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Rayon n. (ra-on) – A synthetic fabric
made of cellulose fibers. Textile favored by clothing
designers for constructing Hawaiian print shirts
and 1970s-era “glam” fashions.
Rayon
n. (ra-on) – An emerging L.A.-based band
that combines diverse musical styles to create
hypnotic, textured and melodic guitar rock.
REVIEWS | BIO |
Los
Angeles Times
Wrapped
in Rayon:
Rayon can thank Echo and the Bunnymen guitarist
Will Sergeant for its name. After opening for
the British band a couple of years ago, Walter
Ensign expressed bewilderment about the band's
name. "Why don't you call your band Rayon?”
Ensign remembers Sergeant telling him. "It's
one word, and it sounds British." And it
stuck.
Though
the name suggests Ensign's trio sounds synthetic,
Rayon is anything but. With the frontman's flanged
vocals poking through lush guitars, Rayon's music
seems as organic as an ocean swell. "We're
still trying to define" the sound, Ensign
says, "but I love layers, even if it's just
to experiment. Layers of strings, layers of guitars
... I like doing trippy things."
Rayon's
live set offers some neck-snapping surges. It
figures to get even stronger with the addition
of drummer Brian Keats to a lineup that includes
peripatetic bassist Mimi Star.
Kevin
Bronson
“Buzz Bands”
March 10, 2005
Las
Vegas Review Journal
The
excellent band Rayon plays the Cooler Lounge.
The Los Angeles psychedelic band's ambient rock
music has etchings from the pop-melody past in
it (ELO, George Harrison). But it does have a
contemporary, almost trip hop sound.
Doug
Elfman
December 4, 2004
Pasadena
Weekly
Listening
to the indie-Rockers of RAYON, It's hard not to
think of time travel:
They roll from heavily textured 80s rock a la
New order into melodically sweeping, jingle-jangling
‘60s psychedelic.
The
Daily Online Californian
Online Exclusive: Music Review
Thursday, September 16, 2004
Rayon - Blow Away
The
Daily Online Californian "Rayon’s first
EP is an impressive debut, and if it’s any
indication of future productions, Rayon will be
a band to watch." The Daily Online Californian"
Read
Entire Review
BIO
Since
Walter Ensign formed RAYON in 2001, the Los Angeles-based
band has steadily built a growing fan base drawn
to its incredibly layered and hypnotic sound.
While the instrumentation is unique, it clearly
has its roots in the sounds of iconic English
rockers ranging from Echo & The Bunnymen to
Joy Division, with a bit of The Who thrown in
for good measure.
In
fact, it was Echo & The Bunnymen guitarist
Will Sergeant who suggested the name RAYON. He
told Walter backstage following an Echo concert,
“Why don’t you call your new band
‘Rayon,’ like your shirt? It’s
one word and it sounds British.” Walter
liked the sound of it, and the name stuck.
In
2004, Walter Ensign, released his first EP called
"Blow Away" featuring the song "Don't
worry" Songs from this 5 Song EP were featured
in films “The Job” starring Daryl
Hannah (released in early 2004) - features “I’m
Not Walking” from the "Blow Away"
EP.
Walter
Is currently in the studio recording Rayon's Debut
Album, due out early 2007.
Look out for 13 Tracks coming your way, some songs
from the EP are included and have been re-recorded.
Magazine
review:
UNDER THE RADAR MAGAZINE (06-01-2004)
ROAD SHOW MAGAZINE - Japan (07-20-2004)
Recordings:
Blow Away - 5 Song EP (Made of
This Music June 2004)
Available at Amoeba Records in Hollywood and San
Francisco, Virgin Records on Sunset and Tower
Records on Sunset.
Songs
in Independent Films:
“The Job”
starring Daryl Hannah (released in early 2004)
features “I’m Not Walking” from
the Rayon EP
“The
Hollow” starring Nick Carter
and Kaley Cuoco (Released October 2004) features
four RAYON songs
"Street
Riot" Globe the World Cup
Skateboarding DVD
More
information about RAYON, including sample downloads
and show dates, is available at www.rayonmusic.com
For
press information, rayon's one sheet or for general
information please contact:
RaYon
Info@rayonmusic.com
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