Astariel was born into a town ruined by post-Thatcherism, and grew up in a hellish social climate. In his home town, there were two factions; the 'trendies' (now known as the 'chavs') and the 'moshers' (or those nu-metal kids that seemed to have evolved into emo). Belonging to neither, he was a social outcast at a young age, and often dreamed of leaving. So, like every good smalltown boy, he packed his bags and headed towards London. London seemed fresh and exciting at the time, as things geared towards a new movement called 'electroclash'. Astariel found that individuality was a highly valued prize, and quickly gained infamy in the set-to-know. However, it all slowly came crashing down; too much, too soon. Electroclash folded and became old news, as did Astariel. So he slinked off to the sidelines and lamented his decline. All he had was a packet of B and H, a bottle of vodka and an acoustic guitar. After chucking all three away, Astariel merged his love of the postmodern with a passion for performance, a touch of 80s new-romanticism, a little bit of Laurie Anderson and laden with heavy irony, he combines ever present danger with febrility, and controlled explosions of chaos to a cool glam electro backdrop. “Aiming to inject some glamour and melodrama back into today's music scene, Astariel is someone who appreciates the importance of glamour, big ambitions and huge self belief.  Taking the dark, twisted electro pop of Soft Cell and mixing it with the appeal of David Bowie, Astariel creates a sound that has more than a glimmer of magic to it... Sleazy avant garde art pop that reveals glimpses of the epic and baroque. 
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