: ' .. .:.... . ' ' ______________ : ________ : ' \ / .. .:. .. \ / : : \ /_________ \ / . .. ... .. . : .\ / /___ /\ \ / ______________ ___ _. : \ / / \ / \ \/ / \ \ \ \ \ . ...:..\ / _______/ \/ \ ___/__ / / / / / : /\ / / \ \/ \ / / / . sH! ' / \/ / / / \ / / . ... .:.... .. . :/ _______/ / / / _______/__ ___ __ .\ / / / / / / / / / / / \ / / / / / / / / / / / . . \ /\______/ / / / / \___ / / : \/ ____ \ / / / / / : \ / \ /\____/\ / / : : ________\/ \ / \ / / : ' \ / \/ \ /\ / : . ..:.. . \ / \/ \ / \ / \ / . ' : \/ F A N G \ / : ' ____ \ / . . .. .. .:.. . \ / presents \ / . . \/ \/ : : . ..:.. , : Artist......: Violens : Album.......: True : : Label.......: Slumberland Records .. .:.. . Genre.......: Indie : Catnr.......: SLR169 . ' Source......: CD , ; Rip.date....: 2020-06-16 Str.date....: 2012-05-15 Quality.....: 266kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo . :.. .:. Url.........: http://www.slumberlandrecords.com ' ' , ________ ________ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / # title time \ / \/ \/ 1. Totally True 3:26 2. Der Microarc 2:38 3. When To Let Go 3:08 4. Sariza Spring 3:42 5. Every Melting Degree 4:39 6. Lavender Forces 1:34 7. Unfolding Black Wings 2:38 8. All Night Low 2:33 9. Watch The Streams 2:29 10. Lucent Caries 2:06 11. Through The Window 3:03 12. So Hard To See 5:09 ______ \ / ________ Runtime 37:05 ,\ /... . . .... .... \ / ' Size 74.72 ______ :\/ ', \ / , \ / ' '... ..\ /.. .. .....:. .. .... .. . ..\ /. : Release Notes: \/ , \/ , ' ' ,: iolens' new album, True, finds the Brooklyn three-piece further :, : amplifying their innovative songwriting with a palette of : :' exquisitely crafted sound. The band's music eludes ': ,: classification, expertly blending percussive guitar work and :, : silky harmonies, seeking the silver lining yet to be discovered : :' between the sounds we know and love. With a wash of 90s sonic ': ,: pop drawn from artists like Pale Saints, Cocteau Twins and :, : McCarthy, Violens paint soft watercolor notes across their : :' compositions, adding crucial emotional depth via layered vocal ': ,: harmonies. :, : : :' Violens was formed in 2007 by Jorge Elbrecht (a producer, ': ,: multi-instrumentalist, and founding member of the art company :, : Lansing-Dreiden). Their debut album 'Amoral' was self-recorded, : :' self-produced, and is best understood as digital collage; a ': ,: dark, guitar and synth-pop voyage of melodic and rhythmic :, : collision. : :' ': ,: True shifts course towards a more subtle and desaturated sonic :, : landscape. The album's first single, "Totally True," : :' demonstrates this with its stone-washed, semi-improvised feel, ': ,: celebrating bands like The Chameleons and Martin Newell's :, : Cleaners From Venus. As the writing process for this second : :' album began while traveling together on tour, it also showcases ': ,: Violens as a more collaborative effort. Band members Iddo Arad :, : (backing vocals, synths, guitar) and Myles Matheny (backing : :' vocals bass, guitar) had a much larger influence on the ': ,: songwriting and the album's sonic direction. Framed by Will :, : Berman's distinctive drumming, True shows the band interacting : :' and reflecting in ways both promising and exciting. ': ,: :, : Throughout 2011 Violens kept up a virtual songwriting diary on : :' their website, posting musical sketches as part of a continuous ': ,: dialogue with their fans. In keeping with this practice, Violens :, : will be premiering a song from True each month leading up to the : :' release of their LP. The first offering is "Unfolding Black ': ,: Wings" (the band's aural approximation of a Goya etching), a nod :, : to 'Daydream Nation'-era Sonic Youth and Thinking Fellers Union. : :' While the song's lyrics reflect upon a sort of unimaginable ': ,: winged beast, the music conveys its attack with a :, : forward-marching rhythm as unorthodox guitar tunings provide : :' manic chord changes and blistering single-note melodies. ': ,: :, : Then there's "When To Let Go," a classic mΘlange of guitar pop : :' (not unlike 'Sonic Flower Groove'-era Primal Scream) and 60s ': ,: harmony groups (Zombies, Beach Boys, The Millennium). The song :, : "Watch The Streams" features 60s ghost organs and a Brill : :' Building pop beat that coalesces with stacked vocal harmonies. ': ,: And then there's "All Night Low," a driving, fast-paced song :, : with acid-drenched squalls of buzzing guitar and discord. : :' ': ,: Violens condemns the very age we live in by singing it û :, : twisting and mutating it û mutilating it, wearing its skin. : :' Their music is forged of the third eye and of the fourth ': ,: dimension, part architecture and part air, yet they are wholly :, : rock: chiseled digital marble. There is real tangibility here: : :' this is a group whose members are working together towards a ': ,: common musical goal. More than 'merely' being a series of :, : ethereal ideas and great guitar sounds, on True, Violens ties : :' everything together with creative arrangements, original ': ,: melodic ideas and passion. :, : : :' ': : ' '.. ..' .. . :........... . . . . ............: . . ______________ ______________ \ / \ / \ / Shout out to all our homies from: \ / \ / \ / \ / iPC BOSS HiT2000 1way UKi i8 RNS \ / \ / RAGEMP3 MANDY DV8 pLAN9 BUTT \ / \ / \ / \/ ____ ____ \/ \ / F A N G \ / \/ 2 0 2 0 \/