Linea Aspera (band)

Linea Aspera
Origin London, England (recorded/signed)
Genres Dark Wave, minimal wave, gothic rock
Years active 2011–2013
Labels Dark Entries
Website www.darkentriesrecords.com/bands/linea-aspera/
Members Zoè Zanias, Ryan Ambridge

Linea Aspera were a dark wave-minimal wave band formed in London, England that were active from 2011 to 2013. A musical duo, they were fronted by vocalist Alison Lewis (known as Zoè Zanias while in the band), with Ryan Ambridge on synthesizers; Lewis wrote the lyrics while Ambridge wrote the electronics, as well as mixing and producing the recordings.[1][2]

Founded in November 2011, Linea Aspera were influenced by electronic bands from the 1980s.[1] A reviewer reporting on a gig in January 2012 noted that their music sounded "very 80s", and that they had "sprung fully-formed" from the musical underground of East London.[2] That month self-releasing an extended play cassette, titled Linea Aspera EP, it was described by the Burning Flame website as number one in their Top 20 EPs of 2012.[3]

Signing to Dark Entries Records, the band's first album, Linea Aspera LP, was released on 25 September 2012. Brought out digitally and on vinyl by Dark Entries, a CD release was produced by the German company Genetic Records.[1] Each LP was contained in a jacket sleeve designed by Dovile Shurpo and accompanied by an insert listing their song lyrics.[1]

Discography

Title Release date Length Label Formats
Linea Aspera EP 28 January 2012 Extended Play Self-release Cassette tape
Linea Aspera LP 27 July 2012 Long Play Dark Entries 12" vinyl record
Linea Aspera II 25 September 2013 Extended Play Weyrd Son Records Cassette tape (single-sided), 12" vinyl record (single-sided)

References

Footnotes

Bibliography

  • "Burning Flame's Top 20 EPs of 2012". Burning Flame. 25 December 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  • "Linea Aspera to launch debut album on Dark Entries label". Sideline Music Magazine. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  • "Linea Aspera – Linea Aspera (CD – Dark Entries Records/Genetic Records)". Sideline Music Magazine. 2 December 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  • "Live: M!R!M Linea Aspera". Nemesis to Go. January 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
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