Late Night Venture
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Late Night Venture is a Danish indie/post-rock act, consisting of five persons, striving to serve pieces of dark pop and alluring soundscapes.
Late Night Venture, released their self titled debut album in May 2006, which received quite good reviews from different places in the world.
Late Night Venture is often described as an individual interpretation of well known acts such as: Sonic Youth
, The Cure
, Yo La Tengo
, Explosions in the Sky
, Sigur Rós
& Fellow Danes Mew.
Flying Virgins existed in the period 2001-2005 where a record was made: Your Spectacular Light and the EP Lazy Star one of the first free EP's distributed on the internet as MP3
and FLAC. In the period of Flying Virgins the band toured in Denmark, Finland and Sweden.
A change of setup and members happened as well in 2005, where Late Night Venture was formed in their now known form. Filip left the band and after a period as a quartet, Peter Olsen joined on guitars and vocals.
Late Night Venture released their selftitled debut in 2006, produced by Jonas Jørgensen (Figurines
, The Defectors
) to high acclaim in reviews around Europe. Late Night Venture toured a lot in Denmark, Germany and UK in that period, and the record got lot of attention both in Denmark and outside.
During 2008 LNV developed there style into an even more epic, atmospheric and heavier sound allowing the band to focus on their strong side: the journeys into hypnotic soundscapes. The first result of this can be heard on the bands forthcoming EP produced in Collaboration with Cult of Luna
drummer/producer Magnus Lindberg
, in the Tornado studios
, Copenhagen making 4 epic songs which really opened the doors to where they are now.
After the recording session and a European tour in the summer of 2008 through Denmark, Germany, France, Netherlands, Luxembourg and Czech republic. The band is now back in the rehearsingroom writing new material and preparing themselves for new roadtrips!
As flying virgins
Late Night Venture, released their self titled debut album in May 2006, which received quite good reviews from different places in the world.
Late Night Venture is often described as an individual interpretation of well known acts such as: Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...
, The Cure
The Cure
The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
, Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo, sometimes abbreviated as YLT, is an American alternative rock band formed in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1984. Since 1992, the lineup has consisted of Ira Kaplan , Georgia Hubley , and James McNew .Despite achieving limited mainstream success, Yo La Tengo has been called "the quintessential...
, Explosions in the Sky
Explosions in the Sky
Explosions in the Sky is an American post-rock band from Texas. The band has garnered popularity beyond the post-rock scene for their elaborately developed guitar work, narratively styled instrumentals, what they refer to as "cathartic mini-symphonies," and their enthusiastic and emotional live shows...
, Sigur Rós
Sigur Rós
Sigur Rós is an Icelandic post-rock band with classicaland minimalist elements. The band is known for its ethereal sound, and frontman Jónsi Birgisson's falsetto vocals and use of bowed guitar. In January 2010, the band announced that they will be on hiatus. Since then, it has since been announced...
& Fellow Danes Mew.
Band history
Late Night Venture originally started in year 2000 as a band only consisting of Søren Hartvig and the former member Filip Glensaa making music with lots of electronics and only existed on the net. However in 2001 the band Flying Virgins were put together with Peter Sørensen on drums and soon following Jens Back on Bass and Jonas Qvesel on keys.Flying Virgins existed in the period 2001-2005 where a record was made: Your Spectacular Light and the EP Lazy Star one of the first free EP's distributed on the internet as MP3
MP3
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
and FLAC. In the period of Flying Virgins the band toured in Denmark, Finland and Sweden.
A change of setup and members happened as well in 2005, where Late Night Venture was formed in their now known form. Filip left the band and after a period as a quartet, Peter Olsen joined on guitars and vocals.
Late Night Venture released their selftitled debut in 2006, produced by Jonas Jørgensen (Figurines
Figurines
Figurines is an indie rock band from Denmark, formed in the mid-1990s. The band released their first EP, The Detour, in 2001 and their first full-length album, Shake a Mountain, in 2004. The band began to receive national attention in Denmark around the time of the full-length release, and began...
, The Defectors
The Defectors
The Defectors are a Danish rock band originating from Aarhus, Denmark, formed in 1997. Originally consisting of members Mort Harder, Mik Stegger, Jonas Jørgensen, Martin Budde and Torben Skovgaard, the band cites the sixties garage rock and early formation of punk as its main influences...
) to high acclaim in reviews around Europe. Late Night Venture toured a lot in Denmark, Germany and UK in that period, and the record got lot of attention both in Denmark and outside.
During 2008 LNV developed there style into an even more epic, atmospheric and heavier sound allowing the band to focus on their strong side: the journeys into hypnotic soundscapes. The first result of this can be heard on the bands forthcoming EP produced in Collaboration with Cult of Luna
Cult of Luna
Cult of Luna is a Swedish post-metal band from Umeå. They formed from the remnants of a Umeå hardcore punk band called Eclipse in 1998. They slowly garnered critical appreciation and underground popularity with early releases Cult of Luna and The Beyond ; however, it is 2004's Salvation that can...
drummer/producer Magnus Lindberg
Magnus Lindberg
Magnus Lindberg is a Finnish composer and pianist. He is currently the composer-in-residence at the New York Philharmonic.-Education:...
, in the Tornado studios
Tornado Studios
Tornado Studios is a video game company that is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma.It is staffed by veteran game designers from videogame companies that include Square, Ubisoft, and EA....
, Copenhagen making 4 epic songs which really opened the doors to where they are now.
After the recording session and a European tour in the summer of 2008 through Denmark, Germany, France, Netherlands, Luxembourg and Czech republic. The band is now back in the rehearsingroom writing new material and preparing themselves for new roadtrips!
Studio albums
- 2009 Illuminations EP (Quartermain Records/Planet of Sounds)
- 2006 Late Night Venture S/T (Quartermain Records)
As flying virgins
- 2004 Lazy Star EP (Net Release)
- 2003 Your Spectacular Light (Quartermain Records)