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A Brief Description (updated 08.2011)...
Ludwyg is a 2 piece Post-Punk, Noise, Electronica band w/ hints of Horror Punk, Surf and New Wave. The band consists of singer/ songwriter, Billy Ludwig (vocals, guitars, programming, keyboards) and John Branham (drums). The bands' music thrives on darker oriented soundscapes, layered beats and noise mixed with melodic textures. Ludwyg's 1st release, "Limelit" is a 6 track EP that explores the more electronic side of the band. In 2010, Ludwyg's sound evolved and went in a more organic/ live direction. Their 1st full length album, "Violent" was released on 02.19.11. You can download all of Ludwyg's music for FREE by clicking here. The band is currently recording the "Lightning Bug" EP set to be released late in the Summer of 2011. Ludwyg has opened for the bands such as: A Place To Bury Strangers, VNV Nation, Apoptygma Berzerk, Nitzer Ebb, Faith and the Muse, And One, Bile, Hanzel Und Gretyl, 16 Volt and many others.  Some History... (written by Billy Ludwig) Ludwyg was formed as early a 2002 as my electronic solo project. After several years of writing and developing the sound I was going for; I began auditioning musicians for a live band... I had first met John through a mutual acquaintance who at the time was playing guitar for me. John and I meshed really well together not only musically but we had alot of the same interests in music, film and art. It wasn't long before we had asked the guitarist who had introduced us to leave the band... this would become a trend for sometime. In the Spring of 2006, after numerous auditions and line-up changes... we finally settled down as a 4 piece band. After a good 6 months of rehearsing (sometimes 5 nights a week); we played our first show at the Phantasy Nite Club in Lakewood, Ohio on November 11th 2006. We practiced ritualistically, promoted heavily and booked a multitude of shows with our tenth performance being an opening slot for electronica legends, VNV Nation. There was alot of momentum, new ideas and goals that we had set for ourselves... with that in mind, by July 2007, John and I had asked the other 2 band members to leave... Since we had numerous shows booked and had no intentions of canceling, the songs were revamped quickly to make up for the loss of instruments being played live. Although we had always felt that it was necessary for us to have more musicians on stage; in alot of ways the band ultimately began when we played our first show as a 2 piece in July 2007 at the Grog Shop in Cleveland, Ohio. |
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