The Roalde Dahls

The Roalde Dahls are an indie rock/electric/art project born out of the Northwest Suburbs of Illinois. Made up of four childhoods friends, the project started with the intention of making sounds they could not describe, then soon molded into the electric/rock sound it is today. The Roalde Dahls are more then just musicians; they are a band of writers, poets, directors and philosophers. The youthful group of creative and exotic role players have combined a unique combination of sounds and styles to create a specific emanation of raw energy that is said to be incredibly contagious. Standing in the audience you would be hard pressed not to match the level of the enthusiasm radiating from the band. The Roalde Dahls aspirations as musicians are to emotionally effect and inspire a vast audience of listeners and artists through their electrifying creative musical performances as well as their spaced out landscapes.

OUR SOUND:
The Roalde Dahls’ rare blend of artist influences is what sets the basis for their unique melting pot of a sound. When asked what genre they are, they have coined the simple term “Dahl Rock”. The only way to fully grasp their sound of the indie/rock/electronica, is to understand how all their influences fit together in the fluid puzzle they call a band. The bassist/lead vox (Dylan) was born from the grooves left behind by the genres of Funk, and Motown. He combines this with the rawness of Velvet Underground's grit. Dylan’s interesting pull and slide style allows him to create the driving, funky, low-end backbone that sets an energetic tone as well as an accessible feel to the music. The lead guitarist (Jason) is a mix of most classic rock powerhouses, keeping the band's sound of rock music traditionally at its core. The synth and keyboard player (Nikko) brings his take of minimalist Brian Eno-esque landscapes and his love for the dramatic heart pinching chord progressions. He blends them in with splashes of 8bit tones and nostalgic electronic dance sounds to combine them into a portrait painting of sound that complements the bands aspects of rock in an equal but opposite polarity. Lastly the drummer (Estaban) takes all these sounds and unifies them with his precise modern indie dance/rock drums, drawn from the styles of The Strokes and The Yellow Magic Orchestra. The mix of drums is what allows The Roalde Dahls to effectively project their energy into the crowd. All the role players that makeup The Roalde Dahls see differently when it comes to the music they appreciate, but it is that appreciation that allows them to infuse all their different influences into one distinct sound (Dahl Rock).