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From last.fm:

There would appear to be 6 artists listened to by Last.fm users by the name of Absent: 1) The first is an Punk/Indie outfit hailing from Peterborough, England formed in the summer of 1999: Guitarist Darren Leeder and drummer Barry Walker started with a clear vision of starting a band to take over the world. Joined by close friends John Leader and Grant Mortimore over the next year they began crafting some great songs together...the 6 years that followed would be a gauntlet of personal tragedies and triumphs for each of them and the band would be their unifying force.... Read more about Absent on Last.fm.