- The Mystic Underground
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Genre =Synthpop
Years_active =1999 –present
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Notable_instruments =The Mystic Underground is an electronic
dance /pop band fromNew York . Their primary focus is writingsynthesizer based songs using their varied influences encompassingpost-punk ,synthpop , andtechno .History
The Mystic Underground's core members consist of songwriter/vocalist Vladimir Valette and keyboardist/programmer Benedetto Socci. The band had a past third member, Katerina Vlasiadis, who left the band due to creative differences.
Since
2000 , the band has various several singles including "The Wanderers", "Mary's Dead" and "April Fool's Day". Valette also appears on the track, "China Blue" from the album "Exploding Plastic Inevitable" byCount To Infinity . The band also released their debut LP, "The Nameless and The Faceless" through their Stereosonic imprint in2004 .Currently, the band has released their second album, "It Really Shouldn't Be This Hard", in August 2008 as a digital download with the physical version following on 21 October 2008.
Members
*Vladimir Valette (vocals, lyrics)
*Benedetto Socci (synthesizers, guitar)Discography
Albums
*The Nameless and the Faceless (2004)
*It Really Shouldn't Be This Hard (2008)Singles/EPs
*The Wanderers EP (2002)
*April Fool's Day Single (2003)
*Under the Clearest Moon EP (2006)
*Madeleine Single (2007)External links
* [http://www.themysticunderground.com The Mystic Underground Homepage]
* [http://www.myspace.com/themysticunderground The Mystic Underground at MySpace]
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