Bella Lune

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Bio (last updated June 2010):

2006-2008:

The core of Bella Lune is Fuchsia and Kal3id, who met in October of 2005. They wrote, produced, and released their debut album 'Abstracted Visions' digitally by October 31, 2007. The CD was released in print March 31, 2008, and can be found on cdbaby.com and amazon.com. After the release of their debut album, they recruited Hurley to play live synth. The first live lineup of Bella Lune shared the stage with Ayria, The Cruxshadows, I:Scintilla, Lycia, Audra, The Captives, The Strand, Reliquary, Acidica, Hotel Hotel, Brian Botkiller, and Vertigo Venus. They were booked to open for 'Shiny Toy Guns' in Scottsdale, AZ, but plans unfortunately fell through at the last minute. In the summer of 2008, Fuchsia had a photo shoot with Fender Guitars. By November of 2008, the band had released their first music video for the song 'Neverwhere', which was filmed by Light Pulse Studios, and can be seen on bellalune.net.

2009:

In early 2009, Bella Lune recruited a drummer, R. Duke, for their live show. They were the first band to open Tranzylvania, Phoenix's largest goth club, on Friday the 13th of February. In April of 2009, Bella Lune released their second music video for the song 'Transmissions', which was also filmed and produced by Light Pulse Studios. They debuted the new video in front of a live audience on Friday, April 10th, 2009, with Voltaire and The Spider Hole on Voltaire's 'The Bottom Of The Sea' tour. They also shared the stage with My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult on May 1st at The Sets in Tempe, AZ and Julien-K (ex-Orgy) on May 11th at Martini Ranch in Scottsdale, AZ. They opened for Peter Murphy at the Marquee Theatre on June 14th with a new violinist, Teresa (Esteban's daughter), and backup drummer JJ. They premiered their third music video for the song "Blissful Escape" in front of a live audience on October 3rd, alongside Stripmall Architecture (formerly Halou) and Unwoman. Bella Lune opened for Bella Morte and Ego Likeness in Scottsdale on November 6th, 2009, and celebrated the release of the Dreamgaze CD, Fuchsia's side project. The band continued to receive press from all over the world, and were even included in the UK book "Music To Die For" by NME Journalist Mick Mercer. The songs of Bella Lune were also included on three compilation CDs in 2009: Lunar Sea by Shinto Records, E Ditoria by Shinto Records, and Zoundbies by Zorch Records. Bella Lune also opened for Nitzer Ebb at the Marquee Theatre on December 16th, and confirmed both a California and Japanese tour for early 2010!

2010:

Bella Lune began 2010 with a bang. Their first show of 2010 was in San Francisco with Stripmall Architecture and Razor Skyline, in spite of Fuchsia's illness and trip to the emergency room the morning of the show. After playing to a sold out crowd in San Francisco, they headed to Hollywood to play at the legendary "Bar Sinister" with The Alacrity. Fuchsia contributed backup vocals to several songs for the forthcoming "The Alacrity" album. After the California tour, Bella Lune headed for Japan!! They played in Niigata, Japan with MuniMuni, 101A, and Emmuree as well as in Tokyo, Japan at Club Midnight Mess. The 9 hour event in Tokyo included Bella Lune, Seileen, Rose Noire, Rankor, DJ Oto, Mistress Maya, DJ Statik, Seiji Minus, Chaos Royale, DJ Sisen, and more. When they returned, they hosted a successful 2 room club night "Noir" at Martini Ranch, which featured Bella Lune, Stripmall Architecture, Unwoman, The Madera Strand, Beezlewood, 4 DJs, vendor booths, live artist, photo booth, etc. They are currently organizing a Childhelp.org charity benefit show for July 24th at Chasers in Scottsdale, to assist abused children in need. The Alacrity, Zinforge, and DJ Dark Mark will be playing along with Bella Lune, and fans can also pose in the infamous Steam Synthetic photo booth. Bella Lune's second album "Synesthesia" is scheduled to be released in the Fall of 2010, and will feature 14 tracks. They are also working on a DVD and remix CD, which should be released shortly after their second album on Aetheria Music. To be continued...

