Darling Violetta
Darling Violetta is an American band from Los Angeles, California. A characteristic feature of their music is a combination of a dark, atmospheric dream pop with modern rock music and occasional cello deposits.
The band became well-known through the use of one of their songs as the theme song of American television series Angel - Hunters of darkness and by integration of their music in two computer games to role-playing rulebook Vampire: The Masquerade ( Redemption ( 2000), Bloodlines (2004 ) ).
History
After they were aware of each other through an ad in a music magazine, Cami Elen and Jymm Thomas first began as a duo in coffee houses and perform at Open stage to show off some self-written pieces. When they had collected enough usable songs, they began looking for other musicians, they also found with drummer Steve McManus and bassist Atto Attie, and then formed the band Darling Violetta. The band's name refers to the salutation with Bela Lugosi 's letters ushered to his beloved Violetta Napierska. In the absence of a second guitarist, they added to their line-up yet, add the cellist Gerri Sutyak.
In February 1998 the debut album Bath Water Flowers, which was initially subsequently marketed by the band itself and the Californian label Opaline Records appeared. A short time later, the American screenwriter and director Joss Whedon was aware of the band, when he saw them occur at a nightclub. Impressed by their music, he invited the band for an episode of his television series Buffy - The Vampire Slayer einzuspielen two songs ( "Cure" and " Blue Sun "). For Angel - Hunters of darkness, the broadcast from October 1999 to May 2004 offshoot of this series, Darling Violetta could also upload the title song. The popularity of this series was also reflected significantly in the following to the notoriety of the band down. In addition, such as driving contributions came in the same year to the soundtracks of various films to hell Hollywood ( "Anastasia Says" ) and No Rest for the Wicked ( "Numb ").
In February 2000 the band The Kill You EP published. The song contained therein "I Want to Kill You" for the soundtrack of Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption, the first part of the computer game series Vampire: The Masquerade, used. The soundtrack of the second part of the series, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, also the title " A Smaller God" from the published in February 2003 and the second time being last album Parlour has been added.
Apart from a few live performances, the band has since become inactive. Also the announced 2009 release of another album never materialized.
Discography
Albums
EPs
- 2000 - The Kill You EP