Formed in Los Angeles in 2002, originally under the name The Duration.
Severe Severe consists of Nico Jordan (guitar, synth, loops, voice & percussion) & Mike Capritta (bass, synth).
Influenced by a wide range of artists including Sonic Youth, Big Black, Wire, Savage Republic and Joy Division, Severe Severe employs rhythms that sometimes require acclimation by the listener, but they reward the effort with a surprising consistency and quality over the length of a song.
In 2005 their song “The Southern Barrier” was featured on Makeshift Music compilation 4 along with a diverse array of other Memphis based artists.
Severe Severe’s first album “Beyond the Pink ” was released in 2008. Among the songs to be featured on their new record, “Awakening Fire” displays some of the characteristic traits of their sound - tight, driving drumming, relentless movement in the guitar and bass punctuated by short bursts of emotional/electrical release, and the kind of economy of sound and wiry presentation that has its roots in the better post-punk bands of the early 80s.
"Beyond The Pink" (CD)
Beyond The Pink is available on CD. It can be purchased through the Paypal BUY NOW link above or by sending a money order for $12.00 (postage paid) to:
Severe Severe
PO Box 38125
Albany, NY 12203
You can download the album off our myspace page through Snocap for cheap, if you like that sort of thing. Also available on Itunes.
If you're a local you can purchase it at Last Vestige music shop, located at 173 Quail St. in Albany.
