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Press release:
Venus Tropicaux release Lycra Pants -EP
Video
premiere at Louder than War. Release tour starts Thursday.
VENUS TROPICAUX - LYCRA
PANTS [SR074]
FORMAT: 7" EP /
DIGITAL
RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 2,
2016
RELEASED ON SUBROUTINE RECORDS
DISTRIBUTED BY CLEAR SPOT /
STATE51
Lycra Pants
It was hard to know what to
make of Venus Tropicaux, the infamous punk trio that spawned from the
Southern part of Rotterdam, when they appeared at the scene for the
first time. With their odd melange of crude hysteria and poorly
translated foreign lyrics they left the audience in a state of
confusion.
Photo by Shalita Dietrich
But that was two years ago.
Today, Venus Tropicaux has proven to be much more than a sexy
gimmick. The three-piece has bloomed into a singular band to be
seriously reckoned with. And now there’s debut EP ‘Lycra Pants’, the
first fruit to be picked. A 7” with six of their trademark short
songs, racking up to a total of ten minutes. Venus Tropicaux' drummer
Zach: “The EP actually serves as a tribute to style icon Serena
Williams.”
The trio recently transformed in a quartet, adding fresh face Joris,
who laces Shelley’s aggressively uttered vocals, the throbbing bass
of Shalita and Zach’s off-beat hammering together with a groovy synth
sauce. Venus Tropicaux will force-feed you their entire oeuvre,
starting on September 1st at De School (Amsterdam), gradually
dispensing their raw spontaneity through the Netherlands and abroad.
Louder than War premiered
the video for 'Lycra Pants' today. Read their story
here.
Stream 'Lycra Pants'
Shows
September 1 - Amsterdam | De
School
September 2 - Groningen | De Gym
September 4 - Utrecht | EKKO
September 9 - Rotterdam | Pink Pank
September 22 - Amsterdam | Butcher's Tears
December 23 - Amsterdam | Melkweg
January 7 - Amsterdam | Paradiso
More
video's
Nexta
Draw Me
Biography
Venus Tropicaux is gusto,
squalor, delirium, bliss and mischief in all its raw, unfiltered
noisy brilliance. Within their succinct 15-minute sets, these
Rotterdam post-punk firebrands create a deliciously haywire pocket
universe to call their own. Abrasive and hook-heavy, cheeky and
austere, Venus Tropicaux is an equation that by any means shouldn’t
make sense, but somehow does because of the unique chemistry between
three individuals. You can’t help but be charmed by the reckless
abandon and joyful spontaneity Shelley Emily (voice/guitar), Shalita
Dietrich (voice/guitar) and Zacharias Danson (drums) nosedive into
this band-thing. Venus Tropicaux ‘s exciting EP Lycra Pants finally
captures this singular energy in all its untethered glory. Delirious yelps
and chants lash out like sharp talons, as the fiery guitar bursts and
crude drum patterns detonate with the haphazard intensity of a
firecracker. Lycra Pants will be released on Subroutine Records on
September 2.
Photo by Shalita Dietrich
Tracklist
1. Nexta
2. Cramps
3. Draw Me
4. Euphoria
5. Hamburger Girl
6. Lycra Pants
Artwork
Quotes
“Watch out
for Venus Tropicaux, who could be the most brilliant thing in NL
since Focus split up.” - Louder Than War
“Three-piece
Venus Tropicaux bash out a bracing Ramones/Shaggs hybrid.” -
Ian Harrison, Mojo Magazine
"Venus
Tropicaux strike that perfect balance between fierce and coquettish,
raw and melodic, keeping their DIY feel while turning out
something that is actually quite polished. We simply can’t stop
spinning it." - Subbacultcha
“Singers
Shalita and Shelley revelled in their confrontational stance, calling
out all the lazy arses in true punk fashion. But one thing draws
these bands together; songs. Boy have Venus Tropicaux got songs.
Simple and direct ullulations that leave nothing to the imagination.
Harangues that possess a headspace bigger than a zeppelin.” -
Louder Than War Magazine
Not for publication
Hi-res foto's/bio etc: http://venustropicaux.com/press/
Interviews/info: aloha@venustropicaux.com
Boekingen: mitchell@rocknrollhighschool.nl
Subroutine Records: koen@subroutine.nl
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