HVOB

HVOB
Also known as خك
Origin Vienna, Austria
Genres Electronica
Years active 2012 - present
Labels Stil vor Talent
Members Anna Müller
Paul Wallner

HVOB (for Her Voice Over Boys) is Austrian electronic duo consisting of Anna Müller and Paul Wallner founded in Vienna.[1]

Biography

The Anna Müller and Paul Wallner founded HVOB in 2012. The duo focuses on "restrained and minimalist" electronica with the use of vocals. After releasing music on SoundCloud they were discovered by Oliver Koletzki, a German dance and house music producer. Koletzki contracted the duo and they later appeared at the Melt Festival. Their first EP Dogs was released in 2012.[2]

In 2013, the band released its first album HVOB. Their second album Trialog released in 2015 was said by American Thump magazine "as a contender for an 'Album of the Year' award".[3]

In 2015, the duo toured India and went to various cities including Bangalore.[4] The duo has been "voted as one of the best live acts in the world".[5]

In 2017, the group released their third album, Silk with collaborator, Winston Marshall. Jamie McNamara of BeatRoute describe the first track on the album as "moody atmosphere and guitar-led dance music".[6] In 2018 the group performed a sold out show at the Mezzanine in San Francisco.[7]

Discography

  • HVOB (2013)
  • Trialog (2015)
  • Silk (2017)

References

  1. "New Noise: HBOV". Wonderland Magazine. 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  2. Tanja Brüggemann-Stepien (2013-04-08). "Her Voice Over Boys Start Through". music austria. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  3. "HVOB - Austrian Music Export". musicexport.at. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  4. Lakhani, Somya (19 March 2015). "Austrian band Her Voice Over Boys: We are trying to bring back real music". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  5. Gupta, Radhapriya (2015-03-19). "Austrian Electro Group HVOB In India This Week". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  6. McNamara, Jamie (16 March 2017). "HVOB & Winston Marshall – Silk". BeatRoute Magazine. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  7. Smith II, Geoffrey (2018-02-05). "HVOB at Mezzanine, February 2nd, 2018". SF Weekly. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
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