Violens
Formed by former members of Lansing-Dreiden in autumn 2007, New York's Violens derives its name from a combination of "violence" and "violins." Jorge Elbrecht (vocals, guitar), Iddo Arad (vocals, synthesizer), Ben Brantley (bass), and Kris King (drums) became a local sensation after playing their first show in October 2007, with many fans comparing them to Philadelphia's Lilys. (The band cites the Zombies, the Byrds, Wire, and the Violent Femmes among their influences.) Violens released their self-titled EP on the Static Recital label in Mar...[more]
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Violens (pronounced "vy-lenz") are a New York-via-Miami four-piece featuring members of Lansing-Dreiden. Their music imagines a place where The Zombies and The Byrds meet Wire and The Violent Femmes, and Crass meets Angelo Badalamenti and Prefab Sprout. Violens' songs conjure descriptions of nightmares, the passing of time, speculations on spiritual messages, and accounts of psychedelic hallucinations. Even their most frenetic guitar work and aggressive rhythms are draped in a gauze of reverberant, [ read more ]
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