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CleaveIndie / Alternative / Experimental BiographyCleave is a four-piece alternative rock band from St.Paul, Austria. A national radio host stated that their “empathetic riffs and piano parts make Cleave’s music a lyrical rest. Cleave’s work proves that it is possible to depict emotions without appearing tacky”. The band spent the summer and fall 2007 to record their new CD Evoke the Self and released their second album on March 7, 2008. The members of Cleave will be promoting Evoke the Self with an extended tour in Europe and the US in 2008. The first single “The Sleep” will be released and go on airplay in Austria on February 4, preparing the listeners of the hard and mellow fare to come. Famous mulitplatinum producer Mark S. Berry said “I could make a killer record with a talent such as Cleave” after hearing the demos of the new record. And a killer record they made with their producer Andreas Fennes. The new songs are going to touch your tympanic membrane and will motivate you to explore yourself and the world around you. The four band members have come together to live their common vision of what making music should feel like. Cleave wants to melodize experiences, thoughts and feelings from deep within – being influenced by bands which attempt the same – without trying to fit what is hip and hot at the moment. It is very personal music, and therefore always zeitgeisty. Singer/guitarist Marian has been described as “a talent that Austria sees only every decade or even century” by a host of one of Austria’s biggest alternative radio stations Soundportal. Rainer is not only acclaimed for his accentuated and heavy play of the bass guitar but also for playing emotive and mature piano parts. Burns, who is able to skilfully play about any instrument that exists, hits the drums as if there was no tomorrow. Florian joined the band after the recording of “Evoke the Self”. He has already grown to be an essential part of the band. The complex arrangements of their songs flow easily when Cleave sets out to philosophize through their instruments and voices. What they have to say is inspiring, wide-reaching, comforting, disturbing, and so much more. In 2005 Cleave released their debut album Pluvious Tomorrows which got great reviews and reputation in different music magazines and radio stations. It was featured “CD of the week” on Austria’s second biggest alternative radio station Soundportal and the single Kasparlov made it to number 1 in the its charts. After playing several shows in Austria, Cleave toured Spain together with Skunk D.F. June 2005. The sold out shows got great local media attention. In November/December 2005 Cleave toured the East Coast of the United States. The 16 shows of their Pluvious Nights Tour were promoted by “Crack The Whip” (Coheed and Cambria, The Int. Noice Conspiracy, Chevelle, Nine Inch Nails) and featured well-known clubs such as CBGB’s Gallery, Sine-è and Continental. The video for their single Colourcollison got rotation on Austrian music channel Go TV and featured in Issue #14 of the outstanding Stash magazine and its DVD. Cleave is ready to impress and surprise music lovers and music maniacs with their new album. Cleave’s reputation for blowing your mind with their live shows will deliver the goods with their new release. Check your favourite record store and Evoke the Self. To keep you up to date for tour dates and other information about Cleave – and for all-out visual pleasure – Cleave’s new homepage cleavemusic.com is online now. Get free downloads of songs; sign up for the newsletter, or just browse the photo and video section for illustrations of their rocking moody gigs and their newest haircuts. Watch some Cleave Videos2006
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