Lost Valentinos
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Lost Valentinos are a band from Sydney
, Australia
. They released two EPs under the band name The Valentinos but changed their name in mid 2007 to Lost Valentinos due to the threat of legal action by soul artists from the 1950s, Bobby Womack & The Valentinos
. Lost Valentinos have been described by NME
as "A skittering shitstorm of punk fury, disco beats and psychedelic excursions, the sonic invention of M83
, Can
and My Bloody Valentine melding with the panty-poking fun of Wham!
, The Pixies and The Human League
."
of The Presets
was released in 2005. The EP’S original pressing sold out in its first week of release. Their first single "Man With A Gun" received heavy rotation on Triple J
.
Their second EP, Damn And Damn Again, was produced by Nick Littlemore
of PNAU
and was mastered in New York
by Greg Calbi, who has worked with the likes of Blondie
, Sonic Youth
and The Strokes
.
The band released their third EP Miles From Nowhere in 2007.
They released their debut album “Cities Of Gold
” on the 9th of September, 2009. It was recorded during 2008 and 2009 in Sydney, London and Berlin. The album was produced by Ewan Pearson
, who was worked with bands including Chemical Brothers and The Rapture
. So far, four singles have been released from “Cities Of Gold
” including 'The Bismarck', 'Serio', 'Midnights' and 'Thief'.
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. They released two EPs under the band name The Valentinos but changed their name in mid 2007 to Lost Valentinos due to the threat of legal action by soul artists from the 1950s, Bobby Womack & The Valentinos
Bobby Womack
Robert Dwayne "Bobby" Womack is an American singer-songwriter and musician. An active recording artist since the early 1960s where he started his career as the lead singer of his family musical group The Valentinos and as Sam Cooke's backing guitarist, Womack's career has spanned more than 40...
. Lost Valentinos have been described by NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
as "A skittering shitstorm of punk fury, disco beats and psychedelic excursions, the sonic invention of M83
M83 (band)
M83 is a musical act by French musician Anthony Gonzalez. It is named after a spiral galaxy, Messier 83. The band was founded in 2001 by Gonzalez and former member Nicolas Fromageau in Antibes, France...
, Can
Can (band)
Can was an experimental rock band formed in Cologne, West Germany in 1968. Later labeled as one of the first "krautrock" groups, they transcended mainstream influences and incorporated strong minimalist and world music elements into their often psychedelic music.Can constructed their music largely...
and My Bloody Valentine melding with the panty-poking fun of Wham!
WHAM!
Wham! were a short-lived British musical duo formed by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in the early 1980s. They were briefly known in the United States as Wham! UK due to a naming conflict with an American band....
, The Pixies and The Human League
The Human League
The Human League are an English electronic New Wave band formed in Sheffield in 1977. They achieved popularity after a key change in line-up in the early 1980s and have continued recording and performing with moderate commercial success throughout the 1980s up to the present day.The only constant...
."
History
The band’s eponymous debut EP, The Valentinos, produced by Kim MoyesKim Moyes
Kimberley "Kim" Isaac Moyes or K.I.M. is half of a Sydney-based electronica duo, The Presets with Julian Hamilton. Moyes provides keyboard and drums, as well as production . His involvement with The Presets has resulted in a total of six ARIA Music Awards...
of The Presets
The Presets
The Presets are an Australian electronic duo formed in 2003, consisting of Julian Hamilton on vocals and keyboards, and Kim Moyes on drums and keyboards. They released their debut album Beams in 2005 to positive critical response. Their 2008 release Apocalypso debuted at number-one on the ARIA...
was released in 2005. The EP’S original pressing sold out in its first week of release. Their first single "Man With A Gun" received heavy rotation on Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
.
Their second EP, Damn And Damn Again, was produced by Nick Littlemore
Nick Littlemore
Nick Littlemore is an Australian musician and producer, known as frontman of electronic act Pnau and one part of electro pop-duo Empire of the Sun . He is also member of art-rock band Teenager Nick Littlemore is an Australian musician and producer, known as frontman of electronic act Pnau (with...
of PNAU
Pnau
Pnau is an Australian dance music duo originating from Sydney, Australia. The duo consists of musicians Nick Littlemore and Peter Mayes...
and was mastered in New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
by Greg Calbi, who has worked with the likes of Blondie
Blondie (band)
Blondie is an American rock band, founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the early American New Wave and punk scenes of the mid-1970s...
, Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...
and The Strokes
The Strokes
The Strokes are an American indie rock band formed in 1999 in New York City. Consisting of Julian Casablancas , Nick Valensi , Albert Hammond, Jr. , Nikolai Fraiture and Fabrizio Moretti ....
.
The band released their third EP Miles From Nowhere in 2007.
They released their debut album “Cities Of Gold
Cities Of Gold (album)
Cities Of Gold is the debut album by Australian band Lost Valentinos, released on the 9th of September, 2009 in Australia by etcetc.-Track listing:# "Midnights" – 3:37# "In The City Of Gold" – 2:31# "Serio" – 4:00...
