The Raveonettes 14.2.2013 @Kino Šiška, Ljubljana
Combining the noisy swells of the Jesus and
Mary Chain with melodic elements of ’50s rock & roll, the Raveonettes
formed in Copenhagen during the early 2000s. Guitarist Sune Rose Wagner had
tried assembling a band for several years, traveling between New York City, Las
Vegas, Hollywood, and an island outside of Seattle in his search for
like-minded musicians. A longtime fan of Bob Dylan, he also prized the songwriting
of Buddy Holly, the harmonies of the Everly Brothers, and the guitar work of
Mark Knopfler, although it was the lovely dissonance of Sonic Youth and the
Jesus and Mary Chain that ultimately motivated Wagner to pursue music
professionally. Alas, his stay in America didn’t exactly pan out, and Wagner
returned to Denmark, where he connected with bassist/vocalist Sharin Foo. A fan
of the Beatles and the Velvet Underground, Foo had also studied qawwali and
Hindustani classical music during a six-month stay abroad. She had also spent
some time performing in Copenhagen’s local venues.
Mary Chain with melodic elements of ’50s rock & roll, the Raveonettes
formed in Copenhagen during the early 2000s. Guitarist Sune Rose Wagner had
tried assembling a band for several years, traveling between New York City, Las
Vegas, Hollywood, and an island outside of Seattle in his search for
like-minded musicians. A longtime fan of Bob Dylan, he also prized the songwriting
of Buddy Holly, the harmonies of the Everly Brothers, and the guitar work of
Mark Knopfler, although it was the lovely dissonance of Sonic Youth and the
Jesus and Mary Chain that ultimately motivated Wagner to pursue music
professionally. Alas, his stay in America didn’t exactly pan out, and Wagner
returned to Denmark, where he connected with bassist/vocalist Sharin Foo. A fan
of the Beatles and the Velvet Underground, Foo had also studied qawwali and
Hindustani classical music during a six-month stay abroad. She had also spent
some time performing in Copenhagen’s local venues.
Once formed, the Raveonettes created a set
of rules that governed the creation of their first album. The project would be
recorded entirely in B-flat minor, surrounded by only three chords, and each
song had to be less than three minutes long. Ride cymbals were not allowed,
either. What resulted from those unconventional specifications was a fuzzy,
dark, cinematic set of songs entitled Whip It On, which fused classic garage
rumblings with frenzied electronic bits. Whip It On was released in Europe in
summer 2002 courtesy of Crunchy Frog; one month later, the Raveonettes waltzed
into N.Y.C.’s CBGB for an American introduction. Producer Richard Gottehrer
(Blondie, Joan Armatrading, the Go-Go’s) caught the performance and enlisted as
the producer for the group’s next album. A deal with Columbia Records followed
before the year’s end, positioning the Raveonettes as Copenhagen’s most
promising export.
of rules that governed the creation of their first album. The project would be
recorded entirely in B-flat minor, surrounded by only three chords, and each
song had to be less than three minutes long. Ride cymbals were not allowed,
either. What resulted from those unconventional specifications was a fuzzy,
dark, cinematic set of songs entitled Whip It On, which fused classic garage
rumblings with frenzied electronic bits. Whip It On was released in Europe in
summer 2002 courtesy of Crunchy Frog; one month later, the Raveonettes waltzed
into N.Y.C.’s CBGB for an American introduction. Producer Richard Gottehrer
(Blondie, Joan Armatrading, the Go-Go’s) caught the performance and enlisted as
the producer for the group’s next album. A deal with Columbia Records followed
before the year’s end, positioning the Raveonettes as Copenhagen’s most
promising export.
The Chain Gang of Love appeared in September
2003. The first single from the album, “That Great Love Sound,”
became a minor hit, due in part to a creepy video featuring Foo and Wagner
dreaming up ways to kill each other. Sessions for their next album began in
late 2004, and Wagner cast aside all songwriting and recording rules (as well
as guitar distortion) in favor of classic songcraft and lots of rich, lush
reverb. The resulting album, 2005’s Pretty in Black, featured guest spots from
Suicide’s Martin Rev, Ronnie Spector, and the Velvet Underground’s Moe Tucker.
In early 2008, the band returned to a minimalist sound with Lust Lust Lust,
followed one year later by In and Out of Control. The band’s fifth studio
album, Raven in the Grave, featured the single “Forget That You’re Young”
and was released in April of 2011. The following year, the band rang in their
10th anniversary together with the release of their sixth album, Observator. ~
MacKenzie Wilson, Rovi (http://www.billboard.com)
2003. The first single from the album, “That Great Love Sound,”
became a minor hit, due in part to a creepy video featuring Foo and Wagner
dreaming up ways to kill each other. Sessions for their next album began in
late 2004, and Wagner cast aside all songwriting and recording rules (as well
as guitar distortion) in favor of classic songcraft and lots of rich, lush
reverb. The resulting album, 2005’s Pretty in Black, featured guest spots from
Suicide’s Martin Rev, Ronnie Spector, and the Velvet Underground’s Moe Tucker.
In early 2008, the band returned to a minimalist sound with Lust Lust Lust,
followed one year later by In and Out of Control. The band’s fifth studio
album, Raven in the Grave, featured the single “Forget That You’re Young”
and was released in April of 2011. The following year, the band rang in their
10th anniversary together with the release of their sixth album, Observator. ~
MacKenzie Wilson, Rovi (http://www.billboard.com)
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