“One of the best kept secrets in alternative music today” Elegy magazine, France. European dark-wave, new age band Deleyaman comes to the Southland for a series of intimate concerts across LA County.
Based in France, the four members of Deleyaman are of American-Armenian, French-Armenian, French and Swedish descent and use lyrics and instruments from their respective countries. Their songs are melodic and soulful, every note and word packed with deep emotion. Their sound has been described as a dark, harmonious and sacred vibe that combines smooth, choral-influenced vocals with the mourning sounds of the Armenian duduk.
The band will be on tour playing in intimate venues across Los Angeles starting Friday, April 20 Рwith opening act Finnish Singer, Songwriter Irina Bj̦rklund and a post-concert reception hosted by the Consulate General of Finland and Consul General Kirsti Westphalen at Santa Monica Playhouse, and concluding there on Friday, May 11, 2012 with a post concert reception with the artists.
“As rare as the music once shaped in the hands of Dead Can Dance and Cocteau Twins.†Logo Magazine. Deleyaman is comprised of Aret (Aret Madilian), Liz (Elizabeth Deage), Jirair M (Gerard Madilian), and Mia (Mia Bjorlingsson). The band was formed in a rural coastal village of Normandie, in 2000 by Aret Madilian, the Istanbul born American-Armenian singer and multi-instrumentalist. The tour is also a homecoming for Aret, as he is originally from the South Bay, where he was part of the teen band “Vogue†aka “Wog†– winner of the 1985 KROQ Battle of the Bands.
Irina Björklund is a Finnish Actress, Singer, Songwriter, and Musical Saw Player (http://sonicbids.com/irinabjorklundpeterfox). Björklund and her composer partner Peter Fox will play a short set of soothing, make-a-better-world material from their latest release, the all French language album Chanson D’Automne that made the official charts in Finland for six weeks. They will present a stripped down version of their usual six-or seven-man band as a trio with accomplished LA musician/producer Steve McCormick.
Additional Concert Dates and Venues: Sat. April 21 at 8pm, Two Roads Theatre, Opening Set: Irina Björklund, Peter Fox, Steve McCormick, Studio City; Fri., April 27 at 8:30pm, Sat. April 28 at 8:00pm, and Sun. April 29 at 7:00pm, Luna Playhouse, Glendale; Thurs. May 3 at 8pm, Atwater Crossing, Los Angeles.
To hear Deleyaman’s latest album, full tracks in streaming, visit http://deleyaman.bandcamp.com/album/fourth-part-two or You Tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cFVP_eCns6k
Official Band site – http://www.deleyaman.com
Santa Monica Playhouse, The Other Space
1211 4th Street Santa Monica, CA 90401 / 310-394-9779 x1
http://SantaMonicaPlayhouse.com
Tickets: $25 online at www.ItsMySeat.com/Deleyaman
