Album Notes

Casino Royal is a two piece band based in Vienna/Austria being together in this line up since 1997.

The main musical roots of Casino Royal are the likes of
- to name only a view - the Smiths, Sonic Youth, Pixies, Primal Scream, Depeche Mode.

Four albums recorded so far.
The first two in cheap studios
the latest two in Casino Royal’s own studio
which was set up just before Christmas 2002.

The sound of the two first records
was more guitar/bass/drums and a bit of keyboards -
in the line of the Smiths or the Pixies.

Since the latest two CDs \'Rabble Rouser\' and ‘The Restless Years’
were recorded in their own studio
more time was at hand and sounds and setup
of the tunes became more sophisticated
and with all the gadgets of a modern studio at their hands
the sound of Casino Royal turned towards a more electronic feel.
Still all tracks are tunes
with proper song structure and vocals on top of it -
no pointless electronic frickling
or boring wall paper music
for lounge bars as background for urban hipster yuppies.

Some of the tracks have been released
on various samplers in Austria, Italy, England and Finnland.
Two of their tracks are included in a movie
which was screened in cinemas nationwide
and also shown on Austrian and German television.
The soundtrack featuring both Casino Royal tracks
was released on Monkey Records.

In reviews on \'Rabble Rouser\' and ‘The Restless Years’ the likes of Marc Almond,
Depeche Mode, Soft Cell and Radiohead were name dropped.
Even though Casino Royal don\'t see their music so much in that way -
but then again it is the listener who is the judge!

Check it out and find out for yourself!