The duo is called Genuis, and no, that’s not a typo. It’s pronounced like genius. Or genuous. Or take a softer, more French-sounding approach: “zhahn-wah.”

Genuis does not have anything particular in mind.

“We admire geniuses but we couldn’t spell it right,” says Anthony Leedom, half of Genuis.

Ha ha, very funny. But that doesn’t explain why Genuis released an album in December called Vtruea. Or why some of its song titles almost resemble real words, like “Wprds” or “Orphilian.”

“You know how some people have synesthesia, when they hear a sound they see a color? I have that with word patterns,” says Lien Do, the second half of Genuis.

“At first, instead of calling it a band, we said ‘we’re collaborating,’ so we wouldn’t have a ton of expectations of each other,” Do said. “In the beginning, we were just having fun. We didn’t really think about what would happen in the future.”

Today, the duo has opened for popular musicians Giraffage, Au Revoir Simone and Shabazz Palaces at venues such as The Chapel and Slim’s in San Francisco. They released their first album “.//WAV” last July on KDVS recordings and Popgang records, a collection of wispy and ethereal sensations coupled with elemental beats.

Band crush. Genuis is a San Francisco based experimental electronic duo that makes incredibly classy darkwave outer space tracks that holds your attention for every second their music is emitting from your speakers. These young musicians are sonically versatile and have an understanding of sound and layering that many musicians don't possess. Genuis' music has an intense amout of depth to it, but the music doesn't overwhelm you with layers that are dissonant, misplaced or out of key. Also, there can be one moment where you'll hear an intense intergalactic song and the next you'll find yourself listening to a minimal acoustic anti folk track. Nonetheless, by the time you get through their album, whether your ear catches a lofi or heavily produced song won't matter.