Download a winged victory for the sullen

A WINGED VICTORY
FOR THE SULLEN
Dustin O’Halloran | Adam Wiltzie
Links
WEBSITE - http://www.awvfts.com/
FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/awvfts
MYSPACE - http://www.myspace.com/awvfts
ALBUM DOWNLOAD - http://bit.ly/YjxRSj
MUSIC VIDEO - http://youtu.be/F_DaLuqNSJc
Biography
On May 24th 2007, in Bologna, Italy, Adam was on tour and playing with the late Mark Linkous & his beloved Sparklehorse,
on what would be their final European tour. That night Adam invited friend and colleague Francesco Donadello to see the
concert, and Francesco's guest this evening was composer Dustin O'Halloran (Sofia Coppola’s ‘Marie Antoinette’ O.S.T.).
Through a strange twist of backstage conversations surrounding passport cache conundrums, and love of Italian
gastronomy, a curious friendship began that now has brought forth an offspring of truly curative compositions for the world
to savor.
Highlights
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London Royal Ballet choreographer Wayne McGregor recently commissioned AWVFTS to create the original
music for his newest full-length contemporary dance production, Atomos.
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A new 12” of music from the dance production Atomos will be released through their labels.
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The full length album and score to the dance production Atomos is being released in late August, 2014.
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Self-titled debut album released in 2011 via Kranky Records in the US, and Erased Tapes Records in the UK.
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Multiple music cues in Drake Doremus’s film, Like Crazy, as well as his newest film, Breathe In.
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Played almost 100 concerts since September 2011 in the USA, UK, Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany,
France, Spain, Italy, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Turkey.
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Played the closing concert for the 2011 UNSOUND FESTIVAL in Krakow with the Symphonietta
Cracovia.
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Sold out the Ancienne Belgique in Brussels on May 31, 2012 & played with a 20-piece Chamber
orchestra.
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Played the Frank Gehry-designed Pirtzker Pavilion at Millennium Park Chicago in July 2012 as part of
their summer concert festival.
Press Quotes
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“Composed by two musicians at the height of their craft, the album reveals itself, thus far, as the apex of a limited
genre still forming and as one of our finest contemporary acts of remembrance and ascension.”
– Tiny Mix Tapes (90/100)
“It portrays the striding, triumphant figure, an image of arrested motion that ties nicely to this record: A Winged
Victory's music, more active than drone and thicker than minimalism, captures movement and freezes it.”
– Pitchfork.com (7.3/10)
“You won't feel sullen after you hear this, you'll feel victorious. Although we can't guarantee wings.”
– TheGuardian.co.uk (selected as “New Band of the Day”)
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“A nocturnal meditation for solitary contemplation, a celestial incantation to silence all commotion. While Wiltzie and
O’Halloran both have their obvious contemporaries to draw parallels between (Hammock; Eno/Frahm; Arnalds), this
emotive disc balances a hushed intimacy and vast expanse that places it in a unique sonic terrain."
– DrownedInSound.com (9/10)
“It’s a record of staggering beauty and unlikely to be matched in terms of depth of emotion by any other instrumental
record in 2011.” – The Line of Best Fit (9/10)
“Meditative and cinematic, but also – more unusually for music of this so-called ‘post-classical’ stripe – rich in melody
and genuinely haunting, numinous atmosphere.” – BBC Music (8/10)
“The hunt is over, welcome to the best album of 2011.” – The Digital Fix (9/10)
Tour Dates (2014)
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March 15 — Montclair, NJ @ Montclair State University (Atomos)
March 16 — Montclair, NJ @ Montclair State University (Atomos)
March 17 — Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
March 18 — New York, NY @ Joe’s Pub (early + late show)
March 19 — Washington, D.C. @ Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
March 20 — Montclair, NJ @ Montclair State University (Atomos)
March 21 — Montclair, NJ @ Montclair State University (Atomos)
March 22 — Montclair, NJ @ Montclair State University (Atomos)
March 23 — Montclair, NJ @ Montclair State University (Atomos)
March 28 — Brussels, Belgium @ Botanique
March 29 — Turnhout, Belgium @ Warande (Atomos)
April 01 — Hasselt, Belgium @ CC Hasselt (Atomos)
May 29 — Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Sound Festival