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Artist
Nervis
10+ albums
switzerlandHip-Hopswiss hip-hop
about
You deserve the best. Nervis is designed to meet the needs of people with busy lifestyles like you. Founded by Kurt Langley and Igdaf Fade, our goal is to bring you the most value for your entertainment dollar. Nervis is portable. Nervis is not licensed in all states. Nervis is flammable. Kurt Langley: Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Programming Igdaf Fade: Drums, Programming Nervis Guitarist, songwriter and U.S. Army diver Kurt Langley has been playing since he was eight years old. A Los Angeles native, Kurt joined the Army on a dare, pulling the plug on his band Nervis in California. Kurt never stopped playing, even as he settled into his duty station at Fort Eustis, Va., but his experiences, especially two tours in Iraq, dramatically changed his sound and method of creating music. It was during the second deployment, in 2006, that Kurt was overwhelmed with new inspiration. Most material for Nervis’ second full-length album came to him in one fell swoop. Between missions, Kurt feverishly recorded rough versions of the new material in a sweaty makeshift sound booth at his team’s base of operations. Here Kurt churned out driving songs like “The Places That Scare You,” “The Replica” and “Tales of Power,” capturing the ambiguity of a soldier’s experience. The music is propelled by the realities of war. The band felt a need to counter the entertainment industry’s unrealistic depiction of U.S. troops. However, Kurt and drummer Igdaf Joe Fade remain a-political. Returning home, K
