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Blooming

by Donna Candy

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    Music by Donna Candy :
    Alex (drums), Js donny (bass), Nadja Meier (vocal)
    Produced and recorded by Anotine Nouel at Sound Love Studio, Grrrnd Zero (Lyon)
    Mixed by Anotine Nouel and Js Donny
    Mastered by A.P. Mastering and Post
    Published by Bison, Kraak, Isola Records, Swallowing Helmets - 2023

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BLOOMING 06:18
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SHE DANCED THAT NIGHT WITH THE MARE AND SHE KISSED THE YELLOW TEETH 05:55
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BEEZZ 06:40
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H4T 04:27
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DIZZY BREAK (PART1) 04:26
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DIZZY BREAK (PART2) 06:41
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First LP from Donna Candy, the bass-vocal-drums trio trawled from the sub genres of experimental rock and busy pushing to the front of heavy music. Nu metal bass riffs, switch-pitched fuzz vocals and big, splashy drums layer over unsettling narratives and extreme loops to bring a bit of the pit to the dancefloor.

Begun as an off the cuff party band with the idea of finding a live sound that would fit between 4am trance sets, the trio soon found themselves addicted to the euphoric sludge they created. Swapping their usual guitar for a bass, JS Donny drives Donna Candy with simple riffs, split half clean and half shredded with Boris / Sunn O))) like distortion. Head-banging the whole way, they’ll switch speed or stop suddenly, bending and drawing out notes to ratchet things up for release. Nadja's vocals tear through the top layer - heavily processed and warped with weird imagery. Together there’s a feeling of what it might be like to see Sightings slowed by codeine but with Elvin Brandi on the mic.

Always set up facing each other, off stage and surrounded by the audience, Donna Candy encourage catharsis - reciprocally transforming energy between themselves and the crowd. They build a queer euphoria that pulls apart metal’s narrow dichotomy of nihilistic machismo vs. hyperfemininity, and begins to make the visceral faux-hybridity of nineties nu metal feel possible this time around. ‘Blooming’ brings us six offerings from the band on a four way split release that speaks for itself - once on board with the DC energy you’ll want to be a part of it.
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releases April 7, 2023

Music by Donna Candy Alex (drums), Js Donny (bass), Nadja Meier (vocal) Produced and recorded by Anotine Nouel at Sound Love Studio, Grrrnd Zero (Lyon) Mixed by Anotine Nouel and Js Donny
Mastered by A.P. Mastering and Post.

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released April 7, 2023

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