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Released: Jan 1, 2007

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TheRevolutionWillBMerchandised
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Lovely in Akron
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Twill Always Be Last Sunday
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CAMP NEWTON
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General Info

Genre: Americana / Pop / Psychedelic
Location Pittsburgh, Un
Profile Views: 215265
Last Login: 3/29/2013
Member Since 2/12/2007
Website http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vdGhldmFuYWxsZW5iZWx0LmJhbmRjYW1wLmNvbQ==
Record Label Self-released
Type of Label Unsigned
Bio
FOR BOOKING/BUSINESS PROPOSITIONS/A GOOD TIME email us: thevabelt@gmail.com The up and up on the newest, latest and freshest hip music. A 4 piece currently residing in Pittsburgh, the "Green City". Evolving into synth-driven live instrumentation confined by an eccentric array of veiled sampling. Each performance is a wistful engagement with current, and ironically, controversial subject matters. Experienced purveyors of fragment sentences... FOR BOOKING/BUSINESS PROPOSITIONS/A GOOD TIME email us: thevabelt@gmail.com
Members
Tamar Kamin -vocals, Tom Altes -bass/guitar, Ben Ferris -keyboard/guitar, Scott Taylor -drums/turntables/processing/sound engineer
Influences
poverty, drugs, war, sex, hopelessness, forgetfulness, irony, decisions, temperature, fear of death, disappointment, technology, evolution, information, energy, lethargy, dance, moms, cool foods, destitution, articulation, institutions, rules of regulation, harassment policy, drapery, turn-styles, vinyl, aural pleasures, life, bureaucracy, idiocy, wanton disregard for the respect of fellow human beings, independent films, the least popular things that popular people have made, perfection, magnanimity, ostracism, hidden treasures, making everything better in a constant linear pursuit, modesty, draconian measures, peace love and understanding
Sounds Like
"This music ventures from the edge of 60's psyche band territory (although they sound nothing like them, think Jefferson Airplane at their most playful), through soundtracks that defined 'hip' (think Bacharach meets Schifrin meets Barry), and on to the pure pop of luminaries like The Beach Boys, The Association, and the Mamas and Papas. Put all of those together (yes, I know, it is unfeasible, but…), add some of today's technology, a great (I mean GREAT) pop sensibility, and you get an album like this: impossible to categorize, luscious to listen to." -Leicester Bangs "They are a band who are still in a rather wonderful world of their own and their power to subvert popular music genres shows no signs of running out." -Leonard's Lair "By sampling TripHop-stylee those most hoary and Establishment P. Spector and B. Bacharach sounds of the sixties and seventies, then re-triggering those suckers back into the ether re-jigged and re-written from the post-Dubya perspective of No Future, the Van Allen Belt sugars, nay, saccharines its bitter cultural pill AND has us finger-popping simultaneously. Non-stop orchestral wipe-out? Yes please! Doris Day rides the sybian? U-Betcha!" Julian Cope, Head Heritage "As a listening experience, The Van Allen Belt will keep you constantly off balance. Each song seems to establish its own rules, then break them, then establish some more with such confidence you would think you were listening to Muse." -David Harry, Americana-UK ""Lovely in Akron," off the group's 2010 full-length release Superpowerfragilis, is anything but simple. The track easily encapsulates influences from forty years of pop music, evoking anything from the Euro indie-pop bombast of Jens Lekman to the symphonic swells of The Ronnettes, and doing it multiple times in less than three minutes. The linchpin of the entire operation remains Kamin's voice, a sultry expansion of Zooey Dechanel's detached song: insouciant but playful, opulent yet controlled." -Speed of Sound "Not only do they somehow manage to recreate what was prevalent when studio's and big name producers actually affected how a hit record sounded but they also come fitted with a conscience unbowed by conventional thinking (see 'Slanted To The Left'). The result is a refreshing epic and as much as it sometimes sounds retro I can't escape the feeling that the Van Allen Belt are somehow going to form the crux of the future." -MP3 Hugger "The Van Allen Belt may be a somewhat advanced and strange listen in the beginning, but those folks truly focused in discovering the darker image of America will no doubt be interested in using VAB as a means of guidance. Every lyric, name, and idea is carefully thought out and holds a deeper meaning only discovered by critical thinking. If education is the means to providing change during our current (and constant) pre-planned economic instability, then consider Van Allen Belt just another adviser." -The Indie Peddler "Με τις, χαρακτηριστικές- σήμα κατατεθέν, επικές ενορχηστρώσεις ,να υπονοοούν ακόμα περισσότερα απ'αυτά που εννοοούν, την επιβλητική και συναισθηματική ερμηνεία της TAMARA KAMIN και εξαιρετικούς όπως πάντα στίχους, το '' Superpowerfragilis '' είναι άλλη μια ολοκληρωμένη κατάθεση από νοήμονες, ρεαλιστές ,ανήσυχους και κυρίως πραγματικά ανεξάρτητους καλλιτέχνες .Αποτελεί τη φυσική και άξια εξέλιξη του '' Meal Ticket To Purgatory '' ,με καθαρότερη παραγωγή και όμορφα τραγούδια. It's a pop album to be widely known, at all costs .. Είναι ένας ποπ δίσκος που πρέπει να γίνει ευρέως γνωστός, πάση θυσία.. " -The House of the Weird " E' un fatto, andando avanti, da un brano all'altro si sente il bisogno di affermare qualcosa: Qui c'è del genio ricercato, creativo e sensato, c'è il talento della vocalist disciolto in quella oscillazione tra pazzi come Zappa o Ezrin. The skill decidedly sophisticated and refined the arrangements and urges us to put a pair of headphones to be fully appreciated, experience that left almost breathless. Lo skill decisamente sofisticato e raffinato degli arrangiamenti, spinge a infilare un paio di cuffie al fine di essere completamente apprezzato, esperienza che lascia quasi senza fiato. " -Icynoise "There are numerous moments of sweep crafted chamber pop, and the innovative and crafted arrangements mean that there's never a dull moment. Unexpected moments and unusual flourishes abound, and stylistic experimentation is something they're clearly not afraid of ('Camp Newton' almost defies genre-based description, but Psychedelic Post-Rock Pop might give you an idea)" -Christopher Nosnibor, Whisperin and Hollerin "This really is an album for multiple listens." Song By Toad, on Meal Ticket To Purgatory "In all, The Van Allen Belt is a pleasant, freak-out surprise on the local scene, and Meal Ticket to Purgatory assembles many, many tasty moments." -Aaron Jentzen, Pittsburgh City Paper

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We are the Van Allen Belt and we stand for the advancement of human civilization. You can try to stop us, but you will fail.

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FOR BOOKING/BUSINESS PROPOSITIONS/A GOOD TIME email us @ thevabelt@gmail.com.com

Member Since:

February 12, 2007

Members:

Tamar Kamin - vocals, Tom Altes - bass / guitar, Ben Ferris - keyboard / guitar Scott Taylor - drums / turntables / processing

Influences:

poverty, drugs, war, sex, hopelessness, forgetfulness, irony, decisions, temperature, fear of death, disappointment, technology, evolution, information