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Babyland was created in the fall of 1989 as an independent multimedia art project by Dan Gatto (electronics/vocals) and Smith (percussion/noise). Inspired by the wide range of cultural references current in Los Angeles at that time, such as acid house and punk rock, the purpose was to create a new voice of defiance and self-reliance that could some-how rise above the endless monotony of the mass media. Early works focused on the relationships between the individual and society, and the necessity to find transcendence beyond the unjust situations that individuals often face. By the end of 1990, a series of live performances had transformed the art project into an actual band, and the true heart of Babyland had emerged in the performance-based medium of live electronic music coupled with punk rock energy and sometime experimental destruction.

In 2005 Babyland released their fifth full-length, The Finger, on both sides of the Atlantic. This full-length refined emerging melody and song structures; there was a renewed confidence. Babyland now started to be embraced by a new generation of hard electronic/industrial fans, playing shows with Nitzer Ebb, Combichrist, Imperative Reaction and touring with VNV Nation. The indie/punk rock world Babyland called home was now expanding into a new age, even the growing minimal synth/laptop and dance punk scenes were finding excitement in Babyland’s hybrid sound and live elements.

Now in 2009, Babyland will release their sixth full-length album, Cavecraft on Metropolis in February. This album is the culmination of nearly three years of the independent brand of song writing, live shows, and experimental production; the band has put the core material though a brutal process of live performance and meticulous revision that has resulted in songs that might actually be about something specific, yet still hold the impulsive attraction of the spontaneous and alive. The sounds hold true to the signature Babyland growl, bang and purr – yet there is also a refinement of composition, a focus on the moment, a freedom of emotion. It is the latest step in a genre-defying journey through an artistic landscape littered with the wreckage of destroyed pop culture in search of the insurgent spirit of independence that lies within us all.

Who: Babyland
What: Electronic Junk Punk Duo, Live Music
Where: Red’s Pub – 1919 Pierce St – Sioux City, IA
$5.00 Cover at the Door – 21 and Older Only
Doors open @ 7
Show starts @ 8

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