SUBSTATION 7
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AIKOSTAR
AIKOSTAR
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http://www.aikostarmusic.com Genre: Alternative |
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| Location: New York City, NY, USA | ||||
| Description: Female-fronted Aggressive-Melodic Heavy Androgynous Rock with a taste for eclectic and exotic instrumentation. | ||||
| Biography: AIKOSTAR, known as an aggressive melodic hard rock group with a taste for extraordinary arrangements, vast intense dynamics and eclectic instrumentation, is born to one smoking hot Filipina vocalist and one introverted guitarist/artsy-fartsy guy from Ukraine. Godparents - a good ol' Mississippi string-pickin' multi-instrumentalist, and a Spaniard (by way of Michigan) percussionist. And if that's not diverse enough, the musical tastes range from Mahler and Bartok to Meshuggah, Tool and Radiohead, and the instrumentations range from electric guitars and bass to mandolins, bouzoukis, ouds, djembes, cellos, violas and violins. The enigmatic frontwoman, Vero, whose voice has been described as "Maynard James Keenan having a four-some with Amy Lee, Dolores O'Riordan, and Bjork" has also earned quite a reputation for her unforgettable primitive tribal dance simultaneous with a powerful vocal performance. |
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| Press
Release: Smother.net album review J-sin, Smother.net "Releasing their debut full-length through their own label, New York City’s female-fronted Aikostar isn’t waiting for anyone to catch up. Along with her bellowing and throat-wrenching vocals, Veronica Faye adds interpretative dancing to her resume, plunking something quite unique into their live show. Hard rock alternative music with chunks of guitar and bass that make your body squirm with excitement and borrowed energy. Kinetic riffing is one element that makes this hard but Veronica also adds her own fiery attitude that manages to bleed through the album’s songs and soak your body and ears in its stingy abruptness. Nice and it’s good to hear a female-fronted band that doesn’t sound like Hole, The Breeders, the Cranberries, Bjork, or Alanis." Poptimes magazine album review Poptimesmagazine.com ""Look at my shadow now! Look at my shadow now!", screams Aikostar's enigmatic front-woman, Vero in the outro of the track The Guardian, which assaulted my ears with such beautiful, yet confusing sensation - kind of like the androgyny of the whole Aikostar thing: Dark, heavy, manly, off-meter songs engulfed by a delicately angry female voice. Such is Aikostar's charm - simply, unclassifiable. And their debut album accurately portrays them as such...It is one album that one would cherish because of the mind boggling performance and the intricate arrangements... It is a record that pounds one's senses with brutal sweetness, and fills one's soul with the need to absorb itself. Verdict: An amazing record that lives up to all expectations." Top 5 Underground Unsigned Pysch Freakout Bands in New York City usounds.com “Vast dynamics, odd meters, tormenting vocals and a stick bass make this a band you will not soon forget. It kind of assaults your ears the way a female fronted Tool would.” aikostar live Patrick Villavert, Pinoyonboard.com “Attitude is one thing that Aikostar has a lot of& If you have seen [Veronica] (vocals, rhythm guitar) on stage, you would know that she performs with great attitude. (She) yells, screams, dances and jumps around... Others may disagree but that is how it’s supposed to be. To be big, you gotta think big. This is the attitude that Aikostar delivers when they are on stage.” |
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