ShareTweet Existing somewhere between dream and memory, the lyrically enchanting songs of Ruins present a melodic honesty, as joyous and melancholic as the human heart. Recorded in Liverpool’s Crosstown Studios, the duo’s intimate storytelling takes the listener on an ethereal reminiscence through an emotive landscape of lives past and futuristic nostalgia. Atmospheric noisescapes center around minimal synth and drum machine arrangements, underpinned by brooding basslines. The duo at the core of these sonic snapshots are the soaring falsetto vocals of Lloyd Rock, with songwriter Nik Kavanagh – formerly bassist with John Peel session regulars Ella Guru – providing the musical foundation for the band’s moody sound. Nik says: “I became weary of creating songs in the acoustic singer-songwriter format and wanted to try something different with these songs. Having been inspired by The Durutti Column and The Cure I essentially set about creating and recording textured instrumentals with some rough sketches for melody lines. I’d then pass these recordings to Lloyd who would then come back to me with these stunning melodies.” Lloyd says: “A drunken conversation here, the passing of time there, but when Nik was ready and showed me his demos, I became instantly inspired. Lyrical and melodic ideas that had been waiting in my notebook had found a voice…and I liked it. Where ever there is mood, I’m soon to follow.” @HouseOfBanality Few dates sold out already @ChinaCrisisUK @LiverpoolBands twitter.com/thoseruins1/st… About 11 months ago from o.therfrequencies's Twitter via Twitter for iPhone 26th August - come one come all @JimmysLiverpool pic.twitter.com/IeNzTlfXSo About a year ago from o.therfrequencies's Twitter via Twitter for iPhone @seaninsound Ella Guru @johncyates About 2 years ago from o.therfrequencies's Twitter via Twitter for iPhone @robotbytheriver @johncyates Boy was that hot ? About 2 years ago from o.therfrequencies's Twitter via Twitter for iPhone Great review of a great tune @Dave_Monks @LiverpoolBands @BidoLito @debjam @liverpool_etc @crosstownstudio twitter.com/thoseruins1/st… About 2 years ago from o.therfrequencies's Twitter via Twitter for iPhone Ernest and poetic, Ruins deliver emotive landscapes contained in an existential chrysalis. Featuring themes of love, loss, and hope, these tunes are a joyous earful from start to finish. LINK: https://twitter.com/HouseOfBanality Comments
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