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Material is a musical group formed in 1979 and led by bass guitarist Bill Laswell. In 1978, having received a substantial royalty payment for his work with The Yardbirds, Georgian music entrepreneur Giorgio Gomelsky relocated to New York in an attempt to open up the American market to the European progressive rock/jazz-rock bands he was working with, such as Gong, Henry Cow and Magma. He established the Zu Club in Manhattan and after meeting 24 year old bass player Bill Laswell, encouraged him to form a band. Three young friends, Michael Beinhorn (17, synthesizer), Martin Bisi (17, engineering) and Fred...

There are several artists using this name: 1) Materialschlacht is a Noise-/Break-/Speedcore producer from Eschweiler, Germany, also known as Thomas Weber. 2) Materialschlacht is an alias for Peter Savelkoul, who usually releases under the name a challenge of honour. 3) Materialschlacht is a RAC band from Germany. 4) Materialschlacht is an early punk Band from Germany (ca. 1980). .

Material Issue was a power pop power trio from Chicago, Illinois. Their trademark was a brand of dense, rich, manic, and powerful pop tunes. Their lyrics revolved heavily around themes of love and heartbreak, having a phalanx of girl's-first-name-titled songs. Singles such as "Diane" and "Valerie Loves Me" remain staples of rock radio. Formed in 1985, Material Issue was the brainchild of frontman Jim Ellison (who also played guitar, provided lead vocals, and wrote all Material Issue songs). Their early days featured a revolving door of bass players and drummers. However, Ellison met bassist Ted Ansani while both were attending...

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Poor Genetic Material are: * Stefan Glomb * Philipp Jaehne * Phil Griffiths * Dennis Sturm * Dominik Steinbacher http://www.poorgeneticmaterial.de .