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YLVA | M E T A
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YLVA
M E T A

Brett O'Riley | Mike Deslandes | Leigh Pengelly | Dav Byrne

YLVA are a four piece heavy band from Melbourne.

Drawing influences from a deep well of experience in past outfits, YLVA create
patient, dark and mysterious pieces, punctuated with crushing riffs at extreme volumes.
Since playing their first show just over a year ago, YLVA have shared bills
with the likes of High On Fire and Ufomammut; more than holding their own onstage.

Having honed their material and approach with ruthless precision, YLVA have now applied the finishing touches to their debut album.  Engineered and mixed by 
Mike Deslandes and mastered by Dav Byrne, the record,  M E T A, will showcase 
a band demonstrating what DIY can now mean in the 21st century.

ARTWORK, RECORD SEQUENCE FOR VINYL & DIGITAL TBC.
Contact the band: ylvameta@gmail.com
ylva.bandcamp.com
facebook.com/YLVA-772237696226723

"While chatting with my mates next to me on the barrier, we were disrupted by an 
immediate and surprising blast from YLVA, who were the second band of the night. 
No dramatic or simple introductions, no heads up, no nothing. They just erupted 
out of nowhere. I kept looking back at all of the people around me to see if I 
wasn’t the only one that was completely blown away. There are a handful of doom 
bands out there that try a bit too hard on pulling out a great number of interesting 
progressions and riffs, but YLVA let all of that flow very naturally. To say I was 
impressed would be more than an understatement."  
DESERT HIGHWAYS

"The band’s efforts on stage cemented them as the real deal, as the foursome 
ploughed through their set almost hypnotically so – the individual cogs spinning 
as part of a well-oiled machine. Moreover, it’s always refreshing to see a band’s 
raw work ethic apparent on stage, which was also the case here.  The testimonials 
just keep coming however, as according to a post on their Facebook page, their 
performance tonight was only their second show they have ever played as a group, 
which is genuinely quite surprising to witness. It can sometimes take years for a 
group of musicians sound as tight as YLVA did tonight, and if they continue on 
their upward climb of solid musicianship and raw dedication, these boys have a 
very bright looking future ahead of them."  
TONEDEAF

"YLVA, however, stole the show, even over the headliners.  I had high hopes for 
YLVA after a few friends clued me into them a while ago, but I was not expecting 
such a physical experience. There is not a wasted note, beat, tone, noise or vocal 
line, but there’s also a beautiful level of restraint, both regarding how they 
write in levels of light and shade, but also in how no one in the band ever 
seemed to overplay. All of this works to make those moments, the big fuck-off 
sledgehammer hits, feel all the more impactful. I’m very glad I got to hear 
these guys on a big stage too; with the minimal light show and huge sounds 
(especially on the drums) it worked well for them." 
HEAVY MAG

GAS = LOOPS
CALL COMPATIBLE = BOOPS

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Upcoming shows

01/08 w/ Nina Buchanan @ The Post Office Hotel, Coburg.
17/08 Call Compatible + Enderie 'Valued Mutuals' CS launch w/ D-Grade + Stone Fruit @ The Fusebox, Marrickville.
24/10 ?? @ Carriageworks 


Past

29/06 Zang w/ Loosey Crunche, Fabrics, KHO & Chen, Deejan, Deejavd  @ Join the Dots, Marrickville.
28/ 06 Series w/ Aisha Devi, Makeda, TZECHAR ft Night Dives, Dualism, Index b2b akka + Night Dives b2b Jess Mueller @ Where house?
14/04/19 w/ Megan Alice Clune @ Our Neon Foe, Leichhardt.
30/03/19 Opal Beau, Lucy Cliche, Enderie @ Petersham Bowling Club, Petersham.
18/1/19 Tenth Court 5th Bday: w/ Mystery Guest + Chook Race @ Mpavillion, St Kilda.
13/12/18 w/ Enderie, Jess Mueller, Papaphilia, Oil, Doggo Sluggo @ Raj House, Adelaide.
22/9/18 SOFT CENTRE @ Casula Powerhouse, Casula.
17/8/18 w/ Marcus Whale Not Singing, Coward Punch, Dual Citizen @ Petersham Bowling Club, Petersham.
12/8/18 SICKO w/ Czarektrio, Sam Gill & Simon Barker + EHE djs @ The Sly Fox, Enmore.
28/7/18 w/ Yaws, Rebel Yell, WRX @ Gaelic Club, Sydney.
05/7/18 w/ Flowerboy + Kilimi @ Freda's, Chippendale.
15/6/18 w/ Laura Hunt, No-Fi + Scarpin @ PBC, Petersham.
10/6/18 w/ Amateur Childbirth, Angie, VIPP + Z'O @ PBC, Petersham.
02/6/18 w/ Amateur Childbirth, Mia Schoen + LST, 261 Lygon St.
31/5/18 w/ Video Ezy @ Post Office Hotel, Coburg.
6/5/18 w/ Daryl Prondoso & Bhenji Ra for PRECOG, Liquid Architecture x Next Wave @ The Tote, Melbourne.
4/5/18 w/ Rashad Becker, Klein + more tba @ Red Rattler Theatre, Marrickville.
8/4/18 w/ California Girls @ Hollywood Hotel, Surry Hills.
29/3/18 w/ Brainbeau & Low Flung @ White Eagle Polish Club, Canberra.
22/3/18 w/ Loose-y Crunche, Cooper Bowman, WRX & Oil @ Gaelic Club, Surry Hills.
11/2/18 Tempered Launch w/ Andrew Mclellan & Photogenic @ Monster Mouse, Marrickville.
6/1/18 w/ Narrow Lands, Arse, Nasho @ Marrickville Bowling Club, Sydenham.
22/12/17 w/ Germ Studies, Prophets, Peter Blamey @ Tempe Jets Sports Club, Tempe.
8/12/17 w/ Lucy Cliche, Chris Petro @ House, Marrickville.
12/11/17 w/ Chunyin, Malchance, Laura Hunt, Bead, Desert Peace @ TekMinimal
09/06/17 The Now NOW x Vivid Showcase @ 107 Projects, Redfern.
10/05/17 Black Box Series 1 w/ Jasmine Guffond + Tom Smith @ UNSWAD, Paddington.
27/01/17 PDR Fundraiser @ Portugal Maderia Club, Marrickville.
12/09/16 w/ Tim & The Boys + Malchance @ Newtown Social Club, Newtown.
05/08/16 w/ EN.V (Melb), Luis CL (Melb), WDK, LA Suffocated @ the Red Rattler, Marrickville.
04/06/16 w/ Honey (Canb) + Enderie @ The Record Crate, Glebe
28/11/15 Electro Fringe @ 107 Projects, Redfern.
25/10/15 Liveworks Lounge curated by Hissy Fit @ Performance Space, Eveleigh
1/8/15 Open Archive: All About Water @ 107 Projects, Redfern

