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Light Asylum

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Years active
  
2010–present

Albums
  
Light Asylum, In Tension


Origin
  
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States (2008)

Members
  
Shannon Funchess, Bruno Coviello

Genres
  
Post-punk, Synth-pop, Dark wave

Record labels
  
Mexican Summer, PIAS Cooperative

Similar
  
Telepathe, She Past Away, Cold Cave, Planningtorock, Olof Dreijer

Profiles

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Light Asylum is a Brooklyn-based electronic music duo consisting of Shannon Funchess and Bruno Coviello. The band released their first EP 'In Tension' in 2010. The four track EP was re-released in 2011 through a notable indie label Mexican Summer. The self-titled début album has been released in May 2012. It has received generally positive reviews from Pitchfork, FACT, Mixmag, NME, XLR8R and The Quietus.

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In 2003 Bruno Coviello wrote an electroclash/dance-pop song for Party Monster soundtrack under Mannequin alias. Earlier Shannon Funchess had provided vocals for such acts as TV on the Radio, !!! and Telepathe. More recently, Funchess collaborated with The Knife on the track Stay Out Here from the fourth band's album Shaking the Habitual in 2013.

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Light Asylum's music is heavily influenced by 1980s music. Their style incorporates elements of darkwave, synthpop and post-punk music and The Guardian compared Light Asylum to Nine Inch Nails and Depeche Mode.

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Studio albums

  • Light Asylum (2012)
  • Extended plays

  • In Tension (2010)
  • Singles

  • "Shallow Tears" (2012)
  • "Heart of Dust" (2012)
  • "A Certain Person" (2012)

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    Songs

    Dark AlliesIn Tension · 2010
    Shallow TearsLight Asylum · 2012
    A Certain PersonLight Asylum · 2012

    References

    Light Asylum Wikipedia