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Suivalc
Suivalc (pronounced swee-vaulk) is an electronic music duo based out of Los Angeles, California, United States. Suivalc is comprised of Alfredo Miranda and Chris Thoren. The two met while studying at California Institute of the Arts, or CalArts. Alfredo was majoring in music, while Chris was studying fine art. The group was started in 2010, and released their debut EP, Luna, in December of 2011. Their first full-length album, Et Ad Astra, was released in August of 2012. The name Suivalc is actually Clavius spelled backwards. The name is derived out of a mutual interest in science-fiction and space related topics, which also heavily influences the group. Clavius is a crater formation on Earth's moon, which is also the setting in Stanley Kubrick's film "2001: A Space Odyssey" where the second black monolith is discovered, resulting in the next wave of evolution: artificial intelligence. Suivalc draw their sound from vintage LP records, b-rated horror and science fiction films, field recordings and other unconventional sound resources, which are then manipulated and used in music making softwares with added synths and live instruments.