High Blue Star is a genuinely experimental independent band driven by cyber-punk DIY technology. Entertaining, enchanting and subversive, they create mind-bending futuristic soundscapes giving their listeners a sublime visceral experience. Combining intense artful electronics and voice with traditional instrumentation, their influences range from Skinny Puppy to Dead Can Dance to Massive Attack to Brian Eno. Their inventive live performances weave sound and video imagery together creating an atmosphere that transports their audience to another world. Vocals may sound familiar to those who have seen Attrition perform live; singer Laurie Reade is also Attrition's live vocalist.
"...a trip into the industrial underbelly of the pshyche" -Martin Bowes, Attrition
"...an acid cabaret... their smooth synth based sound and intellect image should gather them quite a following as they gain momentum... Reade's rapturous voice draws the listener in on every note." -DJ MsLadyJewel, Northeast In-Tune
"menacing and beautiful..." -Mathew Johnson, Grave Concerns
"Post-apocalyptic lounge music" -David Miller, Fadladder
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A review from Chain DLK:
High Blue Star is a duo from Minnesota consisting of the vocals of Laurie Reade and the music of Brian Green. Their debut release titled High Blue Star is a mix of both old school sensibility and new school technology. Drawing on such sources as Massive Attack, X-Mal Deutschland, and Brian Eno their sound is a collision of industrial gothic walls of substructure and experimental tactfulness that works its way into your soul. Having had the pleasure of seeing them live I can tell you that they reproduce all of the nuances here. Laurie Reade may be one of the best singers I have ever seen. She is powerful and charismatic and in control of some very unique pipes. I hear references to Siouxsie, Danielle Dax, and even Joy Division is the sound. Yet they are in no way an 80's tribute sort of act. The music is very current and frankly is some of the best gothic electronics I have heard in the last five years. Brian Green works his instruments in synchronized layers of color waves that rush through the body making this a physical as well as psychological journey. Songs like "Serotonin" and "Dragonsaw" will work their way into your mind and you will find yourself unable to escape these dark melodies. Highly Recommended! -Mark Lane