Defeating The Purpose is the experimental, post american darkwave projekt, piloted by Victor St. Petersburg. The DTP sound is dark, unsettling and destructive yet lush, seductive and beautiful. Although danceable, it rarely meanders into standard verse/chorus/verse pop templates. Instead, compositions are arranged in movements; usually having more in common with Modest Mussorgsky than Modest Mouse. Coupled with lyrics embracing themes of isolation
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Defeating The Purpose is the experimental, post american darkwave projekt, piloted by Victor St. Petersburg. The DTP sound is dark, unsettling and destructive yet lush, seductive and beautiful. Although danceable, it rarely meanders into standard verse/chorus/verse pop templates. Instead, compositions are arranged in movements; usually having more in common with Modest Mussorgsky than Modest Mouse. Coupled with lyrics embracing themes of isolation, excess, hopelessness and self destruction, DTP is an unapologetically decadent and desolate listening experience. Current info, music, pix, vids and other sparkley bits are available at myspace.com/dtpurpose
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…shrink me down again
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