Press:

"Imagine if Cranes and The Cure met in a dark alley... 'Abstracted Visions' will appeal to fans of both bands as well as Cocteau Twins and Curve." -- Auralgasms.com

"On their debut album, Bella Lune draws influences from many of darkwave and coldwave's luminaries delivering a record that will appeal to fans of Collide, and Switchblade Symphony. The final product 'Abstracted Visions' is a fusion of modern trip-hop electro and post-shoegaze sensibility, interlacing slinky vocals and catchy synth lines, resulting in an engrossing listen that simulates the feeling of flowing through water." -- Musicfolio.com

"Traversing the musical spectrum from somber dark wave to catchy pop through more trip-hop moments and other melancholic songs, this project offers a chilling mixture of emotional female vocals full of contrasts and passion." -- Side-Line.com

"Soul-stirring sound in a glamorous fantasy world. "Abstracted Visions" is a combination of Dream-Pop/Trip-Hop/Shoegaze/Darkwave/Electro-Goth. Miss Fuchsia has the voice of an angel over the top of beautiful, crystalline, delicate, enchanting, musical brilliance... A fantastic way to build sound. "Abstracted Visions" is my favorite new album of 2008. Fans of Switchblade Symphony, Collide, The Birthday Massacre, and Hungry Lucy will enjoy this masterpiece. " -- Bloodline 242 Dark Music Blog (Translated from Japanese by Google/Approved by Author)

"‘Abstracted Visions’ is an album with atmospherically dense compositions sure to please the ears of fans from THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE and their likes, but also people who like minimalist Cold Wave arrangements with a good pinch of ambience and want to drift into the past for a while might want to risk an ear on this well crafted debut." -- ReflectionsOfDarkness.com

Immediately after beginning to listen to "Abstracted Visions", one may end up comparing Bella Lune with Switchblade Symphony. Not only is there a striking similarity between Fuchsia's vocals and Switchblade Symphony's Tina Root but, in both bands, the vocal element is the main driving force for the songs, with the instrumental part playing a decidedly secondary role. However, Bella Lune's instrumental arrangements are more complex and layered in a suitably subtle manner, reinforcing the dreamlike quality of the songs and of the quasi-surreal lyrical content. Agreeable listening for a lazy (but quirky) afternoon or late evening if cute and non-pretentious goth-tinted pop is the listener's cup of tea. ConnexionBizarre.net

"When I listen to "Abstracted Visions" I hear flashes of my some of my favourite bands of all-time on gorgeous pop songs like 'Out Of Control', 'Transmissions', Neverwhere', 'Underwater', and 'Blissful Escape'. Fuchsia and Kal3id manage to replicate, in their own unique way the beauty and lushness of bands like Cocteau Twins, Clan Of Xymox, Depeche Mode, and O.M.D., just to name a few. Beautiful layers of guitars, hooky keyboard lines, propelled by bass synth and drum machine really lay the right backdrop for Fuchsia's angelic vocal delivery. Finding music of this caliber and a stage show to match in Phoenix, Arizona is really a thing of beauty, but that's just what Bella Lune delivers. There is hope yet for another breakout band from Phoenix." -- Eddie Lebario/DJ Manchester

"Discover it with us, that from our angle virtual inspires you to be seduced by the first item in Fuchsia sensual pop-gothic proposed by Bella Lune (yet another confirmation of what Hungry Lucy is stable reference strand in 'dark' coy and dreamy). Americans in Arizona, the beautiful Lune is one of the emerging realities in their home and "Transmissions" is a strong footprint in order to deepen knowledge of sound, 'catchy' and complacent." -- Darkroom Magazine (Translated from Italian by Google)

"Morbidly cute" -- Shinto Records

"Their melodic sense is brilliant" -- Alterati.com



Booking/Info: info@bellalune.net













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Member Since:

March 04, 2007

Members:

Fuchsia - Studio: Song Writer, Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Synth, Drums, Production. Live: Vocals and Guitar

Kal3id - Studio: Song Writer, Guitar, Synth, Drums, Production. Live: Guitar

Hurley - Live: Synth

R. Duke - Live: Drums

Beeka - Live: Violin

Jeremy - Live: Guitar

Influences:

The Cure, Cocteau Twins, Neil Gaiman, Cranes, Hooverphonic, Curve, Hermann Hesse, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Charles Baudelaire, Tori Amos, Bauhaus, Peter Murphy, Love and Rockets, Slowdive, Depeche Mode, Lush, My Bloody Valentine, Collide, New Order, Skinny Puppy, Bel Canto, Bjork, Delerium, Duran Duran, The Birthday Massacre, Madonna, Joy Division, M83, Ulrich Schnauss, Mervyn Peake, Jean Paul Sartre...

Sounds Like:

Dreamy fusion of post-punk/brit pop guitars, synth bass, ambient pads, strings, piano, bells, and angelic voices...

Record Label:

Aetheria Music