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Recently, the ambitious and enterprising producers Bianca Stücker
“Cinnamon Star” and Oliver Pietsch “Dr. P” busied themselves
mainly with their underground music and belly dance project The
Violet Tribe, earning international acclaim, but now they have
returned to work with Violet: Together with Markus Bosser (violin),
Rainer Janssen (keyboards), Lars Kappeler (bass), and Gerwin
Spalink (drums), Stücker and Pietsch expanded the musical cosmos of
the band to create The Violet Steam Experience.
The band hasn’t lost its penchant for historic and fantastic elements,
but now, in 2013, Violet have slightly turned away from their
medieval leanings and focus on Victorian Gothic splendour, bittersweet
melodies and end-of-time pop gems sparkling with an eerie
beauty. On nine extravagant tracks, the six musicians set forth to
explore steampunk aesthetics in their very own, astounding way: Lord Byron’s “Prometheus” has been
given an opulent, dark but catchy treatment with hit potential, while “Apocalyptic City” fascinates with its
laid-back, bewildering charm. “I’m Leaving Ground” has a haunting, memorable quality, and “Teaparty
42” bears resemblance to a scene from Alice In Wonderland. And a dark hymn like “Sleepless” finds a
perfect, contrasting counterpart in the light and airy “Deep Down Underground”.
To coincide with the release of their fifth album, Violet have planned a number of gigs, presenting a show
beyond competition. Grotesque and ghostly, glamorous and always with a pinch of irony – just like the
Violet Steam Experience.
