Blind Before Dawn is primarily a dark electronic act who operate within the boundaries of the gothic and industrial/EBM scene.
Having drawn influences from both the musical likes of Apoptygma Berzerk,Nine Inch Nails,Clan Of Xymox, ( plus the influence of living in the oppressive city of Manchester -taking off from the heyday of Factory Records ). Blind Before Dawn are out to create something new,something refreshing ,to do away with the cliched ubiquitous sounds of the music scene.
After several failed incarnations of BBD.Founder member and sole survivor of the original lineup of BBD - Davi Lovatt - was propelled on by a barrage of new darker and heavier material in the wake of the learning curve album "Distance" , BBD recruited a songwriter , singer and guitarist in David Novan in late 2006. Novan was the lead singer and visionary behind the UK band Narcissus. The pair had always respected each other's bands and even had admitted to being a fan of each other's music, so it was only a matter of time before they paired up and worked together.
Novan has proven to be one of the most longest serving members of the band to accompany Lovatt both live and on CD.
During mid 2007 the band begun recording their follow up single "Breaking The Haloes" featuring the title track, plus a re-vamping of the song "Disintegrity" (originally penned for the Distance album but ultimately was dropped from that release because the band no longer liked the original studio recording).Plus remixes from several established bands. The single has recently been released by Blind Before Dawn and is the pre-cursor to their forthcoming 2nd album "Cold Heart".
Having endured a long and strenuous battle in the face of being overlooked and underrated the band have worked their way up to a well respected level both in the studio and their growing amount of live acts. This has given BBD the reputation of being one of the most interesting,hardworking,melodically crafted, unsigned bands playing within the UK gothic scene in 2008.
After completion and release of "Breaking The Haloes" -the band will complete the album "Cold Heart" -to feature the song "Breaking The Haloes"- plus 7 other well crafted new compositions showing growth,diversity and a darker,harsher atmosphere. Showing a maturity from the more synthpop oriented "Distance" album. The band has recently been joined by Machine Wraith's vocalist/programmer Mat Lahan on synths and future production with the next proposed CD.
BLIND BEFORE DAWN IS NOW BEING MANAGED BY HERESY MANAGEMENT. For enquiries, bookings etc please email Heresy Management at: [email protected]
ALBUMS/ DEMOS
Flowers And The Filth (First demo 1999)
Distant EP (2001)
Distant EP 2.0 (2002)
Distance ( First full length album) (2005)
Breaking The Haloes - single (March 2008)
Cold Heart (Second full length album -expected late 2008)
Re:workx (provisionally titled remix album expected 2009)
COMPILATIONS:
Chartreuse Translucent (featured track : Angel With Broken Wings - Clubland Rough Mix)
United Synthpop Artists (featured track : United For A Day)
Evolution :The New Breed Of Electronic Pop (featured track : Angel Wings)
Nobody's Diary : A Tribute To Yazoo (Featured track : Too Pieces )
WXJL Presents Music For the Masses vol 1. (Featured track : Far Away - Close Mix)
Project Elektra - volume 1 (Featured track : Samui)
Carpe Noctum New Blood vol 1. (Featured track : Far Away - Close Mix)
Indie Nation - Dekonstruktion 02 (Featured track : Sensory)
Wet Works Sampler Volume 06 (Featured track : Far Away - Close Mix)
Unscene Magazine vol 3. (Featured track : Samui)
Insomnia Magazine vol 3. (Featured track : Samui)
Yet Another Electro Compilation vol.5 (Featured track : Futurist)
MODEified Volume 7 (Tribute to Depeche Mode) (Featured tracks : Rush , The Sun And The Rainfall)
Devolution Magazine issue 15. (Featured track : Strangers)
Dark Horizons (Dance Of The Dead) (Featured track: Far Away)
Entwined Compilation (Featured track: Strangers-Rezumaki Remix)
Deep Shadows sampler (Featured tracks: Breaking The Haloes (Radio Edit) , Disintegrity (exclusive- Wolf 359 Remix)
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CITIES WE'VE PLAYED LIVE TO DATE:
PORTLAND,OR (USA), SAN JOSE,CA (USA), LOS ANGELES,CA (USA), SAN FRANCISCO,CA (USA), SAN DIEGO, CA (USA), STOCKHOLM (SWEDEN), LJUBLJANA (SLOVENIA), LONDON (UK), MANCHESTER (UK), HARTLEPOOL (UK), LIVERPOOL (UK), SHEFFIELD (UK), LEEDS (UK), BATH (UK), BLACKPOOL (UK), BURTON ON TRENT (UK),LONDON (CAMDEN!)(UK),WOLVERHAMPTON (UK)
BANDS WE HAVE PLAYED LIVE WITH:
Soy Futura...Dreams Of The Fall...Secret Secret...Reflected Image...Marina Siertis...Sandy Mouche...Intricated (DK)...Slaine...Seventh Harmonic...Leisure Hive...Cauda Pavonis...The Way Of All Flesh...Leather Zoo......Deviant UK...Cybercide...Adfinem...Waterglass...Starbase 109...Cloudbase...Screams Of Cold Winter...Alien Vampires...Crash Symptom...The Age Of Horus...Sugarfiend...
BLIND BEFORE DAWN PROUDLY APPEARS ON THE FORTHCOMING :
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