Absinthe Junk

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Music videos, VBlogs, general insanity, and absinthe-filled junkie love from the eclectic prog/alt rock band, Absinthe Junk

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Dec 15, 2011

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Absinthe Junk's ethereal melodies are fused with exotic musical influences and textures from around the world and darkened by an edgy army of harmonizing and melodic guitars—all of which forge a hard hitting progressive alliance. Drawing on Blair's wide ranging imagination as a trained jazz saxophonist, orchestral composer and—would you believe?— successful comic book visual artist, the band mixes everything from progressive to alt metal and goth rock, all with a global flair. Their innovative approach to songwriting finds critics drawing comparisons to other female led rock units Evanescence and Garbage, but also to Apocalyptica and Tantric.

They're not for the timid listener or rock fan whose tastes are easily boxed in—each song sports unique instrumentation ranging from violin to Turkish saz all the way to a fully orchestrated symphony. All of that lays the foundation for a sharply crafted assault of metaphorical undertones which saturate the moment, leaving each tune as complex and unique as the instrumentation before it. The freewheeling spirit of the band completely parallels the unique era of French history that inspired their name.