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Sickoakes is 7-8 people from Nynäshamn, a small town near Stockholm, Sweden . Releases are: CD-R (2001), Split 12" LP (2002, together with kraut punk band Audionom) and full length album ”Seawards” on Type Records (2006). .

A true rags-to-...not quite riches story, homelessness, crazy road stories, ragtag touring...self-sacrifice for music. Read further 4 some background; in the meantime, consider checking out full catalogue at: **INTERACTIVE ALBUM at Kroakers' new site - name yr price, get custom-mixed trax, help decide what trax make the record in final mix - http://kroakers.bandcamp.com (please feed the artists - min $.25 track/2.33CD/dig d/l)** "YOU get to decide what makes it! An astounding level of interactivity! We also will turn your poetry or song lyrics into music, like a custom T-shirt, only much better, and nothing's off-limits. This is still our album;...

Paul Oakenfold (born August 30, 1963 in Greenhithe, Kent, England) is a world famous DJ and producer, whose works have helped define the mainstream of trance. Not only does Paul Oakenfold produce records, but he also mixes them. In 1987 he spent several months in Ibiza with a few friends and fell in love with dance club music. Oakenfold produced "Happy Mondays' Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches" before producing for U2, Massive Attack, Simply Red and New Order (to name a few). In 1999 after building an American fanbase he released "Tranceport" which was widely accepted by American trance fans....

OAKE is an emerging Berlin duo Eric and Bathseba, who together alchemize their own variant of dark, atmospheric techno inspired by British post-industrial acts and the occult. Their ominous, decaying soundscapes are cut through with stuttering, hypnotic percussion and sibylline vocals. OAKE's debut EP Offenbarung was released on Downwards in April 2013, and followed later that year by a second 12" titled Vollstreckung. They returned to the same label to release a debut LP, Auferstehung, in December 2014. In 2016 they joined forces with Stroboscopic Artefacts to produce a release as part of the label's Monad series. Like their previous...

Phil Oakey is best known for fronting the band The Human League. Born in 1954, he lived in Sheffield and joined The Human League in 1977, when his old friend from school invited him to sing (by invitation on his door!). When the early Human League split up, with Ian and Martyn going on to form Heaven 17, Phil was left with a broken band and a European tour. In order to not get sued, he famously recruited 2 schoolgirls who were dancing in a club in Sheffield to tour with him. This mismatched band then went on to create...