A band unlike any you've heard. Blue Dali combines alternative, rock, and classical songwriting with Beatles and Queen-style vocals that are executed with Radiohead, Muse, Dream Theater and Faith No More instrumentation.
Blue Dali is a rock band that is based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Their five person line-up creates songs comprised of original music, dynamic songwriting, and introspective lyricism.
All the members of Blue Dali sing and play multiple instruments. The band's obsession and focus are to create new forms of music that are both catchy and yet challenge the listener. Blue Dali's unique sound comes from varying sources that range from Alternative to Brit-pop to Progressive to Rock/Pop. The lyrical content of their songs are part reality, part philosophy, and part dream. Each of the lyrics in the songs represent multiple stories and experiences which form a cohesive message together.
Blue Dali CD release shows are in the works! The first one is at the Backbar...
The Blue Dali Kickstarter campaign ends on April 8th! Go to the Kickstarter page to help contribute!
The Blue Dali Kickstarter starts. Go to the Kickstarter page to help contribute for the new album!
The new album No Exit...and other Existential Drama has been released.
Help fund the design, mixing, mastering, and pressing of the new album by by Blue Dali.
New album by Blue Dali called No Exit...and other Existential Drama to be released in spring 2015.
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The debut album from Blue Dali combines rock, alternative, progressive, & classical music. The music is influenced by the darker composition style of Radiohead, Muse, the Beatles, Faith No More, Dream Theater, the Cure, the Cult, and the Who. The vocals are reminiscent of Queen, the Beatles, and Pink Floyd. The lyrical content that tackles philosophical, surrealistic, and existential themes. The title track on No Exit...and other Existential Drama is a musical interpretation of the short story No Exit by the French existentialist Jean-Paul Sartre. The album features pop/rock songs like Diamond Lust and Shine on Through, which tackle the overlapping themes of love and lust. Songs like Twisted Eyes and Bitter Season have a schizophrenic progressive feel to them. While others like Waves and Across the Dark dive deep into the dream-like world.
"A song cycle of surreal music that explores themes of existentialism, insanity, love, lust, nostalgia and the end of the world."
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Help fund the Kickstarter campaign for the release of our new album. We are pulling out all the stops on this one and we definitely need the help to make it happen.
Why do we need funding? Because recording, mixing, mastering, and releasing an album can be expensive! We already have the album recorded, but we need to cover the cost of getting a professional mixer and masterer who will take the crazy sounds we've created and turn them into a polished product. Also, we are printing CD's which will also cost a lot of money for pressing, printing, and distributing.
There are many rewards for contributing to the creation of our album. Go to the Kickstarter page to find out!
Blue Dali is going to release their full length album titled No Exit...and other Existential Drama. This album is a musical, lyrical, and conceptual piece of art.
The album style is a mix of darker themed songs, pop/rock songs, and borderline progressive songs. The lyrical content tackles philosophical, surrealistic, and existential themes.
The album and title song are taken from the short story "No Exit" by the French existential author Jean-Paul Sartre.
Who: Blue Dali plays for a Kelsey Sailors art show
When: Friday 10/02/15 - Show starts at 8:00 pm
Where: Tabrizi Productions - 489 S Market St, San Jose, California 95113
Details: Kelsey Sailors is having a special art show to display her dark and dreamy work. Blue Dali is playing a special acoustic gig that is sure to match the night's vibe. Halloween-themed outfits are encouraged!
Who: with Skyway View, Rebelskamp, Til I Fall, and more
When: Friday 8/28/15 - Show starts at 8:00 pm
Where: The Backbar Sofa - 418 Market St. San Jose CA 95113
Details: Blue Dali is playing the first of their CD release shows. Skyway View is on the bill and is also releasing their full length album. Come down and witness the awesomeness! Pick up the new album!
Who: with Usurper Vong, NME, and the Red Eye Jedi
When: Show starts at 8:00 pm
Where: Back Bar - 418 S Market St San Jose, CA 95113
Details: Blue Dali returns to the South Bay with an eclectic show. This one is getting recorded and will not disappoint. New friends Usurper Vong and long time friends NME and Red Eye Jedi complete the line up. The Back is on Market St and occupies part of the space that was the Cactus Club. $5 at the door.
