Описание
Switchblade Symphony, a compelling union of chemistry and circuitry, was formed in San Francisco in 1989 by composer Susan Wallace and vocalist Tina Root. These talented artists took dreamy, dark visual imagery, the poetry of alienation, and the timeless romance and grandeur of classical and theatrical styles of music, and layered these elements over dynamic heavy beat industrial and lush electronica to create a unique and vivid auditory tapestry.
Switchblade Symphony is probably the only viable alternative to Siouxsie in the 90s. This duo from California, formed in 1989, started touring the underground scene of San Francisco in the early 90s, self-releasing a couple of EP cassettes (Fable in 91 & Elegy in 92) and gathering a growing fanbase of faithful followers. In 1995, they were signed by Cleopatra Records and released their critically acclaimed full-length album Serpentine Gallery, including all of their earlier self-released songs. To many, this album was the highlight of Switchblade Symphony's career, but the female duo kept on going with two follow up albums in 1997 and 1999, skilfully incorporating elements of trip hop and experimental music into their sounds.
1995: Serpentine Gallery
"In the tradition of Siouxsie and the Banshees, Switchblade Symphony delivers dark poetic lyrics accompined with moody, dreamy, experimental sounding music. Best listened in the middle of the night with the eyes closed. Tina Root places images of flowers,darkness, dollhouses, and other shadowy figures in your mind, and this to me is pure genius. They break the barrier of music, and not just deliver songs but movie like imagery. Starting with the goth rock sounding Bad Trash, and ending with the skipping,(purposefully), piano accompined Bloody Knuckles, the listener will get a treat full of candies aand flowers. "
-- Noah Lyons, via amazon.com reviews
1997: Bread & Jam For Frances
"The band has taken this work down a new path, a scratchy, back-beat laden one. The lush eeriness of their first album, Serpentine Gallery, is replaced by an obsession with trip-hop dance in this release. Granted, they almost pull it off. Some of the tracks have an infection that can't be overlooked. The gloom-enhanced Sleep and Witches bow to the devoted, and the scratching bats and operatic musings of lead vocalist, Tina Root, in Fractalcan surely drive one to the brink of insanity. The hard and funky Tunnel, however, most shows the band at its new best, melding the darkest of lyrics with a indelibly contagious rhythm."
-- CDnow.com reviews
1999: Three Calamities
2001: Sinister Nostalgia
A Switchblade Symphony Remix Collection released by Cleopatra Records.
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Группа открытая, а это значит что вы можете приглашать своих друзей! Вот и приглашайте, их если они слушают Switchblade Symphony, а если нет, то дайте послушать и если им понравилось приглашайте. Наша цель сделать самодостаточную группу, как например http://vkontakte.ru/club336131 (London After Midnight), т.е. музыку и видео должны добавлять не только админы, но и пользователи, а так же должно быть хотя бы некоторое общение)))
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Просьбы (пока только просьбы а не правила):
1)Друг друга не оскорблять
2)Не выяснять кто тут ТРУ ГОТ а кто херко или вообще эмо (тут клуб по интересам, для этого есть другие группы)
3)NO SPAM! STOP SPAM!
4)Если речь ни с того ни с сего зашла об аниме об ЯОЕ и Сенен-ае ни слова >_<
(Atterratio)
