"I will wait for you"
L.A. based (by way of the Bay area) Provoker make a sound that is coalesced from all the diverse music tastes and background of it's members that come from San Jose, Oakland and Sacramento. Those influences range from R&B to punk to metal honed in DIY places and spaces, underground shows in all forms. Listen to the track, Since Then, with the raw proto punk, electronic punk beat and divergent sideways aesthetic. The vox vaselate between punk and hip hop and indie pop or a blend of all with cool sort of funk punk guitar too. Not easy to describe but easy to like.
Provoker is at it's core, the writing duo of Jonathan Lopez (multi-instrumentalist and vocals by Christian Petty. Live they throw in the talents of Kristian Moreno (percussion) and Wilfredo Palacios (bass).
-Robb Donker Curtius
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Provoker is a band from the Bay Area currently existing in Los Angeles. Its lineup, hailing from San Jose, Oakland and Sacramento, all have diverse sonic backgrounds in underground music, ranging from R&B, to punk, to metal. With time spent in DIY spaces and horror-splattered silver screens, the dregs of retail, odd jobs and warehouses, these Californians continue to mutate into organic, recognizable shadow forms while paying tribute to the analog/digital past.
Led by the core-writing duo of multi instrumentalist Jonathan Lopez and vocalist Christian Petty (featuring live members Kristian Moreno and Wilfredo Palacios, on percussion and bass), Provoker carves out its identity with a unique take on post-punk and dark wave. Since Then”s digitally filtered beats provide a firm backbone for solid, infectious bass lines, effectively marrying New Order to a-lo-fi Prince. Lopez’s flanged guitar/synth sheets the rhythm section with distorted melodies, dichotomously alien and familiar. Petty croons with R&B conviction and smoothness that boldly counterpoint the (at times) murky atmosphere.
Since Then is Provoker’s first record since 2018’s Dark Angel EP. It was recorded at home by Lopez and Petty, mixed by Steve Nalepa, and beautifully mastered by Josh Bonati, The video, directed by the band and their longtime roommate is, according to Petty, “an ode to the past, and about keeping good memories alive and letting the bad ones die.” With pulsing humanity, Provoker provide a perfectly imperfect danceable space in our current tech ruinscape.
soundcloud.com/provokerzone
provoker.bandcamp.com
facebook.com/provoker.zone
instagram.com/provoker.zone
Provoker is a band from the Bay Area currently existing in Los Angeles. Its lineup, hailing from San Jose, Oakland and Sacramento, all have diverse sonic backgrounds in underground music, ranging from R&B, to punk, to metal. With time spent in DIY spaces and horror-splattered silver screens, the dregs of retail, odd jobs and warehouses, these Californians continue to mutate into organic, recognizable shadow forms while paying tribute to the analog/digital past.
Led by the core-writing duo of multi instrumentalist Jonathan Lopez and vocalist Christian Petty (featuring live members Kristian Moreno and Wilfredo Palacios, on percussion and bass), Provoker carves out its identity with a unique take on post-punk and dark wave. Since Then”s digitally filtered beats provide a firm backbone for solid, infectious bass lines, effectively marrying New Order to a-lo-fi Prince. Lopez’s flanged guitar/synth sheets the rhythm section with distorted melodies, dichotomously alien and familiar. Petty croons with R&B conviction and smoothness that boldly counterpoint the (at times) murky atmosphere.
Since Then is Provoker’s first record since 2018’s Dark Angel EP. It was recorded at home by Lopez and Petty, mixed by Steve Nalepa, and beautifully mastered by Josh Bonati, The video, directed by the band and their longtime roommate is, according to Petty, “an ode to the past, and about keeping good memories alive and letting the bad ones die.” With pulsing humanity, Provoker provide a perfectly imperfect danceable space in our current tech ruinscape.
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