We listen to and like a lot of different styles of music, all of which (or some of it rather) may end up in Drab Majesty, just changed a lot from its original form. Deb DeMure: Well, I started out Drab Majesty after I really got into fingerpicking. Merch Limited Home; New Releases ... 0 Sold.
I went to school for sculpture. Mona D: I have that book. There’s no commentary or judgment on things like the UFO cults, the statues, or the imagery you’ve come up with?
0 Sold. Too Soon To Tell 7. So, it’s just eyes. Definitely, the theatrics and stage aesthetic was done partly in response to the bland stage performances I had grown bored of. But it’s really hard to calculate that in any band unless you’re totally making pop songs that are pandering to a certain audience.
Visually and aesthetically, my interaction with Drab Majesty is online only. I come from a fine art background. To celebrate the release of Napalm Death’s new album, Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism, we caught up with bassist Shane Embury to find out what five heavy albums changed his life.
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The Greco-Roman statue thing has multiple facets. 0 Days Left. Want to see Drab Majesty in concert? Want to see Drab Majesty in concert?
Krautrock suddenly became far deeper and wider than I had ever imagined. That’s how I ended up with the guitar tone or sound that Drab has today. Wielding a left-handed guitar, Deb employs a unique style of arpeggiated finger picking, producing vast and organic musical textures reminiscent of Vinny Reilly (Durutti Column) with the anthemic power of Sisters of Mercy and Cocteau Twins. Nothing is obscure anymore. Mona D: It’s all on Discogs. With the Internet, it’s so easy to discover new music now. Coming from a folk background, the songs morphed into pop tunes with the new set of instruments.
I don’t think it’s ever been received the right way. i would definitely watch again.
0 Days Left. From its incarnation, Drab Majesty was a solo act; an interplay between guitar and triggered machines. Free shipping on all US orders.
I know a lot of musicians that are really cool people, but to watch them posture on stage is always odd.
They feel like things we’ve heard before but haven’t. These music blogs changed my life. The Golden Age of music blogging was a total revolution in my taste in music.
It always tripped me out as a kid. Deb DeMure: Well, I was into folk songs and folk music structure. Remember, that book and others like it are acts of creating a historical narrative that didn’t exist at the time. There was nothing united under the banner, ‘Krautrock.’ It was a culture that was recovering from a war.
They forged new paths. Hadn't heard any Body of Light until this wasn't hard to get into. I started off writing folk songs. That’s not very compelling. Some of my favorite bands were or are the ones who presented a really unique visual to the audience.
Sales Deal Item. When you see these sculptures up close you can see the reverberations or trace of the artist’s hand. It’s more interesting to offer these signifiers to see how they resonate. Are you working on new material?
It’s moving slow. The Los Angeles-based duo of Deb Demure (aka Andrew Clinco) and Mona D (Alex Nicolaou) have been labeled darkwave, post-punk, dream pop, gothic, and cold wave. I remember discovering the book, A Crack in the Cosmic Egg, in the mid-’90s. Quantity.
There’s a rift when you’re off stage but in garb yet out of character. I don’t want to explain symbolism too much. 0 required to sell before it gets made.
So, I’ve never been a genre loyalist or a scene loyalist, but I’m always drawn to obscurities and strange things, filling in gaps in my knowledge.