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FAB (FRANK AND BILL)
IDM musicians from Britain.
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FABULOUS DIAMONDS
A fine psych treasure hidden away in Australia, and an artist for Siltbreeze Records and Chapter Music.
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John FAHEY
John was about as outside a performer as one could get in America. He played everything from acoustic avant-garde music to old spirituals from the South in the United States. He was a talented man, and his record label, Revenent, continues publishing his fine work.
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FANFARE DU BELGISTAN
Great young gypsy-type band.
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FARDAXU
Ethnic Asturian Celtic music from a band based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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FE-MAIL
A noise duo consisting of Maja Ratkje and Hild Sofie Tafjord, both known from the anarchistic improv quartet SPUNK. The girls have played together for 10 years, but had their debut concert as a duo in Tokyo in 2000. Since then they have spread their sonic inferno around the world. Both are skilled contemporary classical composers and cute birds as well.
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Morton FELDMAN
A seminal composer who was part of the New York School with John Cage, Christian Wolff and Earle Brown.
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FELPEYU
Celtic folk from Asturias, Spain.
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José Luis FERNÁNDEZ LEDESMA Q.
The lynch-pin of Mexican progressive rock.
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Bryan FERNEYHOUGH
Contemporary classical music composer.
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ENSEMBLE SOSPESO PAGE – A review with Ferneyhough.
Fernando FERREIRA
Originally from Guinea-Bissau, this pop singer is now based in Portugal, is unsigned, and has already made a career out of acting. His music is definitely worth a look.
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FIDAN
Turkish-German jazz singer now based in Amsterdam. She’s a joy to listen to!
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FIELD
An installation between Lasse Marhaug, Jana Winderen and MSCH Harding.
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Matthew H. FIELDS
Avant-garde classical music composer.
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FIELDWORK
Jazz improv from the United States.
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Renzo FILINICH
Chilean experimental musician.
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FLIES INSIDE THE SUN
Lo-fi improv from New Zealand involving ex-members of the legendary Dadamah.
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NOISE N/Z JAPAN INTERVIEW – A chat with Kim and Peter about FITS and Rain.
Rafael FLORES / COMANDO BRUNO
Spanish experimental music composer.
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Mircea FLORIAN
A psychedelic folk singer from Romania.
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FOCUS
Dutch progressive rock featuring Thijs Van Leer and Jan Akkerman.
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Alessandro FOGAR
Italian composer and sound designer.
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FOLTIN
When I lived in Skopje, Macedonia, I had the pleasure of meeting these lads, who make a sort of avant-Cabaret music.
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Ace Farren FORD
Avant-garde musician from Los Angeles, California.
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J. FREDE
Now based in Los Angeles, my first experience with this guy was when he booked a Macedonian band of mine in Denver, and I never forgot his kindness for that. He’s also a very interesting musician and artist, and his work stands on its own.
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Janna FRISKE
One of a long line of very hot (and relatively talented) Russian pop singers.
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Fred FRITH
Jazz, improvisational and experimental guitarist who has made a profound impact in New York’s avant-garde music scene.
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FROMUZ
Central Asia is not known as a hotspot for progressive rock, but this Uzbekistan-based band is doing its part in changing that perception by producing astounding music and performing in festivals worldwide, including one in Tijuana, Mexico recently.
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FRUMPY
Great German blues-inspired Krautrock.
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Mushio FUNAZAWA
I’ve a feeling this gentleman will be compared one day to sound sculptors like Ryoji Ikeda and Numb. His compositions are eerie, ambient works with a toe dipped into the pool of avant-garde music.
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John FUNKHOUSER
From his website: “The John Funkhouser Trio is an energetic, accessible blend of modern jazz, funk, blues, 20th century classical, Indian classical, and European and American folk music which create a funky, groove oriented, fresh and original sound. Although the band consists of the standard jazz trio instrumentation of piano, bass and drums, the sound of the band is anything but standard. Fired by Berklee Professor John Funkhouser’s “explosive piano playing” (Boston Globe) and set in bold relief by his “exquisite, tight originals” (The Octopus, Champaign, IL) the band stretches the limits of traditional jazz forms. One piece in the band’s working repertoire is over half an hour of continuous music. Funkhouser draws for inspiration on great composers of extended musical works from all genres, like Charles Mingus, Frank Zappa, Igor Stravinsky, and Phish leader Trey Anistasio. Smoothly integrating composed music with improvisation, “FunkHouse takes the listener on a ride through the gamut of emotional territories,” (North Denver Tribune, Denver, CO), from wild, funky romps to sumptuous, Keith Jarrett inspired ballads to burning modern jazz, often in unusual meters. As pianist Kenny Werner put it, the band is “definitely on to something special.””
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Tetsuo FURUDATE
One of the pioneers of Japanoise along with luminaries such as MERZBOW and HIJOKAIDAN, Tetsuo has forged his own path working in the post-Industrial and atmospheric music genres.
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FUTURE SOUND OF LONDON
British electronica.
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F.SIZE.FREE
Japanese alternative music. A nice mish-mash of styles. Hopefully they’ll get some American interest, as they sound like they’d put on a good live show.
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