimental percussion and an unforgiving voice that compares to such greats as Jim Morrison, Nico and Patti Smith, A.K.A.C.O.D, have been packing rooms and garnering rave reviews in their native...

Patrick started his career as a DJ in various outdoor partys in 1995. He was organizing Goa Trance Partys from 1995 till 1998 where he also was playing under the name DJ JP. It took not long as he got booked from several organisations in switzerland to perform his DJ sets. In 1999 Patrick got influences by the more Progressive and Minimal Psytrance. At this time he also boght some first equipment to produce his own music. In 2000 he was founding the Project PASTE (www.pasteten.info) with his friend Stefan who was also djing for a long time. With Paste...