Khoiba is a Romainian trip hop group. I can't tell you much about the band except they have a rabid following of fans in Eastern Europe capitols like Prague, Warsaw and Bucharest. Pathetic is from Khoiba's most recent album.
Little Dragon hails from Sweden and singer Yukimi Nagano was born in Tokyo but is now a Swedish citizen. Last year's Machine Dreams was blend of acid jazz, trip house and house music in the manner of Saint Etienne. Machine Dreams made a few 2009 "best of" electonica lists. Below is the Aareon Jerome remix of Little Dragon's Twice.
The magical realism themes of Abney Park's music has earned the them a measure of noteriety as one of the earliest bands in the steampunk subgenre of electronica. Sleep Isabella was marketed as trip hop but a lot of Abney Park's music reminds me of the ethnic oriented global fusion music of bands like Dead Can Dance, Boiled in Lead and Mouth Music who made a small splash on the alternative music scene in late 80s/early 90s.
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