Sophe Lux

E merging from the verdant depths of Portland, Oregon, Sophe Lux , soldiers of the green ray, align to ignite the divine spark. Fully cognizant of the dearth of spirituality in these fucked up times, these creatures of the revolution have embraced the mission of awakening the spirit that sleeps. Wielding instruments of redemption, The Sophe Lux Revolutionary Army liberates creative joy and celebrates the geometry of being. Join the revolution as we strive to see the world with a loving eye.

"There must be something in the water out in Portland, Ore., that turns perfectly normal musicians and bands into fancy-dressed, concept-loving, rock-opera terrorists. That would explain why the smallish city that produced the Decemberists has now also birthed Sophe Lux. This Weimar-infused, accordion-loving experimental cabaret is led by the blond and beautiful Gwynneth Haynes, whose octave-jumping soprano could easily turn from indie rock to Brecht-Weill torch songs. A multitalented sextet slips unexpected elements like glockenspiel, sax and gong into the piano-heavy mix, embellishing their strange songs about a Marie Antoinette robot and the perils of consumerism.”
- PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY
"I’ve been listening to Sophe Lux’s CD Waking the Mystics nonstop for a week or so, and just loving it. The Portland, OR eclectic glam band is fronted by Wendy Haynes, who sounds a little like PJ Harvey by way of Freddy Mercury. The songwriting is often hilarious, sometimes profound, and the songs veer from faux-psychedelic 1960s clavier rock ("God Doesn’t Take American Express") to luscious sci-fi rock opera ("Marie Antoinette Robot 2073") to bouncy numbers like "Little Soldiers of Time." It’s singable, it’s danceable and the concert DVD I’ve been perusing suggests that this is the kind of thing you want to see live, too."
-Cory Doctorow, BOING BOING

Spin Artist of the Year nominee Sophe Lux is having a good year. Glowing reviews in SPIN.COM, BOING BOING, VERY SHORT LIST, STYLUS, and countless features compare the theatrical baroque-pop sextet to Queen, The Arcade Fire, The Dresden Dolls and The Decemberists.
Their stunning debut National release "Waking The Mystics" has been charting on the CMJ with strong debut numbers on hundreds of radio stations across the US and Canada. On their first US tour the band was invited to play live on New York City’s NPR station’s “Sound-Check.”

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"The band’s tumbling melodies, trippy lyrics, eclectic instrumental arrangements, and all-out pageantry have dazzled. Waking the Mystics, Sophe Lux’s second full-length, was mixed by Adam Selzer (the Decemberists, M. Ward) and drops via Zarathustra Records. Sophe Lux blend elements of the Dresden Dolls, Queen, a French opera, Ella Fitzgerald, and, yes, Dante to achieve some awesomely bizarre, dark and sweet soundscapes. The collective employs tinkling bells, harpsichords, and carnivalesque accordions as Haynes theatrically croons lyrics inspired by the works of Nietzsche and William Blake. "Fill Me Up with Grace" and "Time of Light" take the jazzy center stage of Waking the Mystics, while "Target Market" and " Marie Antoinette Robot 2073 (A Rock Opera)" hold down the dreamlike sideshow tent."
-SPIN.COM

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Sophe Lux: Waking The Mystics
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