Dandi Wind
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Dandi Wind is a post-industrial band created in Vancouver
, Canada
in 2003. The band consisted of duo Dandilion Wind Opaine and Szam Findlay. Opaine went on to form the disco
band Fan Death
. "Dandi Wind" released two albums, 2005's Concrete Igloo
and 2008's Yolk of the Golden Egg
in addition to several EPs and singles, and featured in a variety of magazines and media outlets, including Supersweet Magazine, NME
, Dazed & Confused
, Exclaim!
, Nightlife Magazine
, The Nerve
, Discorder Magazine
, The Georgia Straight
, and Trash Menagerie.
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
in 2003. The band consisted of duo Dandilion Wind Opaine and Szam Findlay. Opaine went on to form the disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
band Fan Death
Fan Death
Fan Death is a Italo disco band which started in Brooklyn, New York in 2007 and is now based in Vancouver, British Columbia.In 2008, Erol Alkan remixed and released their debut single Veronica's Veil on his Phantasy Sounds label. Following this Big Love Records from Tokyo released the single...
. "Dandi Wind" released two albums, 2005's Concrete Igloo
Concrete Igloo
Concrete Igloo is the first full-length album by Canadian post-industrial band Dandi Wind. All songs were written and produced by Szam Findlay, with Dandilion Wind Opaine providing vocals.-Critical reception:...
and 2008's Yolk of the Golden Egg
Yolk of the Golden Egg
Yolk of the Golden Egg is the second full-length album by Canadian post-industrial band Dandi Wind. All songs were written and produced by Szam Findlay, with Dandilion Wind Opaine providing vocals.-Track listing:...
in addition to several EPs and singles, and featured in a variety of magazines and media outlets, including Supersweet Magazine, NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
, Dazed & Confused
Dazed & Confused (magazine)
Dazed & Confused is a British style magazine, that was set up in 1992 and published monthly. Its founding editors were Jefferson Hack and Rankin...
, Exclaim!
Exclaim!
Exclaim! is a monthly Canadian music magazine that features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with special focus on Canadian and cutting-edge artists...
, Nightlife Magazine
Nightlife Magazine
publishes articles, reports, reviews and cultural information on outings, music, fashion, design, art, culture and entertainment. Each month, – the current guide to city life in Montreal, reaches more than 160,000 people through its different platforms: magazine, newsletter, website and social...
, The Nerve
The Nerve (magazine)
The Nerve was a free Canadian monthly music magazine. It was founded in 1999, and was distributed in Vancouver, Victoria, Bellingham, Seattle, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, and Montreal. The last issue was published in December 2007 , and has been on hiatus ever since...
, Discorder Magazine
CITR-FM
CITR-FM, normally branded CiTR , is a Canadian FM radio station based out of the University of British Columbia's Student Union Building in the University Endowment Lands, just west of the city limits of Vancouver, British Columbia.CiTR is operated by UBC students and community volunteers under the...
, The Georgia Straight
The Georgia Straight
The Georgia Straight is a free Canadian weekly news and entertainment newspaper published in Vancouver, British Columbia, by the Vancouver Free Press Publishing Corp...
, and Trash Menagerie.
Discography
- Concrete IglooConcrete IglooConcrete Igloo is the first full-length album by Canadian post-industrial band Dandi Wind. All songs were written and produced by Szam Findlay, with Dandilion Wind Opaine providing vocals.-Critical reception:...
(2005) - (Summer Lovers Unlimited Music) - A Smile Before Death (2007) - (Self released (?)) (7 exclusive titles, 26 minutes)
- Yolk of the Golden EggYolk of the Golden EggYolk of the Golden Egg is the second full-length album by Canadian post-industrial band Dandi Wind. All songs were written and produced by Szam Findlay, with Dandilion Wind Opaine providing vocals.-Track listing:...
(2008) - (Summer Lovers Unlimited Music)