Peter Vinella - guitar, keyboards, musical composition, recording production.
David 'Shadow' Velasquez - vocals, guitar, keyboards, lyricist
Bill Zelinski - Drums, percussions
Tim Hesla - Bass, saxophone.
The band extended...our roadies, sound engineers, management and still close friends...Jim Lively, Jimmy Moffat, Michael Iles, Matt Wallace and Kim Nguyen.
OUR ALLIES (bands we frequently teamed up with for shows);
Stan Fairbanks (MY SIN) Pray For Rain, Fade To Black,
Until December, Carmaig Deforrest, DD Downer and the Science Project, Food and Shelter.
Influences
As best as I can recall ...Joy Division, PIL, Killing Joke, the Doors, Brian Eno, Roxy Music, Medium Medium, Grateful Dead, Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft, WIRE, Bill Laswell, NEU!, Echo and the Bunnymen, Simple Minds, Orchestral Manoevres Inthe Dark, the Stranglers, Kraftwerk, Sisters of Mercy, Danse Society, Positive Noise, the Pop Group.
The band came together in 1981 in Berkeley, California as the brainchild of Peter Vinella; -who had just finished a brief stint as bassist for Public Image Ltd.
Tim Hesla joined in as bassist and whenever circumstances required, saxophonist.
And me, Dave 'Slave' Velasquez, a local from the Berkeley punk scene came in looking for a challenge and a change of pace...joined as vocalist.
Later on, Tim would leave and go on to trade his bass for a saxophone making a name for himself with his band Tim Hesla's Converse Allstars.
Bill Zelinski, who had played with many famous jazz and blues muscians then joined us as percussionist... thusly allowing our poor overworked Roland 1108 drum machine to retire.
In the six years that we played together we released two singles (the first being pressed by a french label Rouen Records) and one album called ' the Hope'. We toured quite a bit in California, often playing in the Los Angeles area at venues like the Lhasa Club, the Anti-Club -and becoming a favorite for such underground clubs such as 'the Theoretical Club'.
We did our best to provide our fans with music to make them dance and make them think. I think we succeeded to some extent. And I'm really proud to have been part of that effort.
- David Velasquez
AHAHAHAHHHAHA!!!!! INCREDIBLE!! THANKS ....IS REALLY AN HONOUR FOR ME!! HOW STATE?? THE SONG "TALK" SHOVES HAS THE BRAIN!! IN MOMENTS OF SUCH ABSOLUTE SADNESS,GO TO DEPRESSION!!AHAHAHAHA I LIKE THE SOLITUDE::: THANKS AGAIN THE COMMENTARY OF "MY MUSIC" GREETINGS AND RESPECT FROM ITALY!!
Hi Necropolis Of Love! Thanks for the friendship. We have a show coming up in Raleigh, NC May 30th. Check the event link below for details. Hope to see you there! Click Here To View Event <>>> <>>>
... TONIGHT THEN MY FRIENDS, WE FINISH WITH A THUNDER CLAP,
REPEATED ON THE AUDIENCE, IN THE FORM OF HANDS AND SEQUENCE,
YET CONSCIOUS STILL!
YULE WAS ULTIMA THULE, BUT SOLSTICE IS COLD AND TURKEY POULTRICE.
TO THE FEW OF US WHO GIVE A FLYING KARATE KICK STILL..... A GLASS TO LOVE, EMPTIED CHESTS FOR BLOOD RED SLEEVES, AND WORN EDGES, FRAYED, BUT NOT TAILOR MADE ...
Hey Dave, How are you? Thanks for the nice picture/comment. I am in Chico right now visiting-the family says to say hello. Hope all is well and talk to you soon...Gab
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