| Flavio Monopoli |
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Preparing
for the studio - Getting ready to create a killer drum sound. - Flavio
Monopoli, Just Drums Catalogue, 2004. |
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The
definitive word on tuning drums. - Flavio
Monopoli, Just Drums Catalogue, 2001. |
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Casey
Marshall, CMW Live Review. - Erin Cardiff, www.chartattack.com, 10 April 2001. |
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The
award for style, and the coolest name in Canadian music, could go to
Flavio Monopoli…
- Jay Deachman,
Drums Etc., May - June 1999. |
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Music should be about creative
expression… - Flavio Monopoli,
Modern Drummer, July 1996. |
| Kyd Monopoli |
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Vancouver
duo screams counterculture 'Monopolizing' local music scene…
- Ange Frymire, The Voice, February 1999. |
| The Elusive Project X |
|
Calkin
and Monopoli, who produced Eleven, have a knack for programming and seem
to know their way around a recording studio, while Martirano's confident
vocals are strong enough to warrant a bit of stylistic flirtation...
- John Lucas, The Georgia Straight,
February 24 - March 2, 2000. |
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EPX's
debut finds a band cleverly exploring a variety of contemporary pop
styles... - Tom Harrison, The
Province, Thursday, February 17, 2000. |
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EPX's
music demands a second listen... - Jay Deachman, Muzik Etc., November - December, 1999. |
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Watching
this develop should be fascinating... - Tom
Harrison, The Province, Thursday, July 16, 1998. |
| Velour 3 |
|
This
nine-track disc is full of big, bouncy, fuzzy pop that just rolls along
a’grinning. - Bruce Arthur, Ubyssey, 19 August 1997. |
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Rising
a bit above the rest are Paul Hyde, Happy Man, Cinnamon, and Velour 3...
- Verne McDonald, The Georgia Straight, 30 July
1998. |
| Velour3,
whose Beatles, Blur and Beck-inspired sound is a bit of an anomaly in
this country... - Lisa Wilton,
Calgary Sun, 31 July 1997. |
| As
anyone who's ever been in a band will testify, life on the road swings
between soaring highs and crushing lows... - Mike Usinger, The Georgia Straight, 24 July 1997. |
| A
Vancouver-based band on a cross-Canada tour will be at The new Red Dog
tonight… - Staff Reporter,
Peterborough Examiner, 18 July 1997. |
| The
songs on Velour3 are never going to ignite a mosh pit, but they do have
the potential to pack a dance floor.… - Mike Usinger, The Georgia Straight, 8 May 1997. |
| Velour
3 has had a lot of success with its debut disc… - Review,
Douglas College Other Press, 4 March 1997. |
| Perhaps
it's no surprise that Velour3 doesn't sound like any other of
Vancouver's many indie groups… - Tom
Harrison, The Province, 27 February 1997. |
| Velour
3 once described their music as "a teddy bear with claws"…
- Monique Harvey, The Peak, 17
February 1997. |
| This
is a happy record. - Paul
Watkin – Drop-D Magazine 28 January 1997. |
| Velour3’s self-titled CD is peppered
with references to British bands no longer with us, making this effort
fun listening. - Review, The
Vancouver Courier, 15 December 1996. |
| Promising…
- Indie CD Of The Week, The Province,
17 November 1996. |
| The
trio's sound, classified as Beatle-ish by music review pundits, is as
smooth and rich as their name suggests… - Monique
Harvey, The Peak, 26 February 1996. |
| I
found myself humming their catchy pop songs long after their set had
finished… - Chris Lovell, The
Peak, 12 February 1996. |
| Unusual
three-piece rock configuration clicks… - Margot
Barton, The News, 28 January 1996. |
| SugarCandy Mountain |
|
"We're
definitely the forerunners of "Lambada" rock"
- Monique Harvey, The Peak, 10 March 1995. |
| Excellent cafe pop. |