V

A reverb-drenched explosion of darkwave, the V project was born ten years ago in the legendary Tacheles artists’ squat in Berlin.

Following up from V’s self-titled debut album, (released via Berlin’s Freudian Slit Records in 2012), V’s sophomore record ‘SO PURE’ will be released via Dero Arcade on February 15th, 2019.

‘SO PURE’ was written, recorded and produced by V over a period of six years, the process of which spanned borderlines between Berlin, Brussels, Amsterdam, Welwyn Garden City and Melbourne. ‘SO PURE’ is dedicated to Gentle, and explores notions of grief, what it means to be deeply connected to another human being, and the space that is left behind after death. Inspired by 80s goth and synthwave, V’s ‘SO PURE’ is a darkwave supernova.

V was featured in i-D Germany as a recipient of the Welcome to Berlin Award 2015, a project supported by the Music Board Berlin. That same year, V was awarded a radio show called ‘STUDIO V’, which ran between 2015-2016 in Berlin, presenting a bi-monthly showcase of classic and contemporary underground music. V performed at the 2015 Berlin Music Video Awards and has been playing the underground festival circuit with both V, and her other band Transylvania.

Since returning to Australia, V has made an impact on the underground scene, and continues to gain momentum in the lead up to the release of ‘SO PURE’. V has played the Chapter Music edition of Red Bull Sound Select, had a Tote band room residency (Fuck U Pay Me 2018) and played at festivals including Maggotfest 9, Ångst Fest (2017 and 2018) and Adelaide-based festival Half-Strange (2017). V has also played various underground festivals overseas, including but not limited to: Torstr Festival 2016 (Berlin), Bitchcraft Festival (Brussels), Bestival (UK), Fluff Fest (Poland), T.A.L.O.I.G.A. Fest (Melbourne) and Nothing Nice to Say Fest (Berlin). V has supported bands like Nun, Primitive Calculators, Habits, Dispossessed (Syd), These New South Whales, Nylex and Rebel Yell amongst many others.

V’s live shows, which she speaks of as being “the most important part of the V project”, are theatrical and performative in nature, and have been described as terrifying to witness.

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