BIO:
Razorblade Monalisa is a Sacramento based Post-Punk 4-piece that at once recalls the era of 80’s artists such as U2, Joy Division, the Cure and Chameleons, but also provides an entirely original soundscape, pushing the genre into a fresh and exciting new direction.
Razorblade Monalisa - whose name refers to the modern tendency to change or censor the art of the past to suit consumer’s current underdeveloped tastes - was formed in 2004 by lyricist Bino Prassa and instrumentalist Jules Alcouffe (formerly of Blue Monroe, DJ at clubs Noir and Trauma). Dire Deparra (bass, from Uberkunst and various NY-area indie bands of years past) joined in 2006.
Hook laden guitar and bass lines, narrative lyrics, and propulsive drumming are all vying for attention over a backdrop of shifting tempo and key changes, usual arrangements, and a wide palate of mood. Bino’s Sci-Fi laced lyrics echo Gary Numan's world of paranoid, lonely machines and alienated humanity.
A Razorblade Monalisa show is almost more of a cinematic experience than musical one. Each song is a set piece; from a hard-rocking wall-of-sound onslaught one moment and then a dreamy but desperate ballad the next.
BOOKING:
If you are interested in booking Razorblade Monalisa for a show, please contact jules@bluewomb(dot)com or message this profile.
DISCOGRAPHY:
Razorblade Monalisa - Alien Nation E.P. (2008)
Available for purchase at shows, available for purchase as MP3 download above.
Features the songs "Alien Nation", "Net Work", and "Typical".
Razorblade Monalisa - Souvenir (2007)
Available for purchase at shows, available for purchase as MP3 download above.
Includes the Eyes E.P., the Four Short Stories (for girls and boys) E.P. and a few live and rare recordings only available on this release. Features the songs "Eyes (remix)", "Disconnected", "Fall", "Saint (demo)", "Neverland", Wolves", Picture Perfect", "Ahab", "Dies Irae (instr)", "Nowhere Now Here (live)", "Eyes (live)", "Alien Nation (live)", "Saint (live)".
Razorblade Monalisa - Bleed (2003)
Available for purchase as MP3 download above.
Constructed between 2000 and 2003, Bleed was conceived and written as a "concept album". Drifting somewhere between Camus' "The Rebel", Orwell's "1984", the Velvet Underground, and 1960's TV series "the Prisoner". Features the songs "White Heat", "Dead in the Springtime", "Got A Girl", "New Skin", "Pain Reliever", "Atom Bomb", "Abortion Is Mercy", "Bleed", "Thirteen".