” on the 9th of September, 2009. It was recorded during 2008 and 2009 in Sydney, London and Berlin. The album was produced by Ewan Pearson
Ewan Pearson
Ewan Pearson is an English electronic music producer/remixer who works under various aliases including Maas, Sulky Pup, Villa America, World of Apples, and Dirtbox. He is also in Partial Arts with Al Usher. He has remixed for artists such as Cortney Tidwell, Seelenluft, Ladytron, Depeche Mode,...
, who was worked with bands including Chemical Brothers and The Rapture
The Rapture
The Rapture is an Indie rock band based in New York City. The band mixes influences from many genres including post-punk, acid house, disco, electronica and rock, pioneering the post-punk revival genre...
. So far, four singles have been released from “Cities Of Gold
Cities Of Gold (album)
Cities Of Gold is the debut album by Australian band Lost Valentinos, released on the 9th of September, 2009 in Australia by etcetc.-Track listing:# "Midnights" – 3:37# "In The City Of Gold" – 2:31# "Serio" – 4:00...
” including 'The Bismarck', 'Serio', 'Midnights' and 'Thief'.
Members
- Jono Ma – guitar, keyboards
- Andrew Santamaria – guitar
- Patrick Santamaria – bass guitar
- Nik Yiannikas – vocals
- Simon Parker - drums
Singles
- "Man With The Gun" (2005)
- "Rain" (2006)
- "17 Deaths" (2007)
- "The Bismarck" (2008)
- "Serio" (2009)
- "Midnights" (2009)
- "Thief" (2009)
Touring
- Headline tour with the UK's Johnny BoyJohnny BoyJohnny Boy are an indie pop band from Liverpool, England which consists of two members; the London born Lolly Hayes and the Liverpool resident Davo...
in 2006 - Slots at Parklife Festival, Splendour in the GrassSplendour in the GrassSplendour in the Grass is an annual Australian music festival held in July at Woodford, Queensland, and previously held at Belongil Fields, outside Byron Bay...
, Falls FestivalFalls FestivalThe Falls Festival is a New Year's Eve music festival, held annually in Lorne, Victoria and Marion Bay, Tasmania Australia since 1993.It lasts four days, from 29 December to 1 January each year. The headline acts play mostly over two evenings, 30 December and 31 December...
, V FestivalV Festival (Australia)The Australian V Festival was an Australian music festival, and a spin-off of the British V Festival. Like all V Festivals, the event was primarily sponsored by Virgin Mobile. In Australia the event was also sponsored by airline Virgin Blue. The V Festival was televised exclusively in Australia by...
and the Playground Weekender Festival - Toured with The ChurchThe Church (band)The Church is an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1980. Initially associated with new wave and the neo-psychedelic sound of the mid 1980s, their music later became more reminiscent of progressive rock, featuring long instrumental jams and complex guitar interplay...
on their national tour in 2006 - Toured to the UK and Japan and 2006
- Toured with DatarockDatarockDatarock, derived from the Norwegian word for computer – datamaskin and the word rock , is a Norwegian electro rock band. The band formed in 2000 as Fredrik Saroea, Ketil Mosnes and Kevin O'Brien and soon hired Tom Mæland. O'Brien and Mæland later left the band, but the duo of Saroea and Mosnes...
in Australia in 2006 - Toured with SoulwaxSoulwaxSoulwax, headed by David and Stephen Dewaele, are an alternative rock/electronic band from Ghent, Belgium. Next to the Dewaele brothers, Soulwax consists of bassist Stefaan Van Leuven and drummer Steve Slingeneyer. They were first noticed after the release of their album Much Against Everyone's...
in Australia, March/April 2007 - "17 Deaths" Single Tour in Australia, July 2007
- Played at Splendour in the GrassSplendour in the GrassSplendour in the Grass is an annual Australian music festival held in July at Woodford, Queensland, and previously held at Belongil Fields, outside Byron Bay...
in August 2007 alongside bands such as Arctic MonkeysArctic MonkeysArctic Monkeys are an English indie rock band. Formed in 2002 in High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, the band currently consists of Alex Turner , Jamie Cook , Nick O'Malley and Matt Helders...
and Bloc PartyBloc PartyBloc Party are a British Indie rock band, composed of Kele Okereke , Russell Lissack , Gordon Moakes , and Matt Tong... - Toured with Van SheVan SheVan She is an electropop band formed in 2005 in Sydney, Australia, with Matt Van Schie on bass guitar/vocals, Tomek Archer on drums/sequencer, Michael Di Francesco on synth/guitar and Nicholas Routledge on vocals/guitar...
in Australia, September 2008 - Bacardi Express Tour '09 w/ Groove Armada, British India, Bluejuice, Van She, Beardyman, and Hoops djs.