Following the release of the dreamy and bewitching darkwave debut single “Mirror Twin”, US- American Harsh Symmetry deliver their full-length debut album “Display Model” on Fabrika Records, home of Selofan, The Glass Beads, Lebanon Hanover and She Past Away, whose own Doruk Öztürkcan mixed and mastered the LP.
With a vocal style reminiscent of Cocteau Twins collaborator Cinder (This Mortal Coil, Cindytalk), and Ian McCulloch of Echo & The Bunnymen, Harsh Symmetry’s Julian Sharwarko is the epitome of old-school and post-punk and goth, capturing a vision that perfectly matches his sound, while physically resembling his music forebears to the point where he looks like he just stepped out of a copy of “Smash Hits” circa 1983.
Hailing from Sacramento, California, Sharwarko’s love of music began at the tender age of 8, with parents who influenced his early music tastes by playing the music of Siouxsie and The Banshees, The Birthday Party, Iggy Pop, Depeche Mode and Bauhaus. David Lynch’s work lso made a profound impact on his style, specifically the short film The Grandmother.