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* Shoegaze * Indie * Post-rock * Grunge * Dream Pop * Ambient * Ethereal *
Artist..: Venera 4
Album...: Eid⌠lon
GENRE....: Indie
STYLE....: Shoegaze, Indie Rock
LABEL....: Requiem Pour Un Twister SCENE.....: 2015-11-30
BITRATE..: 259 kbps avg STORE.....: 2015-00-00
ENCODER..: LAME 3.98.4 -V0 TRACKS....: 10
SIZE.....: 96.15MB SOURCE....: CD
URL..: http://www.facebook.com/venera4band
- TRACKLIST
1 Pygmalion 3:36
2 Red Blooms 4:37
3 Black Paws 5:33
4 Eid⌠lon 4:44
5 3 Studies For A Portrait 4:08
6 Aimer Ann 4:02
7 Orange 5:01
8 Some Girls 3:14
9 Colored Fields 3:20
10 Metal Shells 14:11
Total Playtime: 52:26
In the dark, all color melt together. In daylight, they are a divine
radiance.
Venera 4 is a french multifaceted quartet. Their universe combines several
sounds between female voices and shrill guitars; sensuality and strength.
Two boys, two girls, meeting in noisy pop songs with a delicate sense of
color... and darkness
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Venera 4's debut album "Eid⌠lon" is out thanks to Requiem Pour Un Twister!
The Paris-based shoegazers are Morgane (on lead vocals/guitar),
Annabelle (singer/guitarist), Yann (guitarist and backing vocalist), with
Frederic on bass. The four piece formed in 2012 and haven't rush released a
long player. Instead, we've enjoyed a slow progression from their debut
single "Seabed Terror", to their much praised "Deaf Hearts" EP in 2013.
They've resisted the urge to include any of these foundational singles on the
album, so "Eid⌠lon" is an entirely new beast.
"Pygmalion"' opens proceedings, (a head nod to SlowdiveÆs 1995 album of the
same name). But unlike Slowdive's diversion to a more ambient sound for
"Pygmalion", Venera 4 do the opposite, it's a full tilt shoegaze overture
with all the trimmings! It leads into "Red Blooms", which could've been a
lead single in its own right (with its danceable groove and sugary vocals), a
modern take on the Cocteau Twins.
The actual lead single "Black Paws"' follows, which is equally groovy (for
lack of a better word). The syncopated back beat gives the shoegazey guitars
a poppy sway that's infectious. This, combined with Venera 4's vocal delivery
is what makes them stand out from the rest. Of course, it's beneficial having
everybody in the band able to sing (except for Frederic), sorry Fred! Point
is, the shared boy/girl vocals have long been an important ingredient for
noise pop acts and Venera 4 excel at this.
It's refreshing to hear the French language vocals come out on the title
track "'Eid⌠lon"'. It doesn't feel out of place and contrasts the stormy
atmosphere. The latter half of the album is a more textural, cinematic
listening experience. And while the catchiness of it's opening is loads of
fun, I love the quieter moments like "3 Studies For A Portrait" and "Colored
Fields". ItÆs difficult to find fault with this record, it's a big
achievement and one of the strongest shoegaze records of 2015 so far. Venera
4 make noise that's so damn classy - it's Gucci-gaze!
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P.S.
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*** For Knowing Where The Music Is At ***
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