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Byla

new record 'Viscera' out now

About Me

Byla consists of Kevin Hufnagel, of Relapse Records’ instrumentalists Dysrhythmia, and Colin Marston, of Dysrhythmia, Black Market/Metal Blade recording artists Behold... the Arctopus and Crucial Blast Records experimental duo Infidel?/Castro!. Though their respective bands are more known for technical and abrasive music, Byla focuses on creating dream-like, rich atmospherics. Using guitar as it’s primary sound source, Byla takes the listener from epic sound walls to late night, half-asleep drones. In 2005 they released their first self-titled CD on Translation Loss Records, a mainly quiet and tranquil experience. Released in the Fall of ’07 was the album ’Viscera’, a collaboration of sonic massiveness and density between Byla and vocalist Jarboe [formerly of Swans, and acclaimed solo artist]. This album still retains the ambient aesthetic but with a much more intense atmosphere.
Byla- Closer to the Center music video directed by Francesco Brunotti - www.francescobrunotti.com

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Music:

Member Since: 4/30/2005
Band Website: byla.net
Band Members: Kevin Hufnagel - guitar
Colin Marston - guitar
Record Label: Translation Loss
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Sea of Tranquility on ’Viscera’

Sea of Tranquility ’Viscera’ review
Posted by Byla on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:09:00 PST

some ’Viscera’ reviews

below are some links to press feedback on the byla + jarboe 'viscera' album. Brainwashed Stylus Decibel The Silent Ballet Prefix...
Posted by Byla on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 06:57:00 PST

Pre-order packages for Byla&Jarboe up now

Translation Loss has a pre-order package deal you can check out here that includes the new Byla&Jarboe album "Viscera". Order it there and get it before the release date of Oct 16....
Posted by Byla on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:42:00 PST

Byla - Closer to the Center music video

click below to view the brand new Byla video for our song 'Closer to the Center' from the first record. This was done by the very talented Italian photographer/video director Francesco Brunotti [ www....
Posted by Byla on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:22:00 PST

New clip from 'Viscera' up!

Hey all, check out the clip of 15:35 from the upcoming album 'Viscera'. Translation Loss should have this out mid-October. We'll be adding new clips from the album in the coming months. Being that mos...
Posted by Byla on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 07:40:00 PST

New studio pics up

check 'em out. these are pics of us taken by our friend and fellow musician nic le ban at our studio recently while listening with jarboe to some rough mixes of the new album.
Posted by Byla on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:15:00 PST

It's gettin' there folks... new album details

The new Byla/Jarboe album, which will be titled "Viscera", is near completion. The album will contain 5 tracks ranging from 2 1/2 to 20 minutes and from serene acoustic beauty to completely suffocatin...
Posted by Byla on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 08:58:00 PST

Further info on the 5LP box set Byla is a part of...

Click below to read more info on the 5 LP box set Byla is a part of. Thanks again to Dirk for the invite. 5 LP box set info...
Posted by Byla on Mon, 25 Dec 2006 08:56:00 PST

Recording update

hey all, so progress is being made on the upcoming record w/ jarboe. her vocals have been done for some time but the guitars needed to be re-recorded. colin redid the guitars through a massive wall of...
Posted by Byla on Sun, 03 Dec 2006 10:16:00 PST

News! new collaborations, etc.

Hello! Though it appears things have been pretty quiet in the Byla camp, we are actually quite busy. Coming up soon with be:New record w/ Jarboe [next year]Collaboration w/ Fear falls burning [aka Dir...
Posted by Byla on Sat, 30 Sep 2006 09:59:00 PST