FANG presents...
Artist.......: Viva Non
Album........: Pure
Label........: Sundowning Sound Recordings
Genre........: Synthpop
Catnr........: Lightfoot009
Source.......: CD (LP)
Rip.date.....: 2016-12-18
Str.date.....: 2016-04-16
Quality......: 238kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo
Url..........: http://sundowningsoundrecordings.bandcamp.com
track title time
1. NOTHING 3:37
2. DFA 4:34
3. YOUTH 4:04
4. ARBOR 5:25
5. FREE 2:19
6. INTERNALLY 4:52
7. CENTRE 4:03
8. STATIC 4:35
9. NON 2:00
Runtime 35:29
Size 61.04
Release Notes:
Pure is the debut record from James Hofer as Viva Non and is filled with
romantic, synth-heavy pop music. This is a modern sounding album, but it grabs
its influences from 80's new wave/new romantic acts like New Order, Morrisey and
OMD. Analogue synthesizers, drum programming and the dynamic voice of producer
James Hofer are the simple elements that make up the entirety of the album.
Hofer has his musical roots in hardcore punk (playing guitar in Burn Your World,
vocals in Extract). In 2013, he started playing with synthesizers and released
ethereal post-punk music under the moniker The Will To Power. Through gaining
experience in production and changing musical styles, The Will To Power
eventually evolved into his current project Viva Non and it's been a rewarding
creative process for Hofer.
"I'm proud of the record in its entirety," said Hofer. "I've been playing music
in different bands for a long time and I've always just released demos and
shorter EPs. Working on a full length is different. It has to be cohesive, but
variant enough to remain interesting throughout. I accomplished my
musical/aesthetic vision for this album and it feels great!"
The lead single from Viva Non's debut album Pure is the edgy track 'DFA'. The
idea for the song comes from Hofer's strong love of art that has an
edge/attitude to it: "Even if it's a pop song, I very much appreciate an
intentionally provocative element. This idea plays out so well in the work of
certain fashion designers. A piece of clothing can be simultaneously beautiful
and edgy, I love that. 'DFA' stands for 'Dark Fashion/Art'. It is essentially a
love song for this concept." Viva Non is currently finishing up the video for
'DFA' which is expected to have its premiere in early April.
Enjoy!
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