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Artist:beloved elk

Genres:
  • Indie
  • Rock
Melbourne, VIC

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Track: The Light of Dead Stars by beloved elk
Track: The Light of Dead StarsGenres:
  • Punk
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    Track: beehive by beloved elk
    Track: beehiveGenres:
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      Reforming as a two woman force in 2013, the pair released their stripped back sophomore EP "Peace Offering", amidst a rapid 40 shows in the first 9 months out on their own. Using this period to breed a brazen live show reminiscent of Dresden Dolls - yet filled out by giant post-rock instrumentals - drummer Tina Nguyen adopted a synth with her left hand while singer/guitarist Amy Wright became proficient with live looping and delay manipulations - surprising punters from beer gardens expecting to see a stage full of musicians. Obsessed with dynamics, subtlety and candid storytelling, the band’s sound is sometimes likened to Warpaint or Explosions in the Sky, but with a wild improvised approach to live shows that can only be seen by a 2 piece act who have been through so much together. Amy and Tina seamlessly feed off and into each other’s musical space with dramatic cuts of unplanned silence, screams and banter with each other. Having recorded and mixed their follow up EP "Close" at ...

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      Amy
      Tina
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