Loonaloop Bio and Live Review
Originally formed in Australia, Loonaloop have been active on the international club and festival circuit since early 2003 , having performed at many of the great fest including Glastonbury (UK), Dance Valley (NL), Big Day Out (AUS), Rock for People (CZ)also headlining numerous festivals across Europe, The Big Green Gathering (UK), Blijfestijn (NL), Global Beat (PL) Knochengorroch festival (Scotland), and The World Body Painting Festival in Austria, to name a few.
Consequently Loonaloop have gathered a vast & loyal fanbase world wide.
Best described as an organic electronic/ dance band, thier distinctive sound is driven by a combination of traditional instruments, Drums, Didgeridoo, Violin,& Vocals, fused with contemporary programming, synths, samples, loops.
loonaloop are renowned for their intoxicating high energy performances. As quoted by Mixmag U.K
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Mesmerizing!... this crew are a unique and powerful act, with a profound ability to seduce and transport the audience, and get the dance floor totally rocking!
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Recently Loonaloop took out the NCIES Music award for Best Electronic Song 2014.
NEWS.
Loonaloop’s music video film clip for single
“
Time To Fly
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was selected to feature in the Byron Bay International Film Festival2015.
Loonaloop will commence their 12th European tour, and release their 5th Album in Summer 2015.
REVIEW:
Loonaloop
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The Globe Trotting Troubadours of Genre Hopping Cosmic Electronica" Review
Loonaloop at The Winchester Bournemouth U.K " Going Loopy" Aus live dance act
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Loonaloop
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provided a night of Beat- filled entertainment with a set including hints of Drum n Bass, Dub, trance, electro & even a touch of folk.
Their infectious energy & enthusiasm shone through from the first beat of the drums.
A plethora of instruments shared the stage space, violin, drums, percussion, synths & didj
A Drum n Bass punch with some haunting strings kicked off their set along with some smooth vocals from Shiney Lefai who was definitely a stage live wire.
A Faithless-esque dance track followed on making the room want to reach for the lasers while Shiney controlled the keys in the style of sister bliss
The eclectic mix of music continued with a track called Only Human, a reggae tinted tune from their 2009 album
“
Skipping Stones
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their third album since forming in 2003.
The bands ability to switch between genres meant that no two songs sounded the same and a ever increasing large crowd lapped it up!
The bands love of music & their individual as well as collective talents were easy to see and felt through the room. With their U.K section of their European Tour ending soon they are definitely an act worth chasing.
Emma Sutherland