The Cityscape Riot

Infobox musical artist
Name = The Cityscape Riot


Img_capt = The Cityscape Riot, from left:
Joseph Cityscape, Jay Riot
Background = group or band
Origin = Hobart, Australia
Genre = Electronica
Years_active = January 2007 – Present
Label = Independent
URL = [http://www.myspace.com/thecityscaperiot/ Official Myspace]
[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6201561946/ Official Facebook]
[http://www.virb.com/thecityscaperiot/ Official Virb]
[http://www.thecityscaperiot.com/ Official Website]
[http://www.last.fm/music/the+cityscape+riot/ Official Last.FM]
Current_members = Joseph Cityscape / Connolly
and Jay Riot / Braslin

The Cityscape Riot are an electronic band from Hobart, Australia, consisting of Joseph Cityscape and Jay Riot.

Biography

The Cityscape Riot emerged from Joseph Cityscape's and Jay growing love of electronic music. The two musicians had first became friends when attending Rosetta High School (Hobart, Australia) in 1995 when both were in grade 8. They have played together in various bands ever since, these bands are as follows: MJ12 (1998), The View (2001), Pleasure Pattern Museum (2005) and The Cityscape Riot (2007). They were an Unearthed feature artist on Triple J (Australian national radio broadcaster) in November 2007, which got their music frequently played on the J's as well as on ABC 1 and ABC 2 television. In January 2008, Joseph Cityscape moved from Hobart to Brisbane to finish off his painting degree at Griffith University. With Jay Riot staying in Hobart, most bands would break up over such distances between band members, but Joseph saw it as an opportunity to start brain storming The Cityscape Riot's debut album. In February 2008, the J-Mag (Triple J Magazine), which was devoted to electronic music down under that month, touted The Cityscape Riot as one of the most exciting up and coming electro bands in Australia. The Cityscape Riot recently released their highly anticipated debut E.P ‘Technodome Nights’ on July 25, 2008 and are currently promoting it across Australia.

Live Performances

The Cityscape Riot are renowned for their energetic performances that mix live electronics, guitar, ebow, synths, and vocoder with live drums and vocals. Fans have also grown accustomed to dimly-lit stages been lit up by laser beams being attached to both band members finger tips and battery powered t-shirts that move to their music. Their music has been described as being "Inside a computer game where you’re dressed in a fluoro suit, driving a fast car and fighting for your life" (2nd of June, 2007).

Influences

Growing up in 1990s and being teenagers in high school, it is understandable to see how Joseph Cityscape and Jay Riot's friendship began with a common love of Nirvana.

Some of their favourite artists, in no particular order, are:
Nirvana, Mudhoney, Television, Ryan Adams and the Cardinals, Sonic Youth, Jesus and Mary Chain, The Cure, Radiohead, Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, The Church, Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, Unkle, Dean Martin, Kraftwerk, Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, Elliot Smith, Arcade Fire, Bjork, Roy Orbison, Echo and The Bunnymen, The Beatles, The Stones, Gang of Four, R.E.M, Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett, Daft Punk, Digitalism, The Presets, Midnight Juggernauts, Iggy and the The Stooges, Buzzcocks, The Pixies, Robert Zimmerman, Frank Black, The Breeders, The Stickmen, Led Zepplin, Fugazi, My Bloody Valentine, NIN, TV On The Radio, Joy Division, New Order, The Doors, Bob Marley And The Wailers, John Lennon, The Birthday Party, The Boys Next Door, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, Nick Cave, Grinderman, Spacemen 3, Pnau, Teenager, Wu-Tang Clan, Method Man, Redman, Ghostface Killah, Cat Power, Thurston Moore, My Disco, Die, Die, Die, Justice, Kavinsky, Cubsim Period, Stanley Place, Patti Smith, The Saints, The Go-Betweens, Sleepy Jackson, Air, The Kinks, Cut Copy, Gary Numan.

Discography

The Cityscape Riot's - 'Technodome Night' (2008)

#Technodome Nights (6.06)
#Burn This Town (4:46)
#Head Full of Stars (4:06)
#The City And The Night (4:12)
#F.A.T.D.W.T.C.H.T.O.D (3:16)
#Marathon (4:41)
#A Means To An End (3:47)

‘Technodome Nights’ is the The Cityscape Riot’s debut E.P. Joseph Cityscape describes the album as "Taking you on an dance adventure through the city at night". The entire album took Joseph Cityscape around 3 month’s to conceive, record, mix and master.‘Technodome Nights’ was released on July 25, 2008.All songs written by Joseph Cityscape.
Produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by Joseph Cityscape.Recorded at TCR HQ Brisbane, Australia.
Cover Art and design by Joseph Cityscape.

upports

* The Dardanelles
* The E.L.F.
* Architecture in Helsinki (DJ-ing)
* TSOMM

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/thecityscaperiot/ Official Myspace]
* [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6201561946/ Official Facebook]
* [http://www.virb.com/thecityscaperiot/ Official Virb]
* [http://www.thecityscaperiot.com/ Official Website]
* [http://www.last.fm/music/the+cityscape+riot/ Official Last.FM]