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Landyn Banx - Long Ago On This Night midwestconnection 35 views Landyn Banx - Long Ago On This Night
Landyn Banx - The Only Thing Missing (This Christmas Is You) - Official Music Video midwestconnection 323 views Landyn Banx - The Only Thing Missing (This Christmas Is You) - Official Music Video. Diviney Pictures and Merle Productions. Visit www.landynbanx.com to order your CD.
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Stream of Consciousness Podcast 14 Promo - Callan Korpi midwestconnection 74 views http://divbar.podbean.com/2011/11/13/stream-of-consciousness-podcast-014-callan-korpi/
Landyn Banx - Jingle Bells midwestconnection 337 views Landyn Banx - Jingle Bells
Restraining Hollywood Podcast Episode 7 Promo - Tyrel Ventura and Shawn Dunbar midwestconnection 185 views http://restraininghollywood.podbean.com/2011/10/02/restraining-hollywood-podcast-episode-07/
Stream of Consciousness Podcast 13 Promo - Christian Spalding midwestconnection 44 views http://divbar.podbean.com/2011/09/04/stream-of-consciousness-podcast-013-christian-spalding/
Stream of Consciousness Podcast 05 Promo - Landyn Banx midwestconnection 53 views http://divbar.podbean.com/2011/07/10/stream-of-consciousness-podcast-005-landyn-banx/
Stream of Consciousness Podcast 12 Promo - Jim Westcott and Natalia Darling midwestconnection 39 views http://divbar.podbean.com/2011/08/05/stream-of-consciousness-podcast-012-jim-westcott-and-natalia-darling/
Stream of Consciousness Podcast 08 Promo - Jason P. Schumacher midwestconnection 44 views http://divbar.podbean.com/2011/07/22/stream-of-consciousness-podcast-008-jason-schumacher/

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Dec 22, 2011

Date Joined

Sep 29, 2006

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The 2004 debut album "Back to the Basics" began as an experiment in home audio-recording by band founders Kyle Votroubek and Elliot Diviney. The initial concept was to emulate the sound of late '80s and early '90s rap music through a serious yet fun parody. A frustration with the current state of hip-hop coupled with a nostalgia for artists like MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice brought the artists visions together. Through a heavy use of sampled instruments and prerecorded drum loops, simple rap beats were acheived. After several tries, the band adapted a more traditional "rock band" mentality and sound, and soon shifted to more melody and vocal driven songs. Although the intent was purely comical, common underlying themes of heartache, frustration, and depression plagued many of the album's songs. 6 months later, the follow up album, "On a Lighter Note" was released. With a new appreciation for more advanced recording techniques, a more developed technique on the physical instruments, and a handful of new artists, the band acheived a more sophisticated sound. In response to many complaints and criticisms, the band adopted a more optimistic outlook for the lyrics and made the tracks happier and more "light-hearted." A third album is currently in production.

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Iowa City, IA

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