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Astral is a shoegaze group based in San Francisco, California, United States. Astral was formed by singer-guitarist Dave Han and drummer Shawn in 1999; bassist Amy Rosenoff joined them in 2001. Their vocals are frequently compared to those of The Cure; other influences include My Bloody Valentine and Joy Division. Their music is of an ethereal, melodic nature; this ambient sound is created largely by heavy use of distortion and feedback effects in Han's guitar. Astral are also notable for incorporating improvisation into their live performances. In 2002, Astral released a self-produced EP, "Only Sometimes". In 2003, Astral released an LP, entitled "Orchids". Two songs from that album, "Raining Down" and the title-track instrumental, were preloaded in the Rio Carbon MP3 Players. In 2008 the

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  • Astral is a shoegaze group based in San Francisco, California, United States. Astral was formed by singer-guitarist Dave Han and drummer Shawn in 1999; bassist Amy Rosenoff joined them in 2001. Their vocals are frequently compared to those of The Cure; other influences include My Bloody Valentine and Joy Division. Their music is of an ethereal, melodic nature; this ambient sound is created largely by heavy use of distortion and feedback effects in Han's guitar. Astral are also notable for incorporating improvisation into their live performances. In 2002, Astral released a self-produced EP, "Only Sometimes". In 2003, Astral released an LP, entitled "Orchids". Two songs from that album, "Raining Down" and the title-track instrumental, were preloaded in the Rio Carbon MP3 Players. In 2008 the band released their second album Sleepwalker. (en)
  • Astral is een Frans historisch merk van motorfietsen. De bedrijfsnaam was: Ets. Astral, Puteaux, Seine. Astral begon al in 1919, direct na de Eerste Wereldoorlog, 98- en 122cc-tweetakt-motorfietsen te produceren. Astral hoorde bij de Austral-groep, die al sinds 1908 bestond en die in deze periode vrijwel identieke machines maakte. De productie van Astral eindigde in 1922. (nl)
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  • Dave Han (en)
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  • San Francisco, California, United States (en)
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  • Astral is een Frans historisch merk van motorfietsen. De bedrijfsnaam was: Ets. Astral, Puteaux, Seine. Astral begon al in 1919, direct na de Eerste Wereldoorlog, 98- en 122cc-tweetakt-motorfietsen te produceren. Astral hoorde bij de Austral-groep, die al sinds 1908 bestond en die in deze periode vrijwel identieke machines maakte. De productie van Astral eindigde in 1922. (nl)
  • Astral is a shoegaze group based in San Francisco, California, United States. Astral was formed by singer-guitarist Dave Han and drummer Shawn in 1999; bassist Amy Rosenoff joined them in 2001. Their vocals are frequently compared to those of The Cure; other influences include My Bloody Valentine and Joy Division. Their music is of an ethereal, melodic nature; this ambient sound is created largely by heavy use of distortion and feedback effects in Han's guitar. Astral are also notable for incorporating improvisation into their live performances. In 2002, Astral released a self-produced EP, "Only Sometimes". In 2003, Astral released an LP, entitled "Orchids". Two songs from that album, "Raining Down" and the title-track instrumental, were preloaded in the Rio Carbon MP3 Players. In 2008 the (en)
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