Viva Revolución
Encyclopedia
Viva Revolución is an indie rock
band, formed in Gothenburg
, Sweden
in 2004. Their influences range from Soul music
of the 1960s, Punk rock
of the 1970s, House music
of the 1980s, Madchester
of the 1990s, to more recent Electroclash
music.
) and started writing songs in a rehearsal space in Masthugget. In parallel to this Lord Jake had written some music together with Sir Kevin under the working title The Bourgeois Assault Group. By combining the two projects and inviting Jojo and Patrik Patrik to the band, they found their unique sound and named themselves Viva Revolución.
The first booking was at Valand art school in Gothenburg. Several more performances followed as Viva Revolución began to get a reputation. Viva was offered to play the Music Fest NW in Portland, Oregon in 2006, but had to decline due to personal reasons.
Recording has always been a vital part in the life of Viva Revolución. Only a couple of months after forming the band they recorded their first songs That means I love you and Ghosts and Fairytales (later re-recorded in 2006) in Kristian Anttila's studio. The most ambitious attempt to date is the recording of No drugs, no guns, that was done over the period of five months by Kalle Gustafsson from the Soundtrack of Our Lives
in his studio Svenska Grammofonstudion. The band is currently in search for a record label to release this song as the bands debut single.
Sir Kevin is the natural front person of the band. Hailing from Minneapolis, Minnesota in the USA, he moved to Sweden in 1996. Sir Kevin has a widespread reputation of extravagant living and was listed as number one by Swedish magazine Nöjesguiden
on their list of most famous people in Gothenburg night-life.
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band, formed in Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
in 2004. Their influences range from Soul music
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
of the 1960s, Punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
of the 1970s, House music
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
of the 1980s, Madchester
Madchester
Madchester was a music scene that developed in Manchester, England, towards the end of the 1980s and into the early 1990s. The music that emerged from the scene mixed alternative rock, psychedelic rock and dance music...
of the 1990s, to more recent Electroclash
Electroclash
Electroclash is a style of music that fuses New Wave and electronic dance music. It emerged in New York and Detroit in the later 1990s, pioneered by acts including I-F and those associated with Gerald Donald, and is associated with acts including Peaches, Adult, and Fischerspooner...
music.
Biography
Viva Revolución came together as a band in October 2004. Sir Kevin, Candy Iliza and Jefonda (who later quit the band in 2005) had geared up on some instruments and amplifiers (which were given to them by Broder DanielBroder Daniel
Broder Daniel was an alternative rock band from Gothenburg, Sweden. They formed in the late 1980s and then consisted of classmates Henrik Berggren and Daniel Gilbert...
) and started writing songs in a rehearsal space in Masthugget. In parallel to this Lord Jake had written some music together with Sir Kevin under the working title The Bourgeois Assault Group. By combining the two projects and inviting Jojo and Patrik Patrik to the band, they found their unique sound and named themselves Viva Revolución.
The first booking was at Valand art school in Gothenburg. Several more performances followed as Viva Revolución began to get a reputation. Viva was offered to play the Music Fest NW in Portland, Oregon in 2006, but had to decline due to personal reasons.
Recording has always been a vital part in the life of Viva Revolución. Only a couple of months after forming the band they recorded their first songs That means I love you and Ghosts and Fairytales (later re-recorded in 2006) in Kristian Anttila's studio. The most ambitious attempt to date is the recording of No drugs, no guns, that was done over the period of five months by Kalle Gustafsson from the Soundtrack of Our Lives
The Soundtrack of Our Lives
The Soundtrack of Our Lives, alternatively known as T.S.O.O.L. or Soundtrack, is a Swedish rock band that formed in 1995 after the dissolution of the punk band Union Carbide Productions....
in his studio Svenska Grammofonstudion. The band is currently in search for a record label to release this song as the bands debut single.
Sir Kevin is the natural front person of the band. Hailing from Minneapolis, Minnesota in the USA, he moved to Sweden in 1996. Sir Kevin has a widespread reputation of extravagant living and was listed as number one by Swedish magazine Nöjesguiden
Nöjesguiden
Nöjesguiden is a Nordic free-of-charge young adult monthly magazine, available in the major cities in Sweden, which was established in 1982. In Finland, the equivalent magazine is City-lehti and in Norway Natt og Dag....
on their list of most famous people in Gothenburg night-life.
Members
- Sir Kevin (lead vocals)
- Candy Iliza (bass and vocals)
- JoJo (drums)
- Patrik Patrik (guitar)
- Lord Jake (keyboards and programming)