DEVIANCE DOWN: Vicious

Deviance Down

Vicious

© 2005 Deviance Down (783707205601)

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Cross-genre psychedelic female-fronted rock with eerie cinematic compositions, this album will not only creep you out but it will make you drive excessively fast.

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You won't hear them on radio stations that feature endless Blink 182 clones, and they postponed live tour plans to help score a film based on their album and begin work on a second album. But a following is quietly building, and they remain one of the best-kept secrets in the Indie-Goth/Modern Rock underground.

Vicious isn't the kind of album that features one good song among a disc full of "suck". If you're looking for an album where every song sounds identical or sticks to a consistent genre, look elsewhere. Vicious leads you through an ever-changing often cinematic experience. No wonder that an Atlanta based indie film producer discovered them and is currently filming a psychological thriller based on their music.

The female-fronted trio's debut offers bizarre and varied influences: distorted vocals of Curve, house beats and foreign clips of European techno, classic Blondie and Beastie Boys punk sounds, Pink Floyd styled vocals complete with Careful With That Axe Eugene reminiscent screams, cinematic strings of Bond films' John Barry, and frighteningly eerie synth atmospheres a la Wendy Carlos' orchestration for The Shining. No, they are definitely not the typical indie rock band.

They're the kind of band that you want to keep as your secret, letting others stagnate to boring "open mic night" acoustics and post-pubescent college boys screaming about their "difficult lives" growing up in upper class suburbia. Deviance Down remembers why people used to buy albums, the kind you listened to from start to finish over and over again. Or the roots of Alternative, when you found all the really cool bands that no one else knew about because they were still listening to corporate controlled stations.

Admittedly, they aren't for everyone. And that's pretty much by design.

Lucky are the few who get it.

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  • It creeps into the player and won't leave
    author: Anthony Boyd

    As mentioned the pieces on this disc evolve and shift across a moody and engaging sonic palatte which lulls you into a false sense of security as it flirts with shocking, soothing, and seducing the listener.

  • Lushful, striking, melodic, a good industrial-rock fix
    author: Star Child, NorthEast InTune Magazine

    From the first listen, it’s a bit tough to classify Atlanta, Georgia based Deviance Down, as they fuse a few genres together to provide a splendid sound that includes industrial, rock, psychedelic, and techno elements. Deviance Down includes a mere three players who seem to be well crafted with their instruments. The line-up includes Melinda D’Ora (vocals and rhythm guitar), Eric Stevens (guitars, bass, and keyboards), and Peter Vonhelm (drums, sythns, and loop programming). Their debut album “Vicious” released on indie label Tension Records clearly demonstrates a wide range of influences. Fans of Nine Inch Nails, Bauhaus, Switchblade Symphony, and Bjork will be in for a treat once they listen to this album. The vocals are lushful, deep, striking, melodic and a bit quirky, which adequately fits with the music. Melinda’s vocals mixed with the instrumentation and beats of Eric and Peter, make this album very theatrical in some respects. So, if you need a good industrial-rock fix, jam out to “Vicious”, because Deviance Down definitely knows how to lay down the beats. It’s not everyday a band like this, from the south comes out, so if you dig the style, you won’t be disappointed with how they lay it down.

  • Scary, evil, kick ass! Awesome! Hectic.... A club favorite!
    author: GarageBand Listener Reviews for ADDICTION

