port-royal (intentionally written in lower case and the hyphen, "-", between "port" and "royal"), as a band was born in the summer of 2000 in Genoa, Italy. They play a dreamy, heady, melancholic, wide-deep music on the border among electronica, ambient, shoegaze, minimal techno featuring several trance-dance elements: it seems they are not anymore 'Afraid To Dance'. The music is mixed live with the sensual images and shots of Diamantakos who provides the majoirity of port-royal videos as well.
After having released in early 2009 officially as singles another 2 remixes of acts such as Ladytron and Felix Da Housecat (Nettwerk), their latest album "Dying In Time" was released in October-November worldwide by the following labels in the following territories:
- n5MD: USA, Canada, Australia, UK, Germ
any, Austria, Denmark, Iceland and Japan/Asia,;
- debruit&desilence: Europe;
- Sleeping Star: Italy;
- Isound Labels: Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia;
- Klik Records: Greece, Cyprus.
A brand new song, "Günther Anders", has been released in early July 2010, featured in the "OndaDrops vol. 2" compilation.
The retrospective double album "2000-2010: The Golden Age Of Consumerism" will be released by n5MD on February the 15th 2011.
The band is composed of 3 musicians and one vj/director:
- Attilio Bruzzone: guitar, synthesizer, programming, bass, sometimes vocals (founder)
- Ettore di Roberto: piano, synthesizer, programming, sometimes vocals (founder)
- Emilio Pozzolini: sampler, programming
- Sieva Diamantakos: visuals, video
collaborators:
- Linda Bjalla: vocals
- Alexandr Vatagin: cello, software
Discography:
- Kraken Ep (Marsiglia Records - 03/2002)
- Flares (RESONANT RECORDINGS - 03/2005)
- Honvéd Ep (Chat Blanc Records - 03/2007)
- Afraid To Dance (RESONANT RECORDINGS - 05/2007)
- Afraid To Dance - special vinyl limited edition (Valeot Records - 04/2008)
- Flared Up - Remixes (RESONANT RECORDINGS - 05/2008)
- Anya: Sehnsucht Ep (Chat Blanc Records - 05/2008)
- Magnitogorsk - split album with Absent Without Leave (Sound In Silence Records - 09/2008)
- Dying In Time (n5MD, dbds, Sleeping Star, Isound Labels, Klik Records - 10/2009)
- Afterglow Ep - w/ Millimetrik ([label)Sangre D'Encre - 02/2010)
- 2000-2010: The Golden Age Of Consumerism (n5MD - 02/2011)
Official website: [url=http://www.port-royal.it]http://www.port-royal.it
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/uptheroyals
Also on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/uptheroyals
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Port-Royal/38327511751
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