LINKS:
Dahlia's interview in Girl Punk
Our interview for In-Nyc
Check out Dahlia in Varla magazine
Gig coverage in In-Nyc
Stripped reviewed in Splendid
Galvanized's page on Epitonic
Record Camp comp reviewed on Absorb

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"Evidently, the city of Brooklyn is taking some sort of substance that causes its inhabitants to make serious forward-thinking electro-fused IDM and hip-hop...Galvanized offers up the impossible conflation of Detroit, IDM and post-punk."
Brion Paul, XLR8R Magazine

"Like listening to Wire's '154' album for the first time."
Thorsten Wolff, H.S.I Records, Germany

"The adventure draws to a close with 'Lovergirl' by Galvanized: a sultry female monologue navigates catchy techno-pop."
Will Whitaker, Absorb.org

"Packed with rigidly hip guitar and keyboard lines and emotionlessly sexy vocals, Stripped contains more than its fair share of irony...pasting together catchy, robotic melodies. When the guitar parts dominate, there's an '80s punk feel, while the keyboards generate more of a robotic dancefloor mood. It's fun, retro-leaning stuff, but vocalist Dahlia will wipe that innocent smile off your face. She sings about hollow, sexy vixens that you might see at the mall; the lyrics are always clever, never trite, and the rhymes aren't forced. Like the rest of the material, the choruses are always compact and frank, wringing unexpected emotion from Dahlia's subjects. Stripped's 'oh...oh...OH' and 'Blue Intent's 'She sees it / she wants it / she knows she's got to have it' are sung in a primordial fashion, Dahlia's interpretation adding funny, scary depth to the run-of-the-mill words."
Josh Kazman, Splendid

"There's a hint of Elastica, but maybe it's more of the attitude that filters through, a sassy East Village 'we know who we are, who the fuck are you' sneer. It's a quirky good time -– hard as it is to label the sound, you'll find it much easier to listen to."
Bill Ribas, NYRock

"Galvanized draws heavily on the legacy of the early '80s, but the Lower East Side quartet achieves their own unique brand of smirking groove-heavy electro-pop alchemy. The recipe is built around the slashing rhythms of British art-punk, with guitar figures that sometimes recall Wire's three classic late '70s albums, and the robotic keyboard vamps of American New Wave. Singer Dahlia sews up the disparate elements, commenting on a commodified, sexualized world sucked dry of emotion in a detached but declamatory sing-speak that fits the quartet's style perfectly. Galvanized balances danceable catchiness and abrasive noise, just as they balance tongue-in-cheek irony with real menace, never letting the listener completely pin down their agenda or their aesthetic. The group recorded its self-titled debut LP in 2001 with producer Gordon Raphael (The Strokes, Psychedelic Furs). He worked with the band again on their infectious, attitude-drenched 2002 EP, Stripped."
Jesse Ashlock, Epitonic

"Galvanized is a trance inducing mix of a trippy electro grooves and lo-fi girl fronted pop-punk. There is something haunting about the sound of Galvanized. Those monotone vocals, repetitive hooks, outlandish keyboards...together all of those elements result in a mesmerizing effect that makes it hard to ignore...and is strangely addictive. It is definitely a breath of fresh air from the typical three-chord rock sound."
Jessica Ocasio, GirlPunk.net

"Think Ladytron or Le Tigre mixed with Liliput and the Slits."
Lisa LeeKing, Stooz Records, NY

"Lots of rock bands today come out of indie and punk and have this Stereolab and Aphex Twin techno kind of influence. Their music has the same aesthetic as Galvanized but goes for a more austere and bubbly electronica approach, losing the 'rock' somewhere along the way. I like rock to be really simple, grooving, repetitive with pop hooks, and Galvanized's got that, but with a sci-fi glam schtick."
Dan Selzer, Acute Records

"Grace Jones meets Kraftwerk."
Jay Breitling, Webnoize

"Nice janglyish guitars, lo-fi girl punk. Fairly beefy backline but not thumping…Galvanized sounds like the sort of band who you'd enjoy seeing live even if you didn't know anything about them…I find them growing on me."
Erica Smith, Girlfrenzy Magazine, UK

"Galvanized far exceeded any expectation I could have conjured. All of us thoroughly rocked out with the rest of the crowd even though we had never heard a single Galtune. I'm not sure quite how to classify their music, kinda Devo-ish, kinda B-52-ish (I swear Dahlia was channeling Fred Schneider at times), kinda grrl bandish, lots of angsty, lots of clever lyrics sorta mashed into one seriously fun show. The band is technically tight (two thumbs up to the drummer), and ooh did we swoon over the vintage Moog or what? A $5-er well spent, and you're going to their next show, right?"
Kiri, ToothpickGirl.com

"Encountering them onstage, one would find an alluringly clad bassist-cum-lead singer, a drummer who isn't actually a 12 year old boy, a gawky looking man with a keyboard strapped to his shoulder, and a relentlessly pogoing guitarist. They'd be churning out some crunching 21st century version of New York punk, replete with electro-styled retro keyboards and punchy choruses. And they'd be dressed really, really well."
Jesse Jarnow, TwinStar Revolution, UK