Mark Tortorici: Vocals, Bass, Piano
Place of Origin: San Jose, CA
Instruments: Roland Keyboards, Spalt & Norton Basses, Mark Bass Amps, MXR pedal
Past Bands: Insex Music, North by Northwest, and Cyprus Park/Pendragon/Southern Comfort (all the same band essentially)
Day Job: Staffing industry & training
Reasons for Starting to Play Music: Took 3 years of piano lessons starting at age 7. Inspired to start playing in a rock band at 16. Life-long obsession.
Writing Style (Music or Lyrics): Lyrical style is heavily laden with imagery, dual-meanings, dreams, real events, and existential torment. Music style is schizophrenic, delving into modern rock, progressive, classical, new wave, death rock, electronic, trip-hop, and pop.
If Given the Power to Change anything in the World, it would be: Remove the self-aware animal species that drain the planet's resources dry
Favorite Music: Beatles, Queen, Cure, Radiohead, Muse, Death Cab for Cutie, The Shins, Pink Floyd, Cult, Rush, Mars Volta, Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Soundgarden, Tool, Ben Folds Five, Erasure, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Hooverphonic, Arcade Fire, David Bowie, Electric Light Orchestra, Fleetwood Mac, Dream Theatre, Tori Amos, NIN, 311, Chopin, Beethoven, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky
Favorite Movies: Anything by Robert Altman, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Darren Aronofsky, Brian De Palma, Francis Ford Coppola, Paul Thomas Anderson, Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorcese, Stanley Kubrick, David Lynch, Terry Gilliam, Coen Brothers, Steven Spielberg, Kenneth Branagh, Wong Kar-Wai, Neil Jordon, Wes Anderson, Spike Jones, David Cronenberg & Kevin Smith.
Also: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead, The Star Wars Trilogy (notice I didn't mention those prequels), Yellow Submarine, Fantasia, The Black Cauldron, Lair of the White Worm, Watcher in the Woods, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Kids, Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, Begotten (even though we couldn't finish watching it), The Princess Bride, Friday, Velvet Goldmine, Silence of the Lambs, The Wall, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Natural Born Killers, The Matrix, Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness
Favorite Books/Authors: The Dead Zone, Ghost Train, Swan Song, The Celestine Prophecy, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Dark Half, Anything by Steven King before 1990, The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty (hee!), The Chronicles of Narnia, The Space Trilogy, Nexus
Is there a Next Life, and if yes, what is it: Don't think so, but haven't died yet. Every person on the planet has their own opinion of what eternal life means, but almost all ideas are clearly man-made and based on physical world desires & wishful daydreams.
Other Instruments: Guitar, Mandolin, Ukulele, Drums
Other Interests/abilities: Writer, blogger, speaker, trainer, puzzle gamer, and speaker for the dead
Nicholas Barry: Guitar, Vocals
Place of Origin: San José, CA
Instruments: Guitars: Gibson SG, Fender Telecaster. Amp: Fender Twin Reverb. I use a few foot pedals in front of my amp but otherwise keep my guitar rig simple and sweet. I am not a gear fanatic like so many musicians.
Past Bands: Insex (thank God we ditched that name); Free Style West (a recording band that never played live); and a few live cover bands.
Day Job: Kindergarten
How the Music came to be: I was a late bloomer musically, starting guitar at 16 in Mr. Park's class at Silver Creek HS. Later I became determined to get good at guitar when I started hanging out with epic local bands Jigsaw and Asbestos Death. Then after a jaunt with a Rush cover band, I quit guitar completely for 5 years to become obsessed with things other than music. Around 1999 I came to my senses and started playing again, and also determined to learn how to sing and how to use new technology to record music right on my home computer. Soon I wrote my first song, Life is a Dream, and later came an entire album which emerged as Free Style West with the help of some talented friends. For the last 12 years I've been tangling harmonies with Mark Tortorici, sporadically writing new music and playing live shows. No Exit...and other Existential Drama represents our first fully completed and properly recorded album.
Writing Style (Music or Lyrics): The best material I've written comes quickly. A melody or chord progression will come to mind spontaneously, and then I rush to record a rough draft while the idea is fresh. Music that is too forced or cerebral tends to not be very good and is usually scrapped. That being said, I'm not much for improvisation. Music is usually born from the imagination and not my fingers.
If Given the Power to Change anything in the World, it would be: I would get every person hooked on classic Yes music and the world's problems would be solved overnight.
Favorite Music: Yes, Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, Pink Floyd, Rush, Queen, Spock's Beard, Gentle Giant, Steve Howe, Kansas, Van Halen, Chet Atkins, Puppet Show, Kool & the Gang, Chicago, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Leonard Bernstein, Liszt, Paganini, Stravinsky
Is there a Next Life, and if yes, what is it: It's an intriguing question, but chasing the meaning of a Next Life means you're overlooking the spectacle of This Life. Look here not away.
Other Instruments: Bass guitar, rhythm & percussion
Other Interests/abilities: Home studio recording, teaching choir to children, fitness & nutrition, eastern philosophy, Spanish language, travel, long distance backpacking, motorcycle camping, trespassing in the name of the great outdoors
Paul Goldberg: Bass, Piano, Vocals, Percussion
Place of Origin: Montclair, NJ
Instruments: Yes please! Everything I can get my hands on. Currently playing a Yamaha bass, but own quite a variety. Also have a couple of guitars, and amps for guitar and bass.
Past Bands: Insex Music (which Blue Dali is the new version of), The Sit-Ins, Shortbus, Speedwobble
Day Job: Hire me!!!
Reasons for Starting to Play Music: Piano lessons at an early age and later picked up various instruments (flute, tenor sax, trumpet, clarinet, bassoon, drum corps, piano, guitar, bass, ukulele). I developed an appreciation for all things melodic, rhythmic and percussive.
Writing Style (Music or Lyrics): I don't write for Blue Dali, the pieces I write would mostly fall under the singer-songwriter category. I have no individual projects at this time.
If Given the Power to Change anything in the World, it would be: It's all about the love, people. Get with the program.
Favorite Music: Beatles, David Bowie, Allmann Brothers, The Police, Pink Floyd, Queen, Soundgarden, Radiohead, Muse, Death Cab for Cutie, Rush, Fleetwood Mac, 311, Bob Marley, Led Zeppelin, too many to list....
Favorite Movies: Iron Man, Star Wars, Avatar, Pulp Fiction, The Dark Knight, The Princess Bride, Reservoir Dogs, The Matrix, American Gangster... I like most movies, all for different reasons.... Not big on horror films....
Favorite Books/Authors: I really need to read more....
Is there a Next Life, and if yes, what is it: Maybe? If I find out, I'll come back and let you know. Actually, based on that statement, which I'm sure many people have made, and the fact that we do not have a conclusive answer, I'm going to change my answer to no. Unless there IS one, but you can't communicate with living souls once you've crossed over. So I'm changing my answer back to maybe.
Other Instruments: Guitar, Ukulele, some keyboard
Other Interests/abilities: Things and stuff. Collecting more guitars and basses. Fine watches. Fancy cars. Animals. Love animals. Cartoons. I'm a small child trapped in a grown man's body.
Greg Barry: Guitar, Vocals
Place of Origin: San Jose, CA
What Makes my Sound: My hands, cobalt strings, DiMarzio and Lindy Fralin Pickups, alder, mahogany and maple wood, Fender-based amplifier circuits, Russian-made vacuum tubes, TDS Transformers, vintage Weber and Celestion speakers
Day Job: Enabling people to make unhealthy choices..... for free!
Reasons for Starting to Play Music: I wanted to be cool
Playing Style (Guitar): Slightly out of touch with what's going on around me
If Given the Power to Change anything in the World, it would be: To change the human genetic code into something not ridiculous
Favorite Music: Pain of Salvation, The Police, Rush, Faith No More, Coheed and Cambria, Eric Johnson, Yes, Mr. Bungle, Hendrix, SRV, Dream Theater, 80s and 90s Gangster Rap, Radiohead, Keane
Favorite Movies: I don't watch movies
Favorite Books/Authors: Whatever comes up on the first page of a Google search
Is there a Next Life, and if yes, what is it: When you die in this life is when you return back to the real world
Other Instruments: Keyboards, bass, hand drums, tabletops, countertops, my leg
Other Interests/abilities: Handyman, hiker, people manager, video gamer, thinker, chef