Lost Valentinos

Infobox musical artist
Name = Lost Valentinos


Landscape = Yes
Background = group_or_band
Origin = Sydney, Australia
Genre = Indie
Psychedelic
Label = Mosquito's Tweeter
URL = [http://myspace.com/lostvalentinos MySpace page]
Current_members = Nik Yiannikas
Pat Santamaria
Andrew Santamaria
Jono Ma
Former_members = Daniel Stricker

Lost Valentinos are a psychedelic/indie band from Sydney, Australia. They released two EPs under the band name The Valentinos but changed their name in mid 2007 to Lost Valentinos due to the threat of legal action by soul artist from the 1950s, Bobby Womack & The Valentinos. [Re-Name The Valentinos [http://www.messandnoise.com/discussions/832205 Mess and Noise] 8 August, 2007] Lost Valentinos have been described by "NME" as "A skittering shitstorm of punk fury, disco beats and psychedelic excursions, the sonic invention of M83, Can and My Bloody Valentine melding with the panty-poking fun of Wham!, The Pixies and The Human League." [New Bands, The Valentinos [http://www.nme.com/newbands/the-valentinos "NME"] 10 August, 2007]

History

The band's eponymous EP "The Valentinos", produced by Kim Moyes of The Presets, was released in 2005. The EP's initial pressing sold out in its first week of release.cite web |url = http://www.shinyrecords.com.au/publicity/artist.asp?id=23 |title = Lost Valentinos Artist Biography |accessdate = 2008-04-08 |publisher = Shiny Recordings ] Their first single, "Man With the Gun", received heavy rotation on Triple J and earned the band a featured spot on the station's Next Crop segment. [Review on [http://www.jplay.com.au/JSite/Pages/Song/0001010/ViewSong.aspx J Play] 04 July, 2007]

Their second EP, "Damn & Damn Again", was produced by Nick Littlemore and Peter Mayes (Pnau) and mastered in New York by Greg Calbi (The Strokes, Sonic Youth, Blondie). The EP was Lost Valentinos' first release since signing to the indie label Mosquito's Tweeter in Australia.

The first single, "17 Deaths" off Lost Valentinos third EP "Miles From Nowhere" was released in June 2007 following work with producer Ewan Pearson (The Rapture, The Chemical Brothers). "Miles From Nowhere" was released in August 2007.

Members

*Jono Ma – guitar, keyboards
*Andrew Santamaria – guitar
*Pat Santamaria – bass guitar
*Nik Yiannikas – vocals, synth

Discography

EPs

*"The Valentinos" (2005)
*"Damn & Damn Again" (2006)
*"Miles From Nowhere" (2007)

Remixes

*KAFKA! (Bagraiders Remix) - Kitsuné Maison 3 (Kitsuné Music)
*Self-titled Japan EP (INC. CCTV Band Gang V Van She Remix) (rallye/klee)

Touring

*Headline tour with the UK's Johnny Boy in 2006
*Slots at Parklife Festival, Falls Festival, V Festival and the Playground Weekender Festival
*Toured with The Church on their national tour in 2006
*Toured to the UK and Japan and 2006
*Toured with Datarock in Australia in 2006
*"17 Deaths" Single Tour in Australia, July 2007
*Played at Splendour in the Grass in August 2007 alongside bands such as Arctic Monkeys and Bloc Party

References

External links

*MySpace|lostvalentinos