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Verdun

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Description Verdun blends driving rock guitar and drums with ethereal vocals and tastefully applied Asian elements. Guitarist Neal Barnard and drummer Mike Stetina lay down churning undercurrents, often in jolting 7/4 or 11/4 rhythms, while singers Martha Roebuck from Virginia Beach, VA, and Ng?c Hoàng from Saigon, Vietnam, add strikingly beautiful vocal lines. With Martha singing in English and Ng?c in Vietnamese, the music blends with dreamlike logic. The band;s take on Purple Haze is soulful and dramatic. The group;s moody signature piece, Dream of the Black Horse, grew out of an ancient Vietnamese song, but is heavy on jungle-like drums and percussive guitar, bringing in the original Asian instruments in the middle section. The compositions are arty and original, varying between dissonance and simple beauty. The band is named for the city in France that is both intensely beautiful and the site of one of the fiercest battles in history. The band;s unusual music captures conflicting images as well: incredibly beautiful vocals over hard-hitting rhythms.
Category Music on CD or Vinyl/Rock Music on CD or Vinyl/All Rock Music
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MSRP $16.98
Msrp 16.98
Size 2017-11-11 00:00:00.000000-07:00
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