//Dalmacio Von Diamond-Vocals, Guitar//
//The Enochian Keys//
Jay Torres: Keys/Percussion
Casey Geisen: Guitar
Moribund Descuzi: Drums
David Garcia: Bass
Ram: Cello/Guitar
Influences
Prince, Scott Walker, Nick Cave, Birthday Party, Fred Neil, Townes Van Zandt, Pulp, Bruce Springsteen, John Jacob Niles, Elliott Smith, The Smiths, Stephen Merrit, Elvis, Lee Hazelwood, Tindersticks, This Mortal Coil, Diamanda Galas, Eyeless in Gaza, Pop Group, Tim Buckley, Leonard Cohen, Koji Kondo, Alex Chilton, Depeche Mode, Sam Cooke, David Ruffin, James Joyce, Georges Bataille, John Berryman, Cummings, and the Cinema!
Sounds Like
Dark chamber Pop orchestras melodrama unrequited fawning folly somber didactic
polemic chimeric over the top tongue in cheek via earnest delivery serioso vibroso
gangster narrative bed time story love letter bedroom window serenade first date
last date one night stand kitchen sink roller rink basement mold attic dust angels wings hell hound hinds devils eyes gods tears arrogance benevolence run of the mill super fantastical extra disappointing solemn parade guilt vindication truths white lies fear anxiety paranoia certain expectation deliverance obstacle aberrant divine flying dutches swimming sharks pastiche modern vintage synasthaesiac mute fluid obdurant emotive machine pendulum tower stone grass leak plug simple Diamond
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Here's what others have to say about Dalmacio von Diamond:
LA Record: Opening the night in downtown was Dalmacio Von Diamond. I pictured this guy walking out of a Dostoevsky novel and heading straight for the stage. I wanted to compare these songs to the Magnetic Fields because of the low melodic voice accompanied with minimal instrumentation, but there was something dark, dangerous and heavy about these tunes and performance. I was almost expecting/hoping Dalmacio VD to cross some line up there… some dangerous line I've never seen crossed before—maybe next time?
LA Buzzbands:
Dalmacio Von Diamond, who's played in such local bands as Holy Curtain and Swft Wngs, recently released his debut, "The Other Side of Darkness," on new imprint Albino Crow.
Far from the noisy stuff usually associated with his familiar Smell scene, Von Diamond's album, recorded with the help of drummer Luis Perez, is literate, dark and … well, makes me introspect the way Nick Cave's music does. Von Diamond calls the work "simple pop songs in the vein of Scott Walker or the Divine Comedy." But they feel anything but simple.
Babble and Beat Music Magazine:
Dalmacio Von Diamond & The Enochian Keys are dishing out very tasty morsels such as 'The Last Song', 'The Black Lodge' and 'Nightmare Loving Arms' - the latter which reminds me of Tiny Tim meets Interpol...
Sean Carnage:
Dalmacio Von Diamond… What to say? This guy was born with rock in his soul. He plays his band (the Enochian Keys) like an instrument, whipping up frenzied blasts of spirit-searing sounds. You’d have to have a hard heart not to love him. The things he sings of are so universal.
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