Michael Verzani played double bass on Pasthene, as well as having been the recording genius. (It goes without saying that elyse is endlessly grateful for all his kindness and expertise!)
Vlad Andreev wrote the lyrics to Colours of Night.
Lloyd Warren Ravlin, III wrote the lyrics for Ranadh
Influences
Azam Ali (and all her projects), Elizabeth Fraser, Elizabeth Cass, old-school Sisters of Mercy, Bauhaus, Tones on Tail, Dali's Car, Dead Can Dance, Death in June, Cocteau Twins, Curve, Portishead, Miranda Sex Garden, Collection d'Arnell Andrea, Audra, moody (modern) classical, Caterwaul, The Cranes, Lamb, PJ Harvey, Philip Glass, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Adam & the Ants, Estampie, Mors Syphilitica, Mirabilis, Interpol, Bloody Dead and Sexy, Low Life, Maude Maggart, Lycia, Rachel's, Striken Morts, Swans, Jarboe, Tricky, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Faith & the Muse, Portishead, Beirut, John Corigliano, Middle Eastern/bellydance music, David Lynch, and surrealist art and film. Also, absurdist, non-sensical humor, debilitating sorrow, and exquisite love.
Sounds Like
Presently, I have little control over my muse. There is so much I want to do, but when I write...it just IS.
I've no idea what I'd be compared to, and I hope to get so much more music recorded ASAP.
elyse has been singing all her life. Her mother and grandmother were both phenomenal singers.
She got her start in bands by responding to an ad on the bulletin board at the only indie record store in her hometown in the south suburbs of Chicago. They all had fairly different musical tastes, and somehow ended up with the band name, "Note the Position of the Rifle." This is where she met Kirsten Strom.
Before long, elyse and Kirsten split off into their own band, "Dead Reckoning." Kirsten did most of the writing and singing, while elyse played bass and provided background vocals. When elyse moved to the north side of Chicago, and Kirsten was immersed in her studies at The School of the Art Institute, they disbanded. Presently, besides being an Art History Professor at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Kirsten is still prolific in making extremely unique music and collecting a huge variety of instruments. She has made some of elyse’s very favorite music.
In Chicago, she collaborated with friends, and then joined the band, "Garden of Dreams." Although they didn’t have a lot of shows while she was in the band, they played the first Convergence, and a few out-of-state festivals. elyse left the band when she moved to (*gasp*) Ohio. (then Ann Arbor, MI to Santa Cruz, CA, and now Austin, TX)
Since then, elyse has been "The Band," as they say, writing and performing all the instrumentation and vocals. The one exception is Michael Verzani’s contribution of double bass on Pasthene. He was also kind enough to professionally record and mix all these tracks. elyse is not a fan of writing lyrics, which is how the word "aphasia" jumped out at her for her project.
The tracks on this site are 5-6 years old, and her voice has progressed a great deal with years of study. elyse is currently studying music/voice at Austin Community College. Her voice teachers are the amazing Elizabeth Cass, and the wonderful Susan Fernandez. She hopes to write and record more music as soon as she has the gumption to do so. She especially looks forward to collaborating with her partner, Vlad Andreev.
Please do visit the Life Toward Twilight site. Daniel Tuttle is a master at making eerie, noise and classically-influenced soundscapes, and I contribute vocals for his music.
Recently, elyse was involved in a spectacular show, "The Phoenix Parade," during Convergence 13 in Portland. She opened the show singing three arias/art songs, and closed, modeling for Kambriel. This unofficial Convergence event was organized by Kamrbiel and friends at the last possible moment. We are thankful to everyