The Raveners derive their name from the word \u2018ravenous\u2019, and they certainly know how to wet the appetite. Formed in October 2007, their single \u2018You Gotta Swing\u2019 was a hot favourite on all the radio stations. Lead singer Jessy Howe is a hot property, too; her playful, dusky voice, reminiscent of a blues singer in its maturity, is in striking contrast to her delicately provocative appearance. Bligg is also a fan of Jessy\u2019s distinctive voice; she can be heard on the song \u2018I\u2019d Kill For You\u2019 from his current album, also released as a radio single. She has performed the song live on his recent \u201cBrass Aber Herzlich\u201d tour of spring 2012.<\/p>\n
Long before The Raveners even had a record deal, let alone an album, the Swiss radio station DRS3 was already raving about their song \u2018You Gotta Swing\u2019, simply because it loved the track. With the support of their record label Musikvertrieb, The Raveners released an album of potential hits in 2009, along with their first official single, \u2018Boy You Wanna\u2019. Both were an immediate success, making it into the TOP100 album charts and the TOP40 airplay charts respectively.<\/p>\n
Silversonic Records helped them to release the album in Germany on the H\u2019ART label. In early 2010 their follow-up single \u2018You Gotta Swing\u2019 was picked up by more than 20 German radio stations and made it into the German college radio charts.<\/p>\n
Following a successful tour, with live performances in Switzerland and Germany (Montreux Jazz Festival, Blue Balls Festival, Popkomm Berlin etc.), the Raveners are now working on their second album, Bad Lover Killer, to be released at the end of January 2012. This second album represents another big step forward in musical terms for the band around singer Jessy Howe, guitarist and producer Chris Muzik (Bligg, Adrian Stern) and bassist G\u00e9za Burghardt (Crank, Adrian Stern, Dada Ante Portas). The three Raveners have opened themselves up to new creative ideas and influences, and the result is a distinctive mix of dance, electro, funk, soul, jazz, and rock. Drummer Chrigel Bosshard and keyboardist Adriano \u201cRega\u201d Regazzin support The Raveners with their exceptional talent on their live gigs and tour.<\/p>\n
The Raveners themselves say: \u201cWe can\u2019t wait till the end of January 2012. That\u2019s when our second album, Bad Lover Killer, comes out. The music is still in the notoriously provocative, rocky Raveners style. We were particularly inspired by subtle, sometimes unusual sounds. The new songs deliver a more intimate, otherworldly feel. Making music has taken on a new meaning for us.\u201d For example, many of the lyrics were written while Jessy was meditating which in return influenced Chris\u2019 production in a progressive direction. Occasionally Jessy\u2019s lyrics and Chris\u2019 beats even when composed individually somehow just blended together to form a coherent composition. One of these miracles can be heard in the follow-up single \u2018Kill The Beast\u2019 – a delicious little number, carefully concocted to delight your hearts and ears and make you even more RAVENOUS!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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