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♥ The LVRS ♥
Ambient / Experimental / Religious
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[Recording NEW Album!!]
Silverlake, California
United States
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| ♥ The LVRS ♥: General Info
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| Member Since | 7/31/2004 | | Band Website | You're lookin' at it! | | Band Members |
:SPOKEN WORD STYLINGS:
[Tairrie ♥B♥ Murphy]
Author, Narrator,
Alter Ego & Wordslinger
:ATMOSPHERIC ARRANGEMENTS:
[Mick Murphy]
Musical Soundscapes
&
Background Noises
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:ALBUM REVIEWS:
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This dazzling
spoken-word album
is a side project for
two of the members
of LA rockers My Ruin,
with the singer in
Tairrie B doing the talking
and musician Mick Murphy
providing the background noise
Tairrie also rants
something chronic about
the money-obsessed
workings of the
music industry.
Her monologues
have the power to
potentially brainwash,
and the content that plagues
some of the tracks will be
the stuff of some people's
worst nightmares. Surely
'Death Has Become Her'
will go down a storm
with My Ruin fans.
Just because Tairrie is
talking rather than singing
doesn't in any way
diminish the power
of her entrancing voice.
When she opens her mouth,
it's impossible not to listen,
and some of the things
that she comes out with
can be regarded
as sheer poetry,
with the murderously moody
'The First Time' and
'The Romance Is Dead'
('I don't trust you
but I enjoy the way you lie')
Tairrie's honesty is irresistible,
and the idea to pursue
this project has certainly
been worth the effort,
as I hope you'll agree.
[THIS IS ULL]
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So when was the last time
you really, properly,
listened to an album?
When it wasn't the background
noise and you gave
every word your
undivided attention?
The LVRS, better known as
My Ruin's Mick Murphy
and Tairrie B are a band
who demand that sort of
attention from their listener,
not to mention the strength
of mind, and stomach,
to handle some dark
places and personal demons.
The LVRS challenging,
often uncomfortable,
spoken word is an
aquired taste,
but for those who don't
want what they put on
their stereo to challenge
them there's James Blunt.
For those still willing to
invest some emotion,
thought, and a whole
lot of love,
in their music
there are rich rewards
to be reaped by working
through the many
intricate layers to this record.
As much an anthology
of scary tales,
ghosts stories
(Caspar-style and some
more personal spectres
of the past)
and the odd dark romance
as it is an album
'Death Has Become Her'
invites you to turn the
lights low and hang on
every word.
Frighteningly good stuff.
[BUBBLEGUM SLUT]
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With sweet
and malicious intent,
Tairrie B alongside
partner Mick Murphy,
have created an
enchanting, dream weaving
soundscape, akin to Alice,
musing in her Wonderland.
The duo go
where many others
fear to tread
and interject a slight
lunacy within their work,
making them artists in the
true sense of the word.
Especially prevalent in
"Violently Sexy", vocal purrs
and Deep South Blues riffs
contrast with organic,
diegetic sounds that disturb
and provoke the listener.
A definite must for all
My Ruin fans,
the CD inlay and packaging
is a visual treat.
Overall, a complete change
in direction but a very
successful and inspired attempt.
[ROCK MIDGETS]
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“Not for the faint of heart.
Warm hands. Cold Blood.
Where do I start?”
Equal parts
Masterpiece Theatre
and Silence of the Lambs,
the macabre new record
by The LVRS is like a
grisly accident you can’t
tear your eyes from.
Adhering to the
mission statement that
"Sometimes a whisper is
more frightening
than a scream",
Tairrie's voice rarely rises
above the magnetic purr
she utilizes so well.
She doesn't need to be more
forceful however, because
from the first moment of
'Deep In A Mood'
your ears are stapled
to the speakers
hanging onto every
fascinating syllable.
Tairrie's words are
frame worked by the
atmospheric instrumentation
of her significant other,
Mick Murphy.
'Death Has Become Her'
is not for the casual listener.
[BELLA ONLINE]
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Real life LVRS
Tairrie B and Mick Murphy
have created something
truly unique and so
personal that they may
as well of cut out their hearts
and packaged them up
in a box sealed with a
pretty red ribbon.
'Death Has Become Her'
is a harrowing album,
which comprises of
emotionally scorned
and private non - fiction
that requires you to
truly listen and soak up
what's being told
and shared with you.
If you're expecting a My Ruin album
- you wont find it here -
instead you will find eerie
intense musical backgrounds
created by the talented
Mick Murphy and
accompanied by the husky
yet deadly serious
and masochistic voice
of Miss B.
This album is a
conglomeration of tracks
from 2 previous
self released
cd's from The LVRS
back catalogue
' The Murder of
Miss Hollywood'
and 'Lola Burns'
-which were until now
only sold via the band
themselves on merch stalls
and through their website.
A record like this is a gem,
and one that requires
absolute attention,
preferably whilst alone
or with your lover
as you sip on wine
and let real life emotion
pour into you from
the depths of a distant
relationship comprising
of Love,Violence,
Religion and Sex.
The LVRS
are the past, present
and fascinating future
you need to be a apart of this.
[DEVOLUTION MAGAZINE]
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Tairrie B & Mick Murphy
are used to creating
dark symphonies
in band My Ruin
but as The LVRS
they sculpt their own
brand of wickedness
using the brutality of
Tairrie's words
and Micks music alone.
'Deep In A Mood'
sounds like the opposite
of a self help tape;
instead of relaxing words
and soothing music,
looming synth sounds
hypnotise you to
create a state in
which Tairrie's calm
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