Biography
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Valina
Effective period / Period of releases: 1997 - 2016
Members: Anatol Bogendorfer, Florian Huber, Claus Harringer, Anselm Dürrschmid
Valina was formed in the mid-90ies (then still with their first drummer Claus Harringer) - socialized in and soon becoming an active part of the underground music scene in Linz (Austria) around the autonomous association and venue Kapu. Valina soon started to self-organize their first tours through central Europe. After a selfreleased 7" single, in 1999 they recorded their debut album "Into Arsenal of Codes" what started an ongoing relationship with Trost.In 2001 (Vagabond), 2007 (A tempo! A tempo!) and 2013 (Container) Valina have recorded 3 more albums with Steve Albini in Chicago.
On many shows and tours in Europe, USA, Russia, Israel, Turkey and South America Valina established a reputation of being an excellent live band and a dedicated following.
Valina stopped playing in january 2016.