PEZZNER / AMINA - EXIT

Up until 2008 Dave Pezzner was virtually unknown to the electronic dance music community, aside from his works in the duo 'Jacob London' (Classic Music, Doubledown, U-Freqs). For 16 years he cut his chops with partner Bob Hansen, creating eccentric house and break beat rhythms often crossing the lines between bad-ass, funky and hilarious. In the winter of 2008, Pezzner took to his own studio to begin work on his first solo output composing songs that are more serious, with an abstract artistic sensibility. Quickly Dave’s catalog began to materialize with a signature sound: Lofty percussive themes with intentions to create hypnotic soundscapes for the body as well as the brain. Almost instantly, Pezzner found himself signed to Freerange with his, 'Other Lover' and 'Almost Here' releases. These first two releases laid a solid foundation for his career with follow-ups on Om Records (San Francisco), and Strictly Rhythm's own Physical Grafitti imprint, plus a an arsenal of remixes for heavyweights including Josh Wink, Mark Farina, and Mike Monday. 2010 sees Pezzner on the right track with a steady schedule of projects, making it quite clear that he is here to stay Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

(For information on the Icelandic quartet formerly called Amína, please see Amiina.) (Currently Spotify is listing Amiina under Amina!) Amina can refer to either of three artists: 1) The Tunisian singer Amina Annabi, known for her East-meets-West world music and for her appearance in the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest. 2) The Spanish flamenco singer Amina (born María Gracia Ortiz Vázquez), active in the 1960s and 1970s. Amina Annabi was born in Tunisia, but moved to France in 1975 when she was 12. Her musical career began in the 1980s as a rapper, and recorded singles with early hip-hop superstars Afrika Bambaata and Grandmaster Flash. She recorded her debut album, Yalil, in 1990. The album featured the sexy single "Belly Dance," which had some commercial success. In 1991, she was declared the joint winner of the Eurovision Song Contest for the song "Le Dernier Qui A Parle," though she was eventually declared the runner-up. Still, this exposure propelled her to stardom in the burgeoning world music fusion market. Her second album, Wa Di Ye (Love is Unique), was released in 1992. It was not until 1999 that her third album Annabi hit the shelves. Amina has an acting career along with her singing career, and has appeared in a number of movies. 3.) Amina is an Egyptian Singer & Actress Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.