BERYL BELOVED ("Beryl" pronounced to rhyme with Cheryl) is a two-man/one-machine alternative outfit based in Colorado, which retains even today the melodic, full-bodied spirit of post-punk, deathrock, and eighties-era gothic rock. Their impressionistic, lyric-focused songs draw from predecessors like Bauhaus and the Southern Death Cult, merging intricate but uncomplicated progressions together with their own brand of storytelling.
There are the songs, of course, which have always spoken for themselves. Since the summer of 2009, Beryl Beloved have nourished a sound that is markedly different - free from formula, and yet full of pop sensibilities. Every release is a display of the theatrical bent, elegance, raw energy, tongue-in-cheek, and spontaneity that remains a signature mark of Beloved's work.
Beryl Bacavis - Voice, Guitars, Keys, Violin
Hands Without a Face - Bass, Backing Vocals
Vaux "Jimmy" Borden - Bass, Backing Vocals (2009-10)
The Mechanical Hound - Drums
Beryl Beloved recently appeared on Subculture Shock's Fall 2010 compilation, alongside acts like Bloody Dead And Sexy, The Birthday Massacre, and Solemn Novena. This cd was made available to participants of the show's semi-annual fund drive for WNRN 91.9 FM in Central Virginia. For nearly 15 years, WNRN's Subculture Shock has been the area's premier radio show for Goth, Industrial, Deathrock, Darkwave, and related genres.
The band has received regular airplay on 90.5 WUSC FM (Dark Entries) in South Carolina, 91.9 FM (Subculture Shock) in central Virginia, and WMBR 88.1 FM (Bats in the Belfry) in Cambridge, MA. "Procession" and "Last Rites" have been featured by U.K. DJ Martin Oldgoth on his weekly online radio show 'thirteen13,' and older demo tracks "Bought and Sold" and "Down Low" have also received airplay on Kansas City's 90.1 FM (Retro Red-Eye Express). Beryl Beloved's songs have been spun at clubs locally as well as internationally, most notably appearing on playlists at THE CHURCH and BEAUTY BAR in Denver, and DEAD & BURIED, BLACK VEIL, and DARKLANDS in the U.K.
Also heard on:
Dark Horizons Radio
InsideOutcast
Fadeout Podcast
Danse Macabre
La Baticueeva
Aztalan Turf
Ourobouros Podcast
Indie Life Radio
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