The story goes something like this: lead singer and guitarist Chris Schafer grew weary of seminal punk roots in the highly volatile and influential hardcore act Managra. Chris packed up his gear, left the band, and met up with brothers Grady and Connor Owens to form what would later become Aurore Rien. Mike Ystad would be added as a fourth and additional member sometime thereafter.

Drawing from various progressive rock pools, Aurore Rien has been compared to and shared stage with the likes of Mogwai, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Explosions In The Sky and Tarentel, however revealing a more subtle undulating luminescence. With a penchant for stillness in beauty Aurore Rien's music finds an arguably comfortable fit between sleep, dreamland, and a life less lived.

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