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Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, United States (2002 – present)

A Whisper in the Noise is a musical project formed in 2002 by rock composer West Thordson. Centered in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, United States Twin Cities metro, the group is known for their dark sound and unique instrumentation, as well as their effective live performances. Eschewing the more traditional use of guitar or heavy keyboards that might be associated with the band’s umbral sound, the instrumentation of A Whisper in the Noise has included the cello, violin, French horn, synth/electronic keyboard, bass guitar, and percussion in some variation. The resulting minimalist expression, the unique arrangement of instruments, and the inclusion of visual media elements during live performance has seen the band described as “”.

The band has occasionally performed without the French horn or cello, though these instruments are used heavily on the live recording of their first album, Through the Ides of March.

The band’s sound has been noted for fully incorporating the string and other orchestral instrumentation, a step different from similar rock and dark pop projects wherein strings are often added on as an afterthought or not given full room for expression and treated as integral elements within melodic musical structure. Other elements that mark the group’s work are the inclusion of barely audible soundscapes of text (often derived from news broadcasts) and the persistence of slowly constructed piano arpeggios onto which other musical layers are added.
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  • gumisiaczek123

    Sons is the best of all! *.*

    1 hour ago

  • JackChuter

    Review of Wednesday's gig at Cafe Oto in London: http://www.attnmagazine.co.uk/performance/5629

    last week

  • likejune

    Not only is the new album amazing, but you seemed to be super nice and modest guys. If we hadn't have to rush to get the last train from cologne, I would have loved to talk to you a little bit longer, at least to tell you how much 'dry land' means to me. Thanks for the amazing concert!

    last week

  • UglySyntaxError

    to me it sounds as if they've somewhat cut back on their 'sound'.. then again my ears are pretty overstrained lately.. perhaps i should check out their shows during the next few weeks

    14 days ago

  • shentao

    http://przyladekmuzycznejprzestrzeni.blogspot.com/2012/05/relacja-z-trzeciego-dnia-asymmetry.html Relacja z trzeciego dnia Asymmetry Festival, gdzie można było zobaczyć A Whisper In The Noise! Zapraszam. :)

    18 days ago

  • beprepared

    A Whisper in the Noise playing in London in a couple of weeks: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/164485

    last month

  • mmynxx

    I am. It's lovely. But then I like all their music. It special to me. Only on certain days do I listen to their sad songs. When I do it's usually an all day playfest of just their music. Love their 'sound' and all it's complexities. This was ove at first listen. ^^

    last month

  • renardZ

    Невероятно хороши.

    last month
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