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About Me

The Beauty Above is a solo project created by Alex Koffler, who as composer, producer, and musical alchemist, is the all encompassing voice of the project. The Beauty Above is the culmination of Alex's passion for music and his continuous exploration of diverse cultures, art, and music through his sundry world travels.

The Beauty Above weaves together heavy guitar driven rock, lush electronic textures, and the sensually hypnotic grooves of the Middle-East, creating an evocative tapestry of innovative sound. This seductive artistry evokes the vigor and raw sexuality of Led Zeppelin and the mystique and etherealness of The Doors, synthesized with a modern edge. It's powerful, it's atmospheric, and it's sexy. In the words of one critic, it's decadent rock at its finest.

LUST, the debut EP, is a five song visceral journey of seduction.

At this time, the project is based in Los Angeles.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/14/2005
Band Website: thebeautyabove.com
Band Members: Alex Koffler - everything
Influences: Black Sabbath, Brian Eno, Bill Laswell, David Sylvian, Massive Attack, Ministry, Led Zep, Killing Joke, Eric Satie, Tricky, Sisters of Mercy, Peter Gabriel, Course of Empire, My Bloody Valentine, John Coltrane, Roxy Music, Flood, Alan Moulder, Miles Davis, J.S. Bach, Recoil, Depeche Mode, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, David Torn, King Crimson
Sounds Like: Black Sabbath, Nine Inch Nails, Massive Attack, Led Zeppelin, Alice in Chains, Depeche Mode, Deftones, Sisters of Mercy, Tool, Rammstein, The Tea Party
Record Label: RESCUE RECORDS
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

NEW TRACK UP

The title is Yom al-ard, which means "day of the land". March 30, which also happens to be my b-day, commemorates the killing of six Arab citizens of Israel on that date in 1976 by the state security...
Posted by The Beauty Above on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:49:00 PST

Song to be featured on NBC’s The Bionic Woman

Just received word that my song "Please" is going to be the opening teaser for the new hit showthe bionic womanWednesday October 24th, NBC, 9pm. ...
Posted by The Beauty Above on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 07:25:00 PST

Happy Thanksgiving?

Tomorrow we as Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, to "give thanks". The story as taught in the majority of schools here, is quite a joyous one: happy white people in black hats sit down for a festive...
Posted by The Beauty Above on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 02:52:00 PST

GOODBYE CONSTITUTION, HELLO FASCISM!

is this a bad dream? do alleged conspiracy nuts like alex jones now have some validity ? read it, then decide for yourself. sorry it's such a long post, but please read it; i welcome your comments.....
Posted by The Beauty Above on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:43:00 PST

ROBOT MUSICIANS?

Musical robot composes, performs and teachesBy Matthew AbshireCNNATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- A professor of musical technology at Georgia Tech, Gil Weinberg, enlisted the support of graduate student Sco...
Posted by The Beauty Above on Tue, 03 Oct 2006 09:49:00 PST

GOD without RELIGION

i'm currently reading this book, it's fantastic! i highly recommend it http://www.godwithoutreligion.com/ a little tidbit about the author: After living as an ascetic for nearly two decades, engag...
Posted by The Beauty Above on Fri, 12 May 2006 02:01:00 PST

ORWELL ROLLS IN HIS GRAVE

THE SPIES WHO SHAG US The Times and USA Today have Missed the Bigger Story -- Again by Greg Palast For Buzzflash Friday, May 12, 2006 I know you're shocked -- SHOCKED! -- that George Bush is listenin...
Posted by The Beauty Above on Fri, 12 May 2006 01:54:00 PST

no more neck aches

we all need this
Posted by The Beauty Above on Tue, 24 Jan 2006 12:12:00 PST