“Individually, I like to bring passion,” explains Tomopoulos. Despite these setbacks, the opportunities are still there to make a name.Įach member of VI∙ZA brings different sounds into the band. Unfortunately, our culture here has developed into loving songs instead of albums, loving noise instead of music, and loving looks instead of lyrics. The States are indeed probably the hardest of the places to make it because in general the crowds are so fickle. We would do just fifteen shows with Serj, or we did a couple with Gogol.That’s pretty much what got us a lot of our following in Europe. We’re in Europe for a couple of months at a time. “We take shows that we can, we travel far…we’re trying to make little baby steps.”īabayan adds in, “The opening slots that we got for Serj and Gogol Bordello increased our following the most over the past few years. “It’s just putting your face out, and putting it along with your music,” says Tomopoulos about the strategies they’ve adopted. Not too long ago, VI∙ZA hired an American publicist to help them increase their following here in the states (they are much better known in Europe). We recorded a little bit we recorded a new song with a couple of other covers that are associated with our kick-starter campaign…and here we are at Aftershock. Recently, Tomopoulos says, “We’ve just been laying low, writing, playing some local shows on the West Coast. Somehow, it always works out that VI∙ZA only plays at twenty-one plus venues whenever they come to town, so this was only my second time seeing them live. I sat down with guitarist Orbel Babayan and lead singer K’noup Tomopoulos backstage after their set at Aftershock. I would describe VI∙ZA as a cross-cultured rock band that is not afraid to dabble in new musical concepts and explore different sounds. Featuring an oud player (Andrew Kzirian to read an exclusive interview with him (click here) in a band will undoubtedly place you on a higher level than bands close to your genre. Intertwining an Armenian folk sound with Western traditions combines to create an extremely revolutionary sound. On stage, VI∙ZA is charismatic, always putting in one hundred percent and pulling the crowd in. On album, VI∙ZA is not just an "avant-garde, progressive, cultural" band they are musicians of incredible skill who experiment with new ways of manipulating sound and use their intelligence to be funny and entertaining. However, they are so much more than an exciting new band. This song hits hard Comment by peepeepoopoocheckĬan't never fall in love with broken hearts cuz I am.Original? Ground-breaking? Talented? Yes, VI∙ZA is all of those things. Comment by Lunarcy Luneĭamn so we all wanna die huh Comment by ☆KAZ☆ I used to listen to this at my lowest, and i thought after coming back from the pain i was in id never have to here this again, here i am tho, i guess. Im ready to diee Comment by Possessed☆Porcelainįuck me i havent cut in so long but dang. Play this at my funeral □□□ Comment by □□□□□ □□damn Comment by DJ178(Devin wassup Comment by Possessed☆Porcelain Yall are like subtitles for this song Comment by c.xOUT People really using soundcloud to get bitches now□□ Comment by just that normal guy Would love to work wit you g Comment by Faith Jones Thank you for this song, amazing creation □□□□☄️ Comment by Ikeydiz one of my friends want to die and rn I can't contact him. The song is good but the lyrics make you and the other sad ppls get into it and wanna die. it was a goo-ood life.” thats what i hear. Where did he ever go Comment by Steven Yang
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