Violet verve
One of the funnest parts about being a music fan is stumbling upon up-and-coming artists that have a knack for gripping the listener. With an endless barrage of media permeating society, finding uniquely genuine music can occasionally feel like navigating a labyrinth littered with stale, uninspired wannabes. However, this would not be an apt description of Chicago’s own Violetness. Though only performing for a few months, she has already scored respectable gigs at Beat Kitchen and Empty Bottle, and is set to open for the Very Best on October 29th at Bottom Lounge. The crooner’s music is a hodgepodge of snappy hand claps, trudging drum beats, swelling melodies, steadfast cadence, and spellbinding (almost elfish) lilting. Violetness has previously discussed the Peruvian-tinged tribal influences in her music, but there’s also an undercurrent of neopagan magnetism that evokes urges of dancing in front of a bonfire in the tenebrosity of night. With the remix of “Nazca,” London’s Tommy Tempa made sure to retain the measured yet propulsive pace, but added a bubbly 8-bit beat and percolating background harmonies. The result is a fantastical ditty that is sure to linger in your head.
Violetness - “Nazca (Tommy Tempa remix)”
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Raf
Raf has written for Time Out Chicago and Gapers Block. He can be spotted attending Chicago concerts and hanging out in alleys. Aphex Twin still creeps him out a little bit.
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