Valina
Encyclopedia
Valina is an indie
, Noise Rock
, Post-Hardcore
group from Linz
/ Austria
. They released several records on Trost Records and played more than 250 shows in Europe
, USA and Russia
. Two of their full-length album Vagabond and A Tempo! A Tempo!
were recorded by Steve Albini
in Chicago
. The band began recording music in 1997, releasing several 7 inch records (one with Sicbay), one EP, and two full-length albums. Most of the band's albums have been released on their Austrian label Trost Records. Both Vagabond
Epode EP have been released in the states by 54' 40' or Fight!. On April 14, 2009 Valina's newest album A tempo! a tempo!
was released throughout the United States by Joyful Noise Recordings
.
Indie (music)
In music, independent music, often shortened to indie music or "indie" is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, and an autonomous, Do-It-Yourself approach to recording and publishing....
, Noise Rock
Noise rock
Noise rock describes a style of post-punk rock music that became prominent in the 1980s. Noise rock makes use of the traditional instrumentation and iconography of rock, but incorporates atonality and especially dissonance, and also frequently discards usual songwriting conventions.-Style:Noise...
, Post-Hardcore
Post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...
group from Linz
Linz
Linz is the third-largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria . It is located in the north centre of Austria, approximately south of the Czech border, on both sides of the river Danube. The population of the city is , and that of the Greater Linz conurbation is about...
/ Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. They released several records on Trost Records and played more than 250 shows in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, USA and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. Two of their full-length album Vagabond and A Tempo! A Tempo!
A tempo! a tempo!
a tempo! a tempo! is the third full-length album by the Austrian band Valina, recorded in Chicago by Steve Albini. The album was released in Europe in the Spring of 2008 by Trost Records and was released throughout the United States on April 14, 2009 by Joyful Noise Recordings.-Track...
were recorded by Steve Albini
Steve Albini
Steven Frank Albini is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, audio engineer and music journalist. He was a member of Big Black, Rapeman, and Flour, and is currently a member of Shellac...
in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. The band began recording music in 1997, releasing several 7 inch records (one with Sicbay), one EP, and two full-length albums. Most of the band's albums have been released on their Austrian label Trost Records. Both Vagabond
Vagabond (band)
Vagabond was a Norwegian hard rock band fronted by Masterplan singer Jørn Lande and guitarplayer Ronni Le Tekrø from TNT.Their first release was the self titled album Vagabond in 1994, followed by a second release, A Huge Fan Of Life in 1995....
Epode EP have been released in the states by 54' 40' or Fight!. On April 14, 2009 Valina's newest album A tempo! a tempo!
A tempo! a tempo!
a tempo! a tempo! is the third full-length album by the Austrian band Valina, recorded in Chicago by Steve Albini. The album was released in Europe in the Spring of 2008 by Trost Records and was released throughout the United States on April 14, 2009 by Joyful Noise Recordings.-Track...
was released throughout the United States by Joyful Noise Recordings
Joyful Noise Recordings
Joyful Noise Recordings is an independent record label from Indianapolis, Indiana specializing in experimental indie rock. The label was founded in 2003 in Bloomington Indiana by Karl Hofstetter, who also played drums on many of the label's first releases...
.
Members
- Anatol Bogendorfer
- Husbert Huber
- Anselm Dürrschmid
- Claus Harringer (drums from 1995 - 2006)
Albums
- A tempo! a tempo!A tempo! a tempo!a tempo! a tempo! is the third full-length album by the Austrian band Valina, recorded in Chicago by Steve Albini. The album was released in Europe in the Spring of 2008 by Trost Records and was released throughout the United States on April 14, 2009 by Joyful Noise Recordings.-Track...
(2009) - Vagabond (2003)
- Into Arsenal of Codes (2000)
7" Records
- Escort of Soda (2004) w/ Sickbay
- Ship to Escape (2002)
- Poor & Obscure (1997)