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MagellanMusic, formerly "Magellan", is an independent musical group that formed in 1975. They have produced 25 studio albums since that year with the last six in digital format. They were initially considered part of the progressive rock era but were known for playing acoustic instruments, which was something of an oddity at that time. Soon after they branched out into pop, rock, blues, folk, electronic, and spoken word comedy. They named the group in admiration of the Portuguese explorer, Ferdinand Magellan. ==Background== MagellanMusic is primarily known in progressive rock and alternative rock circles. In MagellanMusic's early years they were innovative by selling their recordings at live performances, as well as publishing newsletters, which is standard practice for independent artists today. They also used humorous pseudonyms and homonyms instead of their real names to satirize that common habit in entertainment. The band split up in 1984 but reunited in 1988 with an album called ''R'', which was influenced by the Beatles' ''White Album''. At that point they were strictly a studio band collaborating with other musicians〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=MagellanMusic )〕 in different cities, but soon returned to occasional live performances. MagellanMusic was also among the first to use MP3 on the internet before it became a standard digital program, their first CD appearing in 1997. The band originated in Paducah, Kentucky, but today MagellanMusic remains an active studio group based in Minneapolis and Oklahoma City. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「MagellanMusic」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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