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"Normal Love is messy. Rock `n' roll messy. Spontaneous-combustion messy." -- Philadelphia City Paper "Off the hook! ... [Normal Love's] music is the kind that's just so perfectly discordant, so assaulting and soothing at the same time. And the thing that amazes me about these guys is the fact that they play with this totally controlled abandon, as if the perverse manipulation of their instruments is the most natural thing in the world." -- Phawker.com Formed in 2006, Normal Love is a Philadelphia-based instrumental quintet comprised of amplified violin, two electric guitars, electric bass, and drums. Normal Love's music generally has a loud and brutal aesthetic, with compositional influences ranging from African minimalism to serialism and death metal, but rarely within the same piece. The quintet's frenzied live shows have earned them a large following in their native Philadelphia, as well as invitations to play in various US and Canadian cities including appearances at John Zorn's new artists' space The Stone (February 2007), Dark Forces Swing Blind Punches Festival (December 2006), and the first annual Philadelphia POPPED! Festival (April 2007). Normal Love has been awarded an American Composers Forum grant for its innovative and compelling compositions. Members of the band have performed and/or recorded with RUINS, Man Man, Dr. Dog, Pauline Oliveros, Kayo Dot, Dynamite Club, SATANIZED, Make a Rising, Illuminea, Mat Maneri, Jamie Saft, Andrew D'Angelo, and Mike Pride. The band has shared the stage with Make a Rising, Dysrhythmia, Daughters, Zs, Chinese Stars, Ocrilim (Mick Barr), Ex-Models, Cheer-Accident, Aa, James Plotkin, Weasel Walter, and Genghis Tron.