Violence

Violence is composed of the multi-instrumentalist and cult figure Olin Caprison. Known for their overwhelming and enchanting live performances, through pop and grime beats with harsh noise and synth-pop melodies Violence creates complex soundscapes that result in emotional extremes, from dread and fear to elation and ecstasy. This sound has allowed them to introduce festivals, art museums, and underground clubs to sounds hitherto unheard, and unfelt, in those spaces prior.

Violence began in 2010, their first release as part of longtime affiliate <a href="spotify:artist:4Qdl7mmhBrKd69rTRe7Ntb" data-name="Total Freedom">Total Freedom</a>s&#39; Blasting Voice for Teenage Teardrops. Following this they released on <a href="spotify:album:6CVCXRi34Lw2KpjuzGVmoN" data-name="Mykki Blanco presents C-ORE">Mykki Blanco presents C-ORE</a> , a compilation and collaborative project alongside <a href="spotify:artist:2tSv9mEQSuNVMGr9qjYfkr" data-name="Mykki Blanco">Mykki Blanco</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:0qu422H5MOoQxGjd4IzHbS" data-name="Yves Tumor">Yves Tumor</a> in 2015. Their 2016 era defining release <a href="spotify:album:0TR3L5QecTwIcECr077Q8D" data-name="A Ruse of Power">A Ruse of Power</a> came on seminal label NON, run by <a href="spotify:artist:71FFHzNW026SIGHPzbHJgu" data-name="Chino Amobi">Chino Amobi</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:06egMm0xwc1DYUaApCCKiH" data-name="Nkisi">Nkisi</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:39TepozBC9n9EZrCL6jYpS" data-name="Angel-Ho">Angel-Ho</a>, saw Violence cement their place in the experimental club canon. Their second album, <a href="spotify:album:5YxIad8sEigwXbYk0uFRX1" data-name="Human Dust to Fertilize the Impotent Garden">Human Dust to Fertilize the Impotent Garden</a>, released with staple New York label PTP, further defined Violence’s sound and led to performances at museums across the US and Europe as well as residencies at the MacDowell Colony and NTS radio. A gifted composer and songwriter, Violence has created scores and collaborated with the likes of internationally celebrated artist and dramaturge Kandis Williams, artist and librettist <a href="spotify:artist:6lwXscD9QVFh4z7sUiVdhz" data-name="Richard Kennedy">Richard Kennedy</a>, and the collaborative project KAYA, headed by painter Kerstin Brätsch and sculptor Debo Eilers.