Miss Violetta Beauregarde

Odi Profanum Vulgus Et Arceo (Temporary Residence Ltd.)

By Anne C. Johnson
Published: September 4th, 2006 | 11:51pm

Odi Profanum Vulgus Et Arceo, a Latin phrase that translates to “I hate the common crowd and I spurn them” is a speedy, nineteen-and-a-half minute journey into the mind of Italy’s Miss Violetta Beauregarde. The self-produced follow-up to 2004’s Evidentemente Non Abitito a San Francisco features some fantastic cover art by Alessandro Baronciani, some truly entertaining song titles, and even a tribute to death rocker Glenn Benton of Deicide. This sojourn is necessary, but thankfully brief because judging by what you experience on the inside, you really get the feeling that the head of Miss Violetta Beauregarde is not a place you would want to overstay your welcome.

Dubbed grind-hop, Miss Violetta’s splintered yet powerful sound is refreshing and cathartic in its directness and humorous rage. Despite the electronic nature of the music, Miss Violetta, in her characteristically bratty way, expresses some very primal needs (“I wish I could set things on fire / With the power of my mind”). Another desire is to put “those pretentious indie electro-assholes,” and “useless indie wankers” in their place. And that she does, by twisting and turning them about like one of the knobs on her Boss SP-303 Dr. Sample. The advent of Miss Violetta Beauregarde clearly suggests that the people are frustrated with the state of independent music, which has without a doubt shown, to quote one of her fantastic song titles, “How to Use a Good Idea Til it Turns into a Bad Idea.”