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There are a number of artists who go by the name Sidewinder: === Taking his name from the Lee Morgan standard, Scottish based DJ and musician Alan Bryden has recorded a series of singles and an album as SIDEWINDER for the now defunct FENETIK MUSIC, a subsidiary of techno/electronic label SOMA RECORDS. His multiple sample based track 'Stanways Revenge' (SOMA LP 16S) in 1999 caused a minor tremor amongst jazz dance DJs around the world and after appearing on Groove Armada's Back To Mine mix CD for DMC in 2004 (BACK CD4) went on to appear on numerous other downtempo/leftfield/jazz compilations. An album RESOLOUTION was released in the UK in 2003 (TIK CD001) and licensed to KSR in Japan in 2004 (KCCD-124). The album was preceded by a highly rated 7" single featuring two tracks from the album, the disco boogie cut up 'Ego Riot' and the future jazz groove 'Missing Link'. After a lengthy hiatus, a new album 'Mythologies' is set for release in late 2009. === Eric Gieseke, alias Sidewinder and DJ Spankinspock, is a musician from Boston, USA. He started his musical journey in the 80s by entering the tracker scene, producing modules using ProTracker for the Amiga. He had several releases through groups like Megawatts, Porphyria and InfoCorner, until he withdrew from the scene by the mid 90s. Ranging from techno, rave and latin inspired breaks, to house and even a few jazz tunes, his music comprehends a vast variety of styles and is defined by a playful and melodic spirit. In March 1994 he released his debut album Future Shock 2, 100% Amiga recorded and produced in a professional studio during the last quarter of 1993. After retiring from the scene, Sidewinder made a pop-up entrance by the millennium shift with the release of a second album in 1999, 2badsheep. Featuring 19 of his later recordings, the release comprehends a blend of tracker modules and new recordings. Sidewinder has also lended music for some independent game companies, one of the more noticeably games being the old breakout classic DX-Ball 2 and its sequel Rival Ball, as well as the Amiga classic Scorched Tanks. All of his released tracker modules are freely available for download at http://aminet.net/mods/sidew === Sidewinder are from Canberra, Australia and released three EP's ("T Star" and "Yoko Icepick" both in 1993 and "The Gentle Art Of Spoonbending" in 1995) and two full albums (debut album "Atlantis" from 1996 and "Tangerine" in 1997). Sidewinder managed to combine the best of the dirty sounding 60's with modern pop/rock and a just the slightest hint of psychedelica as well. On "Tangerine" they even expanded their musical style by adding modern electronic beats and computer based studio-trickery to the already very addictive mix. "Tangerine" was released in September 1997, The album received fantastic reviews and made quite a few year end top 10 lists for 1997. The singles from this album were "Titanic Days", "Here She Comes Again", "God" and "Mummy/Daddy". M. Craft (Martin) has gone on to have a solo career. === Sidewinder, The (UK) ...was also a one-off side-project of Justin Broadrick & Kevin Martin. They've recorded one album Colonized in 1996 and one 12" EP "Implant" in 1997. The album features sound experiments, distorted 808 beats, feedback and general insanity. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.