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sforzando!
12+ albums
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sforzando (se-for-zan-do) is a musical notation - an instruction to play a note with sudden, strong emphasis (Italian, literally "forced"). sforzando! is from Cyberjaya and the band was formed in mid 2007, consisting of Aman, Yap, Naqi, Adam, Noa and Boy. With mellow and off-key vocals, their music can be categorized as indie rock/grunge/noise. They are heavily influenced from 80’s-90’s mighty bands like Sunny Day Real Estate, Mineral, Nirvana, My Bloody Valentine, Sonic Youth and Fugazi, but they "try to become anything and be part of everything". "We create with our soul, overdriven by sorrow and anger, and deliver it with our strength." - Review from Junk! about our latest EP, Hope On paper,a mix of bleeding heart emo and post rock might sound likely. But if you truly listen to both genres separately, it'd be hard not to notice the similarities between the guitar figures employed in both genres. Hence, it's quite a surprise to see that only in 2008 does a band appear on the scene here in Malaysia employing the tactics of both the aforesaid genres. This five-song debut EP is quiet something; if this was released about four or five years ago, Sforzando! would probably get a lot more fanfare than they're getting now since even the hippest post rockers back then weren't ashamed to admit a liking to emo bands like Mineral. It's a shame that Hope is released now as it's pretty good, even to someone as unimpressed with post rock as i am. - Aidil of Couple User-contributed
