Silencio-A Tribute to the Works of David Lynch & Angelo Badalamenti

SILENCIO The mystery and dark intrigue surrounding the cooperative works of David Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti have mesmerized and haunted many a subconscious over the years. There’s something unique about the pairing of Badalamenti’s musical scores to Lynch’s dreamy scenery that is unsettling and simultaneously familiar. There’s also an era of innocence in the music that creates a timeless appeal without regard to the modern, nightmarish and sometimes corrupt scenarios presented within the films. It’s these things that keep people perpetually fascinated with the works of these genius artists, and it’s these things that have initiated the project SILENCIO. Since December of 2011, SILENCIO has been performing selections from all of Lynch’s films spanning “Eraserhead” to “Inland Empire”. The initial idea was to write original songs directly influenced by the Twin Peaks soundtrack. This quickly took shape into material for the first SILENCIO record, "Music Inspired by the Works of David Lynch & Angelo Badalamenti" (released in June of 2012). The album ended up spanning 17 songs with each track drawing inspiration from music throughout the gamut of Mr. Lynch’s film catalog. It’s sound encompasses the air and atmosphere of noir-cinema, with obvious nods to latin jazz, lounge, rockabilly and ambient space rock. Songs like “Harvest Companion”, “Hari Bari” & “Night Drive” exhibit the band in smoky, raucous fashion while others like “Dream in Blue” and “Lacrymose” float in true Twin Peaks style a la Julee Cruise. “Dreamwalk Dance” captures the penultimate sock-hop vibe of 50’s innocence all while maintaining dead-ringer Lynch eerieness. In January 2014 SILENCIO began work on their second album "She’s Bad", with a slew of guest musicians and folks like Hershel Yatovitz (Chris Isaak) and Rick Nelson (Afghan Whigs) joining as assistant producers. The album is slated for a worldwide Spring 2015 release through BossSounds (NYC). SILENCIO has been mentioned in Rolling Stone, Time Out NY, The Gothamist, Huffington Post, & VICE, played tour dates with the Afghan Whigs, contributed music to several film scores and performed sold-out shows in NYC, Philadelphia, Austin (SXSW), Cleveland, Pittsburgh and more. If there were ever a group to perform for an event and capture the vibe of a “damn fine cup of coffee”, cherry pie and wind through the Douglas Firs, then SILENCIO is surely that group. Music performed & inspired by the works of David Lynch & Angelo Badalamenti www.delsilencio.net www.twitter.com/silencioband Instagram - Silencioband