 If you're a fan of Buffy the Vampire
Slayer or the spin-off Angel, then you are probably already familiar with the
music of Darling Violetta. They are the purveyors of the latter show's theme
song, and will probably appear on countless future soundtrack projects that
call for atmospheric, haunting music—yet they can also rock the roof off.
Fronted by vocalist Cami Elen's sultry pipes and backed by guitar, bass, drums,
and cello, this is a band that can't miss.
-- Entertainment Today, 3/00
| Darling Violetta
Discography - Album / CD Reviews |
1998:
Bath Water Flowers
"Darling Violetta is an enchanting, moody LA band sure to
make everyone forget about Mazzy Star. One listen to Bath Water Flowers makes
it clear that their success is just around the corner. The entire record sounds
like a soundtrack to a Juliette Lewis movie. Thus, it is no surprise that
"Anastasia Says" was selected by Joe Eszterhaus for the soundtrack to
the forthcoming movie "An Alan Smithee Film." If Bath Water Flowers
sounds like a post-punk, burned-out, noir soundtrack then Cami Elen, with her
strong PJ Harvey-like vocals, is the femme fatale. Darling Violetta's music is
rebellious, sensual, and passionate. "Anastasia Says" is melancholic
and slow like Mazzy Star, except the lyrics are more haunting and
narrative."
-- JAM! online magazine, 1/98
  2000: Kill You EP
"Switchblade Symphony
meets 4AD's Throwing Muses...and PJ Harvey! That's the closest I can get to
comparing Darling Violetta's fascinating sounds. Cami Elen's voice wanders from
dark ethereal to intense sheer pop. The final product is a captivating EP
including the mystical Spoiled and Rotten, the middle-eastern influenced
Cocoon and a couple of extended song remixes guaranteed to take center
stage on your CD-player for a while."
-- Said Sukkarieh, musicfolio.com, 8/00
 2003:
Parlour
TrackListing: 1. Intro 2. A Smaller God
3. Interlude I 4. Pauline 5. Interlude II 6. Over You 7. Jessamine 8. Interlude
III 9. Bardot Barbiturate 10. Say You Love Me 11. Candy Jones 12. Interlude IV
13. Second Skin 14. Benediction 15. Interlude V 16. Beautiful 17. Interlude VI
18. Star Shoes (Love Is Everything)
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