Parissa Tosif and David Ansari are Canberra/Seattle-based electronic duo Vallis Alps.
Their music blends down-tempo, piano-driven melodies and acoustic guitar with 80's pop synths and gritty trap beats to compliment their half-nostalgic, half-foretelling lyrics.
Since releasing their independent self-titled debut EP in Jan 2015, the pair’s mesmerizing tunes have clocked over 3+ million SoundCloud plays (27, 000 of which appeared in the first 24 hours) and peaked at #1 on Hype Machine upon release. On the strength of their music alone, Vallis Alps were named as triple j Unearthed, AIR and FBi Radio feature artists and were more recently included as Zan Rowe’s ‘Song You Need To Hear’ on CBC’s Public Radio Picks. They also continued to make their mark on the Aus iTunes Electronic Album and Singles Chart for ‘Young’ at #2 and #23 respectively, debuting in the Top 100 ARIA singles chart - an impressive feat for a new indep...
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Parissa Tosif and David Ansari are Canberra/Seattle-based electronic duo Vallis Alps.
Their music blends down-tempo, piano-driven melodies and acoustic guitar with 80's pop synths and gritty trap beats to compliment their half-nostalgic, half-foretelling lyrics.
Since releasing their independent self-titled debut EP in Jan 2015, the pair’s mesmerizing tunes have clocked over 3+ million SoundCloud plays (27, 000 of which appeared in the first 24 hours) and peaked at #1 on Hype Machine upon release. On the strength of their music alone, Vallis Alps were named as triple j Unearthed, AIR and FBi Radio feature artists and were more recently included as Zan Rowe’s ‘Song You Need To Hear’ on CBC’s Public Radio Picks. They also continued to make their mark on the Aus iTunes Electronic Album and Singles Chart for ‘Young’ at #2 and #23 respectively, debuting in the Top 100 ARIA singles chart - an impressive feat for a new independent act.
Earlier this year, the duo supported Of Monsters and Me at sold-out theatre shows, played to a packed out Splendour In the Grass tent, and sold out their own debut headline tour in less than a day. More recently, Vallis Alps completed seven sold out headline shows across Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne including two sold out OAF’s and four Northcote’s.
The Vallis Alps EP is available on iTunes now.
“Nail. Head. Hit.”
★★★★★ Richard Kingsmill, triple j
“Intricate, beautiful production that rolls and a vocal line that dances effortlessly between the beats; that chorus will hook you completely. It’s love at first listen.”
★★★★1⁄2 Zan Rowe, triple j
"One of the better-sounding debut EP’s we’ll probably hear all year long...the duo is going to explode seeing as their four-track EP is nothing short of incredible from start to finish.”
Hilly Dilly
"Lead single 'Young' is exceptional by all standards: simple, endearing, and of course, catchy as hell." The 405
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