Alice Sweet Alice is a male-female fronted rock band, with
at times powerful explosions of metal, delicate textures of piano,
earth-shattering drums and an engaging live performance. ASA has been
compared to contemporary artists such as Evanescence, Garbage, Yeah Yeah
Yeahs and Smashing Pumpkins, and classic acts such as Pink Floyd and
Jefferson Airplane. ASA's sound is hard to pigeonhole and we have found most
people find something in it that they are drawn to and identify with.
ASA are mavericks in the Alt Rock music world, defying any easy pigeonhole.
In fact, ASA invented one word to describe their unique- and ever-evolving
sound: “Electropostpunkadelic”. As one Kansas City reviewer described Alice
Sweet Alice's music: "Take the turbulent undercurrent of Joy Division,
add edgy guitar-synth crunch and hooks ala Garbage, drop in the haunting
post-punk of Siouxsie Sioux and the Banshees, a dash of Love and Rockets
psychedelics, and polish the whole mix with angst-meets-curious inclinations
inspired by The Cure's rhythmic urges. Something like that with a twist.” A
UK review for ASA's most recent album “MANDALA”, stated: “It's hard to say
what you notice first about Alice Sweet Alice, but it's probably fair to say
that Ali Kat's vocals come fairly close to the top of the list. Tuneful and
soulful, she is (thankfully) not given to the histrionics found on your
average Evanescence album, instead opting for a tuneful drawl in the vein of
The Kills or the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, albeit with a significantly more interesting
musical backdrop.”
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Alice
Sweet Alice received “Best Alternative Band” and “Best Album” nominations in
Feb 2012 with the Midwest Music Awards. Commercial radio station Alice 102 in
Kansas City asked ASA to represent them on their St. Patty’s parade float in
2012. ASA completed a 12 city US regional tour in 2012 spanning 4500 miles.
ASA has also had great success overseas, where via their eastern European
distributor “AMAdea Records”, Alice Sweet Alice has consistently remained at
the top selling status with their first two albums. Also in Feb 2012, ASA was
notified that their entire discography is now available in JAPAN & CHINA.
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| ALICE SWEET ALICE - BLOOD ROSES |
Emerging
from the dark recesses of a deranged mind, Alice Sweet Alice originally
fantasized about being a super group from native Sweden, fortunately for
them, they hail from the United States. If you've ever wondered who
that dark figure was lurking in the alley, it was none other than singer
/ bassist Scott Martinez, or otherwise known as "The Lurker"
or "Pelon" by his Swedish name. Sweden is famous for its
underground culture and night life spawning a myriad of sub-culture-esque
socialites wherein many have claimed to have spotted the ever
elusive singer / pianist Ali Kat, otherwise known as "Freda"
to the natives in Sweden. Growing up as a lad, drummer Billy
Brown, better known as "Bjorn" to those in Sweden, had
always fantasized playing in the band ABBA, but soon realized
it would prove too difficult to drum while wearing spandex. Guitarist
Ron Bales, also known to the Swedes as "Sven", wonders around
aimlessly repeating, 'Sven, my name is Sven', and was last seen by locals
still trying to remember if his name is Sven. So next time you see Alice
Sweet Alice, you just might know them by name. Pelon, Freda, Bjorn &
Sven.
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