The instrumental sound of The Babylonian Tiles is a swirling, keyboard heavy mix of psychedelia and goth-rock, with occasional touches of blues and even a dash of soul. Over this complex stew floats the vocals of founder and band mastermind Bryna Golden, whose style has been compared to Indian and Asian music, but whose musical foundation is rooted in jazz.
Bryna Golden comes from a musical family; her mother, Shelley Moore, is a celebrated interpreter of jazz standards, while her father was something of an amateur music historian. Bryna learned a lot about note bending and vocal improvisation from her mother, but when she started getting involved in the LA music scene it was primarily as a keyboardist rather than a singer. Her instrumental style was unusual even then, as she had years of classical piano training and couldn't help but add flourishes that were definitely not part of the genre as practiced in the LA club scene.
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