It’s all too common these days to dwell on the negative, whether it’s a past relationship, a faltering economy or schoolyard bullies keeping you down, but with a little hope and positivity, anyone’s fortunes can change in an instant. It may not always be easy to find that all-important ray of sunlight, but in the end, it’s the love we give to the world that really matters, and the more we give, the more we get in return.
Spreading this message has become the personal mission of Blood On The Dance Floor, and is the guiding theme of the electro-rock duo’s new full-length, Evolution. Moving away from the group’s prior efforts as musical provocateurs, the album captures a spiritual journey drawn from myriad influences in history, spirituality and literature.
“The whole point of this group has shifted from when I first started it. I’m in this whole love and attraction mode now,” explains frontman Dahvie Vanity. “People need to understand this wisdom that was passed down by great philosophers, like Aristotle, Beethoven, Shakespeare, Einstein…All these people understood the law of love, and they were so successful because they believed in it. I went on this whole wisdom trip and read all these books and gained all this knowledge, and now I want to pass it on through music.”
Blood On The Dance Floor—which also includes vocalist Jayy Von Monroe—formed in Orlando, Fla. in 2007, originally as a trio with Vanity, Christopher Mongillo and Rebecca Fugate, leading to the 2008 full-length debut, Let’s Start A Riot. Mongillo and Fugate departed not long after, but Vanity soon found a new collaborator in Garrett Ecstasy, and the two created BOTDF’s 2008 follow-up, It’s Hard To Be A Diamond In A Rhinestone World. The pair then recorded three 2009 EPs—I Scream I Scream; OMFG Sneak Peak; and Extended Play—before Ecstasy moved on. Vanity then enlisted Von Monroe, and BOTDF was born again, issuing the 2010 full-length Epic, charting at #5 on Billboard’s dance/electronic chart. Firing on all cylinders, the duo relocated to Chandler, Ariz. and soon issued a fourth full-length, All The Rage, in 2011, which peaked at #13 on the Billboard Top Electronic Albums chart. BOTDF embarked on extensive gigging in support, including a high-profile run on the 2011 Vans Warped Tour.
