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Artist Spotlight

This page, unlike the Labels links page, does not aim to be a comprehensive listing. Instead, it is more of a spotlight on certain artists who enjoyed airplay on Variety Is the Spice of Life between 1999 (when this website was created) and about 2002.

Artist pages followed by a V are part of the Variety Is the Spice of Life website. All others are external.

For more information on artists not linked here, check the artist's record label or the Discogs.com site.

Links to artist pages on other sites (in English unless otherwise noted):

• Aco - V - Japanese R&B singer who has collaborated with such artists as DJ Krush, Dragon Ash, Yoshinori Sunahara, and Adrian Sherwood.
• Arling and Cameron - V - Amsterdam-based HCFDM duo.
• Aromabar - Infracom Records page on the Viennese trio.
• Chara - V - Innovative Japanese female vocalist.
• Cities of Foam - British project formerly known as Blueflame.
• DJ Cam - Archive.org's record of Sony Music France's now-defunct site. Navigation in English, text in French.
• Fantastic Plastic Machine - V - Japanese DJ project with a variety of influences.
• Fatboy Slim - V - Arbiter of big beat who has sinced moved on to other, more aggressive sounds.
• Freestylers - V - Reggae-influenced breakbeat outfit composed of DJs, MCs, and breakdancers.
• Groove Armada - Official site for the versatile British duo.
• The High Yummies - V - The catchy, quintessentially HCFDM project of Masanori Ikeda.
• Hint - Official site for the understated but catchy British "folk-hop-tronica" project.
• Masanori Ikeda - V - Japanese DJ whose projects include Mansfield, Montparnasse, and the High Yummies.
• Jadell - Illicit Records site for the artist whose music contains elements of hip-hop, soul, breaks, and more.
• Kid Loco - V - French downtempo artist.
• Lemon Jelly - Official site for the quirky British downtempo project.
• Mansfield - V - The bossa-inflected, retro-lounge project of Japanese DJ Masanori Ikeda.
• MC Solaar - Universal Music France's site on the pioneering French hip-hop artist. In French.
• Mint Royale - V - British project who have moved from "intelligent big beat" into other sounds.
• Montparnasse - V - Japanese DJ Masanori Ikeda's quirky-breakbeat project.
• Morcheeba - V - Bristol-based group with the soulful vocals of Skye Edwards.
• Nickodemus and Osiris - New York City-based project.
• Pizzicato Five - V - Now-defunct lounge- and '60s-pop-influenced Japanese pop project.
• Röyksopp - Astralwerks Records site for the Norwegian project billed as "the Scandinavian Air."
• Yoshinori Sunahara - V - Japanese DJ and solo electronic artist.
• Towa Tei - V - Versatile Japanese DJ and solo artist, formerly known as DJ Towa Towa of Deee-Lite.
• Thievery Corporation - V - Washington, D.C.-based downtempo duo.
• Thunderball - Official site for the Washington, D.C. electronic project.
• UNKLE - V - Collaboration headed by James Lavelle of MoWax Records.
• Up, Bustle, and Out - Official site of the British project whose styles have ranged from Eastern-tinged breakbeat to hip-hop and beyond.
• Ursula 1000 - V - Bringing the breakbeat/HCFDM sound to the U.S.

This page created October 1999 - Last modified August 12, 2011

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