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There is more than one artist named Channel. 1. Channel is a member of the Red Ink Army. The Red Ink Army is a group of believers who strive to live out the Red Ink of the Gospel daily. It's a LIFESTYLE. Do you want to be a part of a group of fanatics eager to get the TRUTH out? Check us out at www.kmrecords.net 2. Channel was a hardcore band in the mid '90s from Virginia. Nate Newton of Converge played in this. Channel released 2 7"s, the first one on Stillborn Records, which had a more raw sound,...

There are several musical projects under the name Cactus: 1) 1960s supergroup 2) A Bengali Rock Band from Kolkata, India 3) 8 piece ska band from Brisbane, Australia 4) a psytrance artist 5) Noise/Drone from San Francisco. 6) A Norwegian rock band with screamo elements. 1) The plan was for the Vanilla Fudge rhythm section of bassist Tim Bogert and drummer Carmine Appice to join with guitar god Jeff Beck and his singer Rod Stewart in a supergroup of sorts in the fall of 1969. The plan was derailed when Beck had an automobile accident that incapacitated him for the...

Deschannel started in 1998 and was created by Anthony Goncalves, its unique member. Since february 2007, Deschannel have a new member, Laurent Holdrinet, who plays video on stage. Among various participations on compilations, you can find two full length albums of Deschannel, both released on Phoebus Records: PH001-Deschannel-"eponymous"-10 tracks--split album with Hanna Trance (2003) PH002-Deschannel-"They know nothing, they recite"-6 tracks--(2006) The album "They know..." has been re-recorded in the studio La FROMagerie with additionnal tracks and will be released during the fall 2007 on the label 6AM Prod. .

The New Cactus Band, led by Duane Hitchings, released one album (Son of Cactus) and featured no original Cactus members. Mike Pinera, formerly of Blues Image and Iron Butterfly, came in on guitar, along with Roland Robinson on bass and Jerry Norris on drums. The band then toured live in the Midwest and on the East Coast in mid 1973 with Captain Beyond drummer Bobby Caldwell and former Gregg Allman bass player Charlie Souza. The New Cactus Band soon disbanded. .

Trying to tune in to The Cactus Channel all night and then finally, out of all the interference and noise, comes the signal I’ve been looking for. Reverb-drenched guitars and heavy, ominous drums begin. A picture becomes clearer then disappears again. Then another. There’s no front-man. There’s no singing. There are horns, tape delay, organ and synthesizers. It’s a soundtrack to something kind of exotic, but not quite. Is there any method to this madness? From ground zero it’s hard to tell. In a stinky share house in West Brunswick, The Cactus Channel’s new jam-barn is a an epic DIY...