Lebanon Hanover
| Lebanon Hanover | |
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 Lebanon Hanover at the Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2017 in Leipzig |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Dark wave |
| founding | 2010 |
| Current occupation | |
Vocals, guitar |
Larissa 'Iceglass' Georgiou |
Vocals, bass, programming |
William Maybelline |
Lebanon Hanover is a dark wave band founded in 2010 .
history
The Swiss Larissa Georgiou aka Larissa Iceglass and the British William Maybelline founded Lebanon Hanover in 2010 after they met in Maybelline's hometown Sunderland . Iceglass originally spent her vacation there. Both wrote several of the titles of the debut album The World Is Getting Colder within a week . Soon after, Maybelline followed Iceglass to Berlin to continue making music with her. Since then, the duo's location has alternated between Germany and England; Among other things, they both moved temporarily to Sunderland to stay in Maybelline's parents' house free of charge.
In addition, both musicians dropped out of their respective studies - Iceglass originally studied art, Maybelline, however, design - for different reasons. Iceglass named the perceived compulsion to market oneself on the art market as a central factor. The connection to the audience is more congruent and meanwhile more emotional through the music. Both kept the artistic aspect in the design of their music videos , the merchandise and the overall look of the band project . Iceglass repeatedly called the group homeless and disoriented, a fact to which, after Iceglass, the band name, which, according to Iceglass, is borrowed from an American town of the same name, can be referred to.
“Both places have no connection with each other - but if they had a connection, we imagine a beautiful place. Simply building a new world with the same name is a nice idea, because we are very disoriented in this world and do not know where we belong. "
As a debut in 2011 appeared Split - MC Lebanon Hanover / La Fete Triste about reproduction Recording + . Lebanon Hanover contributed four songs. Including the Totally Tot contained on the later actual debut album , for which a self-produced music video was released. The duo first attracted attention with their first album, The World Is Getting Colder , released in 2012 via Fabrika Records . The British music magazine Terrorizer Lebanon called Hanover “the best UK band you didn't know existed”. In the meantime, the duo began with international appearances, which led to tours through Spain in 2013, through the USA in 2014, through Italy in 2015, and through Russia and Europe in 2016, among other things.
In the meantime, the duo released the second, again positively received studio album Why Not Just be Solo in 2012 . The group then released the third studio album Tomb for Two in 2013 , which was also well received. The website Peek-A-Boo-Magazine compared the album with The Danse Society , The Chameleons and Joy Division and called it “one of the highlights of the year, if not THE highlight.” In the same year the single Gallowdance followed , which is also enthusiastic has been recorded. To work on the fourth album, Iceglass and Maybelline used a professional recording studio for the first time. The recordings were previously made in our own home studio. Besides The Abyss , it was recorded in Greece by experienced post-punk and new wave producer Chris Manolitsis . Despite the changed recording conditions, the sound of the duo remained the same. Once again, the music was certified to be of high quality.
style
The music of Lebanon Hanover is commonly assigned to the dark wave. It is considered minimalist and inspired by post-punk music of the 1980s. The music is characterized by a “cool aesthetic [as well as] a slight slant in vocals and guitar playing”. The sound of the production is deliberately kept simple and "in connection with the tender voice of Larissa Iceglass supported by the light synth sounds, the deep bass and the elegant guitar parts" make the music so charming. The connection of the simply programmed rhythm, the deep bass playing and the enraptured effect of the guitar and the singing is meanwhile emphasized by different reviewers.
Iceglass explains the combination as the result of the collaboration. Maybelline is responsible for the rhythm, synthesizer and bass playing, which provide the music with an orderly framework while it contributes rather chaotic fragments. As a common conceptual idea, she only describes the simple production based on the desire to generate the most organic sound possible.
Discography
- 2011: Lebanon Hanover / La Fete Triste (Split EP with La Fete Triste , recording + playback)
- 2012: The World Is Getting Colder (Album, Fabrika Records)
- 2012: Why Not Just Be Solo (Album, Fabrika Records)
- 2013: Tomb for Two (Album, Fabrika Records / Dead Scarlet Records / Mecanica Records)
- 2013: Gallowdance (single, record + playback)
- 2015: Besides The Abyss (album, Fabrika Records)
- 2016: Babes Of The 80s (Single, Fabrika Records)
- 2017: Lebanon Hanover Anthology (Compilation EP, GAG TAPE)
- 2018: Let Them Be Alien (Album, Fabrika Records)
Web links
- Lebanon Hanover at Discogs (English)
Remarks
- ↑ The two neighboring towns Lebanon and Hanover in New Hampshire are probably meant . A place with the name duplication does not exist.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Philippe BLACKMARQUIS: Lebanon Hanover. Peek-A-Boo-Magazine, accessed August 24, 2016 .
- ↑ post-punk.com: Profound Torment: An Interview with William Maybelline and Larissa Iceglass about Qual and Lebanon Hanover. post-punk.com, accessed on August 24, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Paulius Ilius: In search of real feeling. Secret 13, accessed August 24, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Max Laane: Come together in death; an interview with Lebanon Hanover. Derhalve, accessed August 24, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c Anja Hassel: DisTanz 2 with Lebanon Hanover. Black Press, accessed August 22, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Kevin Morris: Lebanon Hanover: The World Is Getting Colder. Terrorizer, accessed August 22, 2016 .
- ↑ Lebanon Hanover. setlist, accessed August 22, 2016 .
- ↑ Lebanon Hanover. Bands in Town, accessed August 22, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Scrag !: Lebanon Hanover: Why Not Just Be Solo. Gothic.at, accessed on August 24, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Didier BECU: Lebanon Hanover: Tomb for Two. Peek-A-Boo-Magazine, accessed August 24, 2016 : “Tomb For Two might be classified next to your albums by The Danse Society, The Chameleons or even Joy Division. Why? Just because I know you'll listen to it till the end of your days. Tomb For Two is probably one of those highlights of 2013, if not THE highlight! "
- ↑ a b Scrag !: Lebanon Hanover: Gallowdance. Gothic.at, accessed on August 24, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Josha: Lebanon Hanover: Beside the Abyss. Splitterkultur.de, accessed on August 22, 2016 .