Biography
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Years Active
2007 – 2013 (6 years)
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Founded In
Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
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Members
- Benjamin Toledo (2007 – 2013)
- Dyami Clement (2007 – 2013)
- Nick Dugan (2012 – 2013)
- Pecos Singer (2007 – 2009)
- Reuben Larlee (2012 – 2013)
Lydian Gray is a rock band which started in the summer of 2007 in Santa Fe, NM, but later changed the line-up and moved to Portland, OR.
Santa Fe, NM
The members of the first line-up were:
Dyami Clement (vocals, piano, guitar, synth),
Pecos Singer (cello, piano),
Benjamin Toledo (bass guitar),
Sean Chavez (drums).
The band was mainly compared to Kurt Weill, Murder by Death, Man Man, and also The Beatles. The genre was described as a cabaret punk with the mix of classical and tango to swing and rockabilly.
In 2008 they released only one album, a self-titled Lydian Gray.
After graduating school, Dyami Clement and Benjamin Toledo moved to Portland, and the band broke up.
Portland, OR
The members of the second line-up were:
Reuben Larlee (guitar, vocals),
Dyami Clement (piano, vocals),
Benjamin Toledo (bass guitar),
Nick Dugan (drums).
The band firstly took a name Red Hand Roulette, but later changed it to Outland Prey and in May of 2011 the band released Outland Prey - EP, which still retained the 'noir' sound of the first band. The EP was compared to the music of Tom Waits, Murder by Death and Muse.
In 2012 the band returned back to the name Lydian Gray and released a Demo. An LP was planned to be finished and released in 2013, but unfortunately the band broke up.
As of April 2020 the album wasn't released, the site and Facebook group ceased to exist, and the band can be considered inactive.
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