His Name Is Alive
Your mother was right: It never hurts to ask, and perseverance pays. High school student Warren Defever, of Livonia, Michigan, spent the late 1980s diligently recording cassette tapes in his basement. Defever was a multi-instrumentalist, playing guitars and keys and handling the role of engineer/producer; he enlisted two classmates two fill out the ensemble: Karin Oliver sang vocals, and Damian Lang played drums (the latter had previously teamed with Defever in the regrettably named rockabilly band, Elvis Hitler). Their sound was heavily indebted to the mid-80s dream pop of bands like the Cocteau Twins and This Mortal Coil, with a heavy use of rudimentary loops and effects that echoed post-industrial excursions. Self-releasing their efforts on cassette, Defever... Read More
- Genre:
- Rock, Alternative/Indie
- City Of Origin:
- Livonia, ,Michigan United States
- Formed Date:
- 1989
