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Brussels, Belgium (2007 – present)
“Scuzzy guitars, crashing drums, unabashed energy and depth of soul.”
That’s how U.K.’s Rock Sound describes Black Box Revelation. Brussels, Belgium may not be known for producing great rock and roll bands, but don’t tell that to 22-year-old Jan Paternoster nor his 20-year-old sidekick Dries Van Dijck, who have been playing together for a decade, already releasing two albums, 2007’s Set Your Head On Fire and 2010’s Silver Threats (recorded in London’s legendary Konk Studios) that established the duo as a serious force to be reckoned with. A cross between R&B-inflected garage-band rock that takes its cues from mid-’60s Stones and The Kinks to the most gut-bucket, electric delta blues evocative of Led Zeppelin by way of The White Stripes, The Black Keys and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Black Box Revelation is just that… a musical revelation that can’t be boxed into a single category.
Coming to America to record their stateside debut, My Perception, with producer Alain Johannes in his L.A. home studio, Jan and Dries felt right at home in the country where so much of the music that inspired them had been made. The result is their most accomplished album to date, with sound and noise now coalescing into real songs like the title track and “Rattle My Heart,” which might have come straight from Out of Our Heads; the spooky acoustic strains of the Beatles-meets-Kinks British Invasion vibe of “Bitter,” the haunting, stark acoustic “New Sun,” the thick ambience of “2 Young Boys,” the percussive beat of “Shadowman” and the psychedelic blues of “White Unicorns.”
That’s how U.K.’s Rock Sound describes Black Box Revelation. Brussels, Belgium may not be known for producing great rock and roll bands, but don’t tell that to 22-year-old Jan Paternoster nor his 20-year-old sidekick Dries Van Dijck, who have been playing together for a decade, already releasing two albums, 2007’s Set Your Head On Fire and 2010’s Silver Threats (recorded in London’s legendary Konk Studios) that established the duo as a serious force to be reckoned with. A cross between R&B-inflected garage-band rock that takes its cues from mid-’60s Stones and The Kinks to the most gut-bucket, electric delta blues evocative of Led Zeppelin by way of The White Stripes, The Black Keys and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Black Box Revelation is just that… a musical revelation that can’t be boxed into a single category.
Coming to America to record their stateside debut, My Perception, with producer Alain Johannes in his L.A. home studio, Jan and Dries felt right at home in the country where so much of the music that inspired them had been made. The result is their most accomplished album to date, with sound and noise now coalescing into real songs like the title track and “Rattle My Heart,” which might have come straight from Out of Our Heads; the spooky acoustic strains of the Beatles-meets-Kinks British Invasion vibe of “Bitter,” the haunting, stark acoustic “New Sun,” the thick ambience of “2 Young Boys,” the percussive beat of “Shadowman” and the psychedelic blues of “White Unicorns.”
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keysarsoze wrote:
Name changed to BLACK BOX REVELATION, without the "THE" [3]
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Ejopaja wrote:
As @bigoune said, the name changed to BLACK BOX REVELATION, without the "THE". Please, stop adding concerts with their old name. They're BLACK BOX REVELATION, for music's sake!
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malgorzatamarta wrote:
love ♥
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asipaleadeci wrote:
This is killer shit. Kind of glad they aren't famous. True musicians. [2]
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Frax82 wrote:
Bitter is a great song
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CheezyNoodles wrote:
I just feel lucky I found them. [3]
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Panda_Claws wrote:
This is killer shit. Kind of glad they aren't famous. True musicians.
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awholelottabang wrote:
I just feel lucky I found them. [2]
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goyushek wrote:
Awww yeah!
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Storchel wrote:
I love them, turning into one of my favourite bands...can't understand why they are not more famous. But who cares anyway, I just feel lucky I found them :)
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simadame wrote:
AB was geweldig! <3
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Panda_Claws wrote:
New album rules!
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MusicxxAddicted wrote:
TONIGHT <3
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mendress99 wrote:
underestimated...
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ClubMusicHater wrote:
Awesome band
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bigoune wrote:
Name changed to BLACK BOX REVELATION, without the "THE" (+1)
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andz984 wrote:
I dont understand the point of coming here and say 'Don't should be more famous than this' or 'crappy lyrics mediocre band' come on if you dont like it, then dont come here and let the other people enjoy it. We dont judge your music taste so dont judge ours. Peace x. Oh yes, great band!.
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nas_mesh_nik wrote:
love is living in the world without death (c)
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Gir11 wrote:
Una banda para los que aun conservamos espíritu Punk, Crudo. Y con la mescla al puro estilo de White... Guitarra y Bateria :)
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BRACKMETAW wrote:
decent stones worship, though nothing new
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Restaurant Viadukt, Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Dour Festival 2012
La Plaine de La Machine à Feu, Dour, Belgium
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