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Releases 

Call Compatible + Enderie 'Valued Mutuals' split CS (Meatspin Records, 2019)
GAS 'Ebb of Image' CS (Tenth Court, 2018)
GAS 'II' CDR (Double Vision, 2018)
GAS 'live @ the Red Rattler, Marrickville 2016' CDR (Double Vision, 2017)

Say hello: 
dklumanta at gee mail dot com

contact: wheateuros@gmail.com


Empty Gallery EP out now on @DECISIONSRECORDS

mp3: https://waterhouse-1.bandcamp.com/
vinyl: on request, email for further information







♡

Lux Aeterna (LP) out now on @uiqmusic
Digital - https://orcd.co/bjmjrpj
Vinyl - bit.ly/3XRXvCn

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PAST
Live AV @ Soft Centre Festival (Sydney, AU) June 11
DJ @ Dark Mofo (Hobart, AU) June 15-16
Live AV @ Unsound Festival - Oneohtrix Point Never (Adelaide, AU) July 16 
Live AV @ Draaimolen Festival (Tilburg, NL) Sep 8 - 9
Live AV @Lunchmeat Festival (Prague) Sep 25 - 30
Live AV @ Berlin Atonal (Berlin) Sep 17


PAST 
2022

Fiber Festival (Amsterdam, NL)
Optimismo Festival (Kaunas, LT)
CTM Festival (Berlin, DE)
PTX (Athens. GR)
Rhizom Festival (Zurich, CH)

2021
Live @ Unsound Festival x MAAD - Illuminate(Adelaide) - 31st July
Live @ Unsound Festival Intermission Launch presented by Liquid Architecture (MEL, Aus) - 1 Apr
DJ @ 4D Festival (Mel, Aus) - 8 May

2019
Live @ Merzbow, Boris - AsiaTOPA festival (Mel, AUS) - Feb 29 
Live @ Yuryung Sound (Seoul) - 30 Nov
Live @ Forest Limit (Tokyo, JPN) - 27 Nov
Live  @ Circus (Tokyo, JPN) - 23 Nov
Live @ LucFest (Tainan, TWN) - 9 Nov
Live @ Final (Taipei, TWN) - 16 Nov
Live @ Percy & Knife (Copenhagen, DMK) - 25 Oct
Live @ Eastern Margins (London, UK) - 18 Oct
Live @ Klein launch @ Trauma Bar Und Kino (Berlin, GER) - 11 Oct
Live @ fluc + fluc wanne (Vienna, AUSTRIA) - 10 Oct
Live @ Soft Centre Festival (Syd, AUS) - 14 Sep
Live @ MANIFEST Launch, Club Ate (Syd, AUS) - Aug 10
Live @ MANIFEST Launch, Club Princi (Cbr, AUS)- Aug 2
Live @ MANIFEST Launch (Mel, AUS) - 20 July
Live @ PALAIS DE TOKYO (Paris, FRA) - 11 July
Live @ PARKINGSTONE (Paris, FRA) - 28 June 
DJ @ ETERNAL | SERIES C (Syd, AUS) - 27 April
Live @ NO SHADE (Berlin, GER)- 23 Feb
DJ @ MILANOROVINA (Milan, ITA)- 1 Feb
DJ @ CTM FESTIVAL (Berlin, GER)- 27 Jan
Live @ HEARTBROKEN (Brussels, BEL)- 25 Jan

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