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Ellis Island Sound

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Ellis Island Sound are an instrumental band from London, England, consisting of multi-instrumentalists Peter Astor (formerly of The Loft, The Weather Prophets) and David Sheppard (of State River Widening). [1]

33 relations: Acoustic music, AllMusic, Alternative rock, Appalachian dulcimer, Balloon (band), Bentley Rhythm Ace, Electronic music, EMI, England, Folk music, Heavenly Recordings, Instrumental, Island, Krautrock, London, Manic Street Preachers, Matador Records, Mobile home, Musical acoustics, Norfolk, Ocean Spray (song), Peacefrog Records, Pete Astor, Phelan Sheppard, River Waveney, State River Widening, Suffolk, The Leaf Label, The Loft (British band), The Weather Prophets, The Wisdom of Harry, United Kingdom, Warp (record label).

Acoustic music

Acoustic music is music that solely or primarily uses instruments that produce sound through acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means; typically the phrase refers to that made by acoustic string instruments.

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AllMusic

AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide or AMG) is an online music guide.

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Alternative rock

Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a style of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s.

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Appalachian dulcimer

The Appalachian dulcimer (many variant names; see below) is a fretted string instrument of the zither family, typically with three or four strings, originally played in the Appalachian region of the United States.

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Balloon (band)

Balloon were an early 1990s music duo from London, consisting of Ian Bickerton and David Sheppard.

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Bentley Rhythm Ace

Bentley Rhythm Ace (BRA) are a British electronic music duo formed in Birmingham in 1995, consisting of Mike Stokes and Richard March.

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Electronic music

Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments and circuitry-based music technology.

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EMI

EMI Group Limited (originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries and also referred to as EMI Records Ltd.) was a British multinational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Folk music

Folk music includes both traditional music and the genre that evolved from it during the 20th century folk revival.

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Heavenly Recordings

Heavenly Recordings is a London-based independent record label founded by Jeff Barrett.

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Instrumental

An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics, or singing, although it might include some inarticulate vocals, such as shouted backup vocals in a Big Band setting.

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Island

An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water.

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Krautrock

Krautrock (also called " ", cosmic music") is a broad genre of experimental rock that developed in Germany in the late 1960s.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Manic Street Preachers

Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh rock band, formed in 1986 in Blackwood, Caerphilly and consisting of James Dean Bradfield (lead vocals, lead guitar), Nicky Wire (bass guitar, lyrics) and Sean Moore (drums, percussion, soundscapes).

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Matador Records

Matador Records is an independent record label, with a roster of mainly indie rock, but also punk rock, experimental rock, alternative rock, and electronic acts.

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Mobile home

A mobile home (also trailer, trailer home, house trailer, static caravan, residential caravan) is a prefabricated structure, built in a factory on a permanently attached chassis before being transported to site (either by being towed or on a trailer).

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Musical acoustics

Musical acoustics or music acoustics is a branch of acoustics concerned with researching and describing the physics of music – how sounds are employed to make music.

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Norfolk

Norfolk is a county in East Anglia in England.

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Ocean Spray (song)

"Ocean Spray" is a song by the Manic Street Preachers, which was released as the third single from the album Know Your Enemy on 4 June 2001.

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Peacefrog Records

Peacefrog Records is an independent record label based in London, United Kingdom.

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Pete Astor

Peter Astor (born 1960) is a British songwriter and solo artist, also known for his work with The Loft, The Weather Prophets, The Wisdom of Harry and Ellis Island Sound.

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Phelan Sheppard

Phelan Sheppard are musicians Keiron Phelan and David Sheppard.

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River Waveney

The Waveney is a river which forms the boundary between Suffolk and Norfolk, England, for much of its length within the Broads.

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State River Widening

State River Widening, named after the title of a Chinese propaganda photo, are a London based trio, formed in May 1998, comprising multi-instrumentalists David Sheppard and Keiron Phelan, along with drummer/percussionist Jon Steele.

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Suffolk

Suffolk is an East Anglian county of historic origin in England.

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The Leaf Label

The Leaf Label is an independent record label based in Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

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The Loft (British band)

The Loft were a British indie band, whose debut single was one of the earliest releases on Creation Records.

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The Weather Prophets

The Weather Prophets were a British indie band formed in London in 1986 after the break-up of The Loft.

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The Wisdom of Harry

The Wisdom of Harry was an experimental electronic music ensemble from London, England.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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Warp (record label)

Warp (also known as Warp Records) is an English independent record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989 by record store workers Steve Beckett, Rob Mitchell and record producer Robert Gordon.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellis_Island_Sound

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