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Sounds of Venus 02.24.12

The Berklee-based five piece, Sounds of Venus, took to the stage at the Red Room @ Café 939 on Friday night, and they never looked back. After a few chants of “Sounds of Venus!”, a crowd of mostly students of the craft as well as enthusiasts, locked their eyes and ears on the ensemble the second the band started tuning. The group, anchored by lead singer, Paige Califano, lists an interesting range of influences from Björk to Radiohead, which was certainly evident in their unique sound. Focusing on contrapuntal harmony between Paige and keyboardist/guitarist /trombonist-extraordinaire, Nick Susi, Venus had the most riveting set on the bill.

The band’s emphasis for the evening, was promoting their new single, “Time”, which is the song they chose to begin their hour-long journey.  A song reminiscent of OK Computer-era Radiohead, driven by a textured and minimalist electric piano progression. Following an intro that featured lead guitarist, Logan Coats, the band began a temporally diverse set that had the crowd dancing and reflecting the whole night.

One of the songs that stood out was “Conviction”, which is Sounds of Venus’ most affecting tune as it is a study on the impact of soft dynamics and allowing Califano to display her vocal prowess. Another one of their tracks that had the audience clapping in fives was the groovy, “Go On”. A walking bass line from Mario Borgatta and a danceable beat from Drummer Josh Canevari drove this metric wonder from start to finish.

Sounds of Venus is one of the more affable bands around Boston, and their set was tight. Definitely check this quintet out if you’re in the area.

Submitted by Matt Cronin

Sounds of Venus

Through a blossom of vocal reverb and a tidal wave of guitar delay comes the new single “Time” from Boston’s own Sounds of Venus. The track is a four and a half minute stereo panning soundscape which may as well be plucked from the same sonic dream as Radiohead’s OK Computer. While the group as a whole sounds particularly solid, it is the guitarwork of Logan Coats roaring throughout the song that shines the brightest. Paige Califano provides the rippling lead vocal that gives the song its memorable hooks while the rhythm section of electric piano, bass, and drums provides a drone that haunts your ear long after the sound fades. 
Find the demo of “Time” on their bandcamp and go see the release show this Friday, the 24th, at Cafe 939 with Helicopria and Noize Tank!

nyc-originals: Having attended a music school in the middle of nowhere of Western New York, most of my friends played in bands throughout college. But in the midst of pretentious college indie-rock exists Chromakid. Chromakid’s roots are in Fredonia, NY but the trio of ultra-talented girls now resides in Brooklyn, where they will no doubt take over. Tara describes their transition as such:  “Starting Chromakid in Fredonia was brilliant because it gave us the discipline and space to come together and work on music. It helped to develop a foundation, a relationship, a friendship, musicianship, and the natural and amazing balance between the three of us. There’s just so much inspiration daily, it’s opening up my brain in a beautiful way both musically and artistically, one of the most important things I keep in my mind daily is to not become jaded by the city. There are a lot of musicians who work out of the city that lose their individuality in their music because living here can just wear you down. Most of all it’s made me realize how much I love playing.” Their songs take you into another dimension of existence, an ethereal space with gentle vocal lines that seem utterly genuine. “I had this idea that when I moved here, I would have all these clear-sighted goals musically, but in fact the opposite has happened,” described Suzanne, “I have fallen desperately in love with my art form and it is forcing me to shed any external idea of success in a way that defines for me what truly matters as an artist. Now this is all a reflection of what is going on inside of us. That’s what makes it real and so magical, an idea that the music inside and that the outside world and our experiences just draw it all out” Unlike Suzanne and Tara, Kat doesn’t live permanently in the city, she lived for a while in India and currently floats around between Buffalo, Fredonia and the city for practice. “Since Suzanne and Tara moved there is a level of maturity to the music they bring to the table, which I don’t think could have been attained if they decided to move anywhere else. I’m excited to see what we create in the next few months and where the music takes us.” ————————————————————————————————————- “There is so much sound in the city and it infiltrates into what comes out of me musically. The natural flow of the city goes right into the rhythms and phrases of our songs” Chromakid’s Bandcamp:http://chromakid.bandcamp.com/ Tracy Willis for NYC Originals

nyc-originals:

Having attended a music school in the middle of nowhere of Western New York, most of my friends played in bands throughout college. But in the midst of pretentious college indie-rock exists Chromakid. Chromakid’s roots are in Fredonia, NY but the trio of ultra-talented girls now resides in Brooklyn, where they will no doubt take over. Tara describes their transition as such:  “Starting Chromakid in Fredonia was brilliant because it gave us the discipline and space to come together and work on music. It helped to develop a foundation, a relationship, a friendship, musicianship, and the natural and amazing balance between the three of us. There’s just so much inspiration daily, it’s opening up my brain in a beautiful way both musically and artistically, one of the most important things I keep in my mind daily is to not become jaded by the city. There are a lot of musicians who work out of the city that lose their individuality in their music because living here can just wear you down. Most of all it’s made me realize how much I love playing.” Their songs take you into another dimension of existence, an ethereal space with gentle vocal lines that seem utterly genuine. “I had this idea that when I moved here, I would have all these clear-sighted goals musically, but in fact the opposite has happened,” described Suzanne, “I have fallen desperately in love with my art form and it is forcing me to shed any external idea of success in a way that defines for me what truly matters as an artist. Now this is all a reflection of what is going on inside of us. That’s what makes it real and so magical, an idea that the music inside and that the outside world and our experiences just draw it all out” Unlike Suzanne and Tara, Kat doesn’t live permanently in the city, she lived for a while in India and currently floats around between Buffalo, Fredonia and the city for practice. “Since Suzanne and Tara moved there is a level of maturity to the music they bring to the table, which I don’t think could have been attained if they decided to move anywhere else. I’m excited to see what we create in the next few months and where the music takes us.”

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“There is so much sound in the city and it infiltrates into what comes out of me musically. The natural flow of the city goes right into the rhythms and phrases of our songs”

Chromakid’s Bandcamp:
http://chromakid.bandcamp.com/


Tracy Willis for NYC Originals