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About Me

From the Boston Phoenix, 7/17/08: "A surprise guest, Technoir, followed, offering a fun set of electropop with avant-punk vocal strains (both senses) and melancholy guitar lines Ã la Joy Division. For booking, conversations, etc., contact [email protected].
Technoir MA EP by Technoir MA is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License .
Based on a work at www.myspace.com/technoirma .

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Member Since: 13/07/2008
Band Members: Justin "JV" Vassallo, Colin "The Sea" Green, The Alesis SR-16
Influences: Basstown, Beat Happening, Big Black, Buzzcocks, Can, Chromatics, Ciccone Youth, Cluster, Dinosaur Jr., DNA, Faust, Glass Candy, Glenn Branca, Interpol, Joy Division, Kraftwerk, Mars, Mission of Burma, My Bloody Valentine, Neu, New Order, Nirvana, Pere Ubu, PiL, Pixies, Pretenders, Radiohead, Saint Etienne, Sonic Youth, Stereolab, The Stooges, The Strokes, Suicide, Velvet Underground, Wire
Sounds Like: Sparklecore
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Yes, we have press!

Courtesy of The Noise:http://www.thenoise-boston.com/content/blogcategory/3/ 17/Based on the overall feedback thus far it seems people either love the EP's production or find it a bit wayward. But we ...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:05:00 GMT

HERE COMES THE SUMMER

If you would like a copy of our debut EP, friend, just ask. Hard copies housed in honest-to-goodness jewel-cases (complete with dazzling technicolor album art) will be available for purchase ($3) or ...
Posted by on Sat, 23 May 2009 04:11:00 GMT

The EP is...

done.Thanks for everything, everybody!xoxoxosee you soonJV and The C
Posted by on Sat, 09 May 2009 14:32:00 GMT

Mixing

The EP is almost finished. Roundabout and Lovers to Lepers are mixed. Islands is on its way.Fingers are crossed!XO,JV
Posted by on Thu, 07 May 2009 09:24:00 GMT

And for Practical Purposes

The New Sound sounds likeReturn SparksLovers to LepersGenetikRoundaboutUse of ForceNONETHELESSExpect even newer sounds in JP on Tuesday 12 May.We have been touring and gathering strength like a hurric...
Posted by on Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:39:00 GMT

The Up and Up and Up

Can you feel it? Technoir MA feels it.TOP OF THE WORLD, MA!WE AIN'T DEAD YET!no way no how noway. OKAY?Keep posted - a lot of exciting developments TK.
Posted by on Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:34:00 GMT

Recording

So last night we completed (we hope) the recordings we commenced on Valentine's Day. Shane O'Connor has been behind the board, offering his advice and being an all around saint while we fiddle about....
Posted by on Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:07:00 GMT

Sounds

Good Afternoon:After much hemming and ha-ha-hawing, sounds are now available for yr listening pleasure via the Official Technoir MA Myspace Page (the very same page on which you are no doubt reading t...
Posted by on Sat, 04 Oct 2008 17:58:00 GMT