    I love the sound you are going for! The vocals are creepy as hell but great. I love this song! The music is very tight and seductive. Great lyrics. Very sexy. A Goth bar hit for sure! - dwalker127 (Kalamazoo, MI) ...... Scary, evil, but kick ass! Woman's moans are a nice touch. I imagine demons walking around everywhere. Very eerie feeling to it. Guitar solo is cool, sounds like it's off in the distance (a nice touch). I love it! - SirBrando (Hutchinson, KS) ...... Interesting! Very dark and twisted sounds. Would make a great vamp movie soundtrack - cosmicsteve (Southampton, Hampshire, UK) ...... The intro to this song is great, as are the vocals and the drums. The lyrics are pretty sexy. It was awesome. You sound like Garbage. - Superego83 (Newark, CA) ...... Kind of a cross between Nina Hagen, Siouxie and the Banshees, and maybe old PJ Harvey? Witchy whispering and punchy guitars. I like the guitar effect in the bridge. - girlheadhunter (Washington, DC) ...... Ambient intro, with nice porno noises and beat. Sounds very Goth inspired. The vocals fit the dramatic tone of the song well. Very ominous sounding song, sets a definite mood. I can picture this being a club favorite. I like the guitar tone in the bridge. An overall cool cult-like following song. - MunkyGrunt (Stoneham, MA) ...... Nice haunting sound mix of Pink Floyd and White Zombie. - 2_Bit_Jive (Middletown, NY) ...... Devil's heartbeat: I've never been to hell, but I think this might be as close as I've been. (Don't take that they wrong way. It was interesting.) - spiroars (Ravensdale, WA) ...... Serious drum action here with a house feel. Some dancing to this. Orgasm alert for all the kids. Sounds like Courtney Love got out of court long enough to stop by. Shredding lead! - apshoestring (Brooklyn, NY) ...... Big names from yesteryear keep popping up in my mind. Sounds like Nitzer Ebb met Lydia Lunch, or Einstürzende Neubauten meets Nina Hagen with too many angst ridden words. It's not the sound, as much, rather the creative atmosphere relayed by the track. You know, when creativity was fun. Remember those days? - PushCan (Hki, Ulusimaa, Finland) ...... It's always cool to hear a woman sing with conviction about her desires, and sex noises don't hurt either. I'd say you sound like Marilyn Manson, but I'm afraid you'd take that as an insult. Don't. - InAMirror (Perth Amboy, NJ) ...... Wouldn't be out of place in a porn film. I can see myself in a Goth club, licking blood off leather-clad nymphos. It's certainly worth a crack. - wheresmebox (Wembdon, Somerset, UK) ...... Public Image Ltd. meets Bauhaus with female vocals! Experimental guitar like Daniel Ash (Bauhaus) and the vocals remind me a bit of John Lydon (Public Image Ltd.) on the Flowers of Romance album. Sounds new not borrowed, and I wouldn't mind hearing more. - Choesitect (Burk's Falls, Ontario, Canada) ...... Reminds me of Blondie somewhat. I like the groove of the song. - TemporalBand (Norman, OK) ...... An Industrial Sex Jam! It's got a Siouxie and the Banshees and Thrill Kill Kult thing going on. The music seems to have that sound that you hear in the movies when they go to the titillating club where all the colorful bad people hang out. You could tell me this was from one of the Crow movie soundtracks and I wouldn't question it. - dmdstrhalo (Watkinsville, GA) ...... Sounds like a flavor of Nine Inch Nails. Set a hectic mood, very cool. Spookey but awesome. - peppadoc (Woods Cross, UT) ......

  • Disturbed. Scary. Haunting. Eerie. Catchy. Well produced.... Chick is rock!
    author: GarageBand Listener Reviews for NOTHING BETTER

    The lyrics seem at first to be an appealing love song, but turn into a highly disturbed threat. Great scary composition. This is a well- produced studio number, orchestrations including quirky synth and percussion are absolutely top-notch! - Film_Director (Portland, OR) ...... I like the eerie feel to this, reminds of the band Japan at times. The melody in the verse reminded me of the band called Dubstar. It's like 80's pop with rocky drums and heavy guitars, quite a good mix. Love the keyboard chorus sounds. - adamtime (Stockport, Cheshire UK) ...... Cool rocking song! I can't get away from the old cliché, "This song rocks!" My head was banging. The performance came across solid. The main guitar riff is very cool. An exceptional original song. - dave_welch (Johnson City, NY) ...... I love this song. The mood is unnerving. Chick is rock. Sounds like Blondie. - jonnyhunter (Summit County, CO) ...... Grabs you right from the top and doesn't let you go. I think I'm in trouble... - wateryhands (Los Angeles, CA) ...... The chorus is haunting, definitely gives me some chills. - cartlemmy (Hesparia, CA) ...... Retro synth alterna-rock, tres cool. The vocal attack of the singer reminds me a little of the B-52's. This band definitely has their own unique sound. - MarkHenning (Stockbridge, MI) ...... Eerie melody, kinda haunting. The vocalist reminds me of Stevie Nicks. - State_of_Mind (Scranton, PA) ...... I dig the vocals and I like the mood. This song is pretty catchy, kind of reminds me of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. - TheBending (Henderson, NV) ...... Great and how! The female vocals remind me of Bjork. The song is very catchy and melodic. - punk_hardcode92 (Dundee, MI) ...... A little Blondie in the vocal melody. Processing is cool. Eerie overall tone, very effective. The breakdown with the operatior is cool. - jimirezin (Houston, TX) ...... Immediately struck me as a mix between shoegazer (Jesus and Mary Chain) and Gothic chick music (Switchblade Symphony). - mutewaves (Holbrook, NY)

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