ravenstarr13

Mansfield, OH, USA

Raven Starr is an independent industrial-techno-goth-EBM artist and singer based in Ohio. Their violently expressive work draws inspiration from their experience with trauma and mental health, psych wards, BDSM, natural and historical imagery, dying Rust Belt industrial zones and urban hell, liminal spaces, dissonance, and the monsters we create within ourselves to survive the monsters that squeeze at our throats. They like to blend powerful, driving beats and growling bass with equally intense pipe organs, synths, and harmonic orchestras. Complimented by the clang of a metal pipe or the screech of a dumpster door, these synesthetic soundscapes function as the base for their dark and sultry contralto vocals. Danceable beats carry the listener through raw, poetic lyrics and trance-inducing instrumentals alike. Fans have described Raven Starr’s music as “vampire blood rave”, “sonic electroshock therapy”, and “like an alien traumadumping”.