Biography
De Volanges, a three-head rock combo heavily influenced by underground 80s music, likes to be labelled as dark romantic under psychedelic tension.
Between 1990 and 1997, de Volanges performed some hundred gigs; They toured Poland three times in 96-97, and delivered a concert at the London Camden Underworld (May 96) as support of Rosetta Stone. In 1997, they opened the Dour Music Festival on the main stage.
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In early 2002, Yvan (bass guitar), Renaud (guitar & singer) and Enrico (drums) decided to start again dV after a 4-year split. The band focussed its actvities in and around Brussels. A brand new set of songs was composed in 2003, leading to a self-produced mini CD: ‘Caresses Draw Maps’ … followed by a number of gigs in Belgium.
In December 2005 de Volanges recorded a 9-song album, mixed and arranged by Renzo Gotto. It was released in May 2006 on the independant French label « Str8line Records». This album, named ‘SDSS J090745.0+24507 (the Outcast)’ was presented to the public at the Botanique in Brussels during the Fantastic Night Festival, as a support act to the English band Section 25; The band played in Paris (le Klub) on the occasion of the release of the ‘Movement 1’ compilation (Str8line records), featuring one piece of theirs: « Sweet Times Burn » ; On 24 March 2007, de Volanges was back again in Warsaw as main band of the Old Skull festival, along with other excellent Polish cold-wave and bat-cave bands; de Volanges continues to play regularly. We just need to mention the support act for The Neon Judgement in Leuze, and the Festival “Vision d’une autre industrie” in Villeneuve d’Ascq (France).
A new album is expected for 2008.
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