Lazlo Hollyfeld

Lazlo Hollyfeld is an American art rock band formed in the winter of 2003 in Buffalo, New York. Bassist Chris Gangarossa and keyboardist Scott Molloy began by trying to focus on creating a purely instrumental sound based on the ideas of simplicity, and dominant rhythms and textures. After the addition of guitarist Jeff Mcleod and drummer Matt Felski, Lazlo Hollyfeld quickly became one of the most known groups in upstate New York. The group's first release, in 2004, "Our Universe Is Feeding" is a raw, one-take-recorded, instrumental journey spanning melodic happiness to lethargic, hypnotic rhythms. In late 2005, the group released The Pacer EP, which contains rock songs with a very electronic, soulful and moody feeling. The first track, "Everything You Know Is Gone", is almost breakbeat rock, with its uplifting changes leading to a guitar that screams echos. The Pacer EP then changes into something much different. With the heavily electro-inflected "Miss Hong", which then seamlessly blends into the title track, "The Pacer". Lazlo Hollyfeld followed this release with two long United States tours, marked by showing their faces at sxsw, and two nights in a row at The Boom Boom Room in San Francisco with Mike Clark and Robert Walters. In November 2007, finished recording the third release Elimination, an energy-packed album, with a 1970s rock feel, while keeping the band's instrumental and harmonious sound intact, only, with violence, and anger-driven instrumental themes. The fourth album is called Desert, a concept album of sorts. Its release date was May 29, 2010. The band is recording a new album and touring.

Discography

Albums and EPs

• Our Universe Is Feeding (2004)
• The Pacer EP (2005)
• Sailfish (2006)
• Elimination (2007)
• Desert (2010)

References

The name of the band is a reference to a character in the 1985 movie Real Genius starring Val Kilmer.

External links

• Official website
• Lazlo Hollyfeld @ SoundCloud