Member Since: 22/07/2007
Band Website: http://www.utopia-banished.net
Band Members: Benny (drums), Michael (bass), Constantin (sampler & synths), Chris (voice, guitars & programming)
Influences: Travelling, Jack Kerouac, David Lynch, Charles Bukowski, Howard Hughes, Bill Hicks, Henry Rollins, Fernando Pessoa, David Fincher, Chuck D., Edward R. Murrow, Henry David Thoreau, Terry Gilliam, Hunter S. Thompson, Malcolm X, Bertolt Brecht, Mark Danielewski, Paul Auster...
Sounds Like: THE WEEPING OF A STARLET AFTER A PLASTIC SURGERY THAT WENT REALLY, REALLY WRONG.
"Loaded with aggression, Chris takes full-on rock chords, electronic elements and impassioned vocal delivery to form a new brand of electro-rock that is generally angry and aggressive but occasionally offers the odd respite in the form of a gentler interlude" (sideline.com)
"Suddenly, everything turns inside out and the frenzy folds inwards, what was once explicit is now merely hinted at, the clarity is blurred, leaving room for interpretation and active input by the listener" (Tokafi)
"...like a hardcore version of early Nine Inch Nails and if I never been involved by their music, instead, Utopia:Banished sound make me feel a lot more tension" (Chain DLK)
dirtward:
ALBUM CD
AENTITAINMENT 2006