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Members: Steven Wilkin (Lead Vocals / Keys), Taylor Brown (Bass Guitar / Percussion / Electric Guitar / Vocals), Cameron Dmytryk (Electric Guitar / Percussion), Ben Smiley (Drums), Collin Desha (Electric Guitar / Vocals)

Influences: Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Modest Mouse, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Beatles, Bloc Party, Muse, Led Zeppelin, Wilco

Status: Playing the Garden Party post artwalk downtown LA tonight!

News:

In the past few months, Vanaprasta toured the Pacific Northwest and continues to record in preparation for their LP, Healthy Geometry, out later in 2010.

Vanaprasta has already completed their debut EP Forming the Shapes, out later in February. Until then, Vanaprasta is playing a bevy of shows in Southern California, including Spaceland and Club Moscow. They will also be releasing a cover for the Uncovering a Cure album, a charitable compilation of covers from LA bands.

Vanaprasta Bio:

Vanaprasta formed in December of 2008, and the Los Angeles/Silver Lake rock band has already generated a swift buzz through their intense, energetic live shows at venues like Spaceland, Cinespace, The Knitting Factory, The Roxy, and beyond the Southland by touring the Pacific Northwest. The band has earned an LA Times Top Pick in recent months, and MiningTheLandfill.com has designated their forthcoming LP Healthy Geometry as one of the top 11 albums to look out for in 2010.

Vanaprasta headlined the first night of the Sunset Strip Music Festival at The Viper Room and have done live in studio performances at radio stations such as KXLU and isgoodradio.com in Los Angeles.

Forming the Shapes EP is set to be released in February of 2010. They are also in the process of finishing their debut LP Healthy Geometry, which was written by each member of the band in synchronistic fashion.

Vanaprasta's live shows and recorded tracks feature aggressive guitar interaction, abrupt shifts in time signature, tandem drumming, and soaring vocals. Front man Steven Wilkin, Collin Desha, Taylor Brown, Cameron Dmytryk, and Ben Smiley showcase a powerful, emotive overall sound which embodies Vanaprasta.

The band is influenced by various sounds, such as the bluesy monstrous riffs of Dark Side of the Moon to the slurred guitar of The Moon & Antarctica. Their sound also draws influence from the driving rhythms of Silent Alarm, the funk of bloodsugarsexmagik, and the raw three part guitarmonies from The Bends.