Huntington Beach band Alternate Sound of Life have been performing
around the Southwest sharing the stage with the likes of Fair to
Midland, Apex Theory, Strata, Opus Dai and even TV legend David
Carradine. They?ve performed at some of the top clubs in So Cal
(two locations), House Of Blues (Anaheim), The El Rey Theater and The
Whisky. Following the success of their first self produced EP, they
decided to solicit help for the production of their debut full length
and attracted the attention of internationally renowned producer/
mixer, Ronan Chris Murphy who has worked with some of the world's
greatest musicians including: King Crimson, Steve Morse, Ulver, Tony
Levin, Steve Stevens and Terry Bozzio.
The band and Murphy teamed up for rehearsals in May and began
recording at Los Angeles studio Veneto West in June. Currently in the
last weeks of production and mixing, the album is set for a Fall
release and promises to be one of the strongest So Cal releases of the
year.
The music of Alternate Sound of Life blends the intricate heaviness of
bands like Tool with strong melodies and emotional lyrics of band like
U2 and Circa Survive. Murphy has turned out to be the perfect
complement to the album. Having worked on over a dozen albums with
prog legends King Crimson as well as pop stars like Jamie Walters, he
has been able the blend aggressive intricate material with their
commercial and melodic sensibilities.
Alternate Sound of Life (often called ASL by their fans) was founded
by Ian Mora (vocals) and Akilino Jacky (drums) after moving from
northern California to Huntington Beach where they met Alabama native
Matthew McDonald (guitar), Michael Labman (keyboard) from Virginia,
and the only So Cal native, Evan Shechtman (bass).
http://www.aslmusic.com
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