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Cobra Killer
Identified as having the appearance of refugees from Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, the slightly deranged Cobra Killer are absolutely vital in a post-Spice Girls ere where female empowerment is often reduced to a 30 second Sheilas' Wheels advert. A reaction against the cold, emotionless performances found on Berlin's electro scene, this pair - Gina V D'Orio and Annika Line Trost - have harnessed more raw power through two voices and a sampler than other artists could ever muster with their limitless entourages. Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore was suitably impressed when they shared a stage in Germany while the ever-caustic Peaches actually began her career supporting this celebrated twosome. With limitless stage presence, plus the ability to shift from mutant disco to medieval mandolins, they kick ass.
www.cobra-killer.org
Union of Knives
Electronic-indie types Union of Knives utilise programmed Underworld-evoking percussion to punctuate the band's dark, hypnotic mantra-like vocals. Citing the likes of Death In Vegas and Sigur Ros as influences, the major label outings of this threesome seemingly appear to be indifferent to our perceptions of Glasgow's music scene. When, in fact, these particular Glaswegians are probably located somewhere between, say, Slam and One Dove.
www.unionofknives.com
The Future
If Goldfrapp hadn't decided to suddenly combine DJ Hell with Gary Glitter then they might have taken the cinematica on, downtempo debut, Felt Mountain to its logical conclusion. However that's immaterial since The Future stepped in with their string-laden pop scores. Not unlike Ms Alison Goldfrapp (or - keeping it West Country - Portishead's Beth Gibbons) as conducted by John Barry or Maurice Jarre, this duo's material is of rather epic proportions.
www.the-future.info