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Peking Man were a New Zealand band formed by Pat Urlich in 1983, along with Perry Marshall, Neville Hall, Tim Calder, and John Fearon. After the relase of their Venetian Blinds EP, Pat's sibling Margaret Urlich joined the band at the same time as Jay F'Bula. Three chart hits followed: Lift Your Head Up High, Room That Echoes, and Good Luck To You; the APRA awards were generous: Best Single, Best Album (for their eponymous release), Top Male Vocalist, Top Female Vocalist, Top Group. Shortly thereafter they disbanded, with Margaret Urlich moving on to a solo career. .

Herbst in Peking (Autumn in Beijing) is a band from East Germany. It was formed in 1987 in East Berlin by singer and mastermind Rex Joswig and keyboard player Dr Totenhöfer. Completing the band were Alexander Istschenko (guitar), Hans "Tomato" Narva (bass) and Benno Verch (drums). The band was one of Die anderen Bands who openly expressed their social and political criticism in lyrics and music. The name was derived from a book of the same title by French author Boris Vian. Fearing copyright problems they only used the abbreviation "H.I.P." in official correspondence. Their live shows featured a weird...

Earlier this year, there came to be two nocturnal creatures who loved nightlife. However, this love had to go further, the two desired a relationship with the nightlife’s fuel and energy. As the craving increased, turntables and production software were bought. And so it began . . . . Since then, the duo have warmed up the stage for DJ Falcon, DCUP, Trevor Loveys, Worthy, Justin Martin, Ehsan Gelsi, Paqman, Dahahu, Raw City Rukus, Shifty Business, Offtapia, Cheese, Hubert and many more. In this brief yet colourful timeframe, they’ve even had a mixtape featured on world-renowned art/music/street culture website ‘killahbeez.com’....

The Peking Brothers were professional musicians with The Peking Film Orchestra in China. They were all highly respected soloists of this orchestra for fifteen years, playing on major film scores and performing publicly throughout China. The Peking Brothers play Chinese classical and folk music, drawing on both traditional pieces as well as their own compositions. Each of them is a master of his own instrument. Guo Yi plays the Sheng, an ancient mouth-blown organ; Wang Shun Xian plays Chinese oboe; Zhao Zheng Ren plays the Yang Qin (dulcimer) and Chang Gui Duo Plays the Da Ruan (bass guitar). Other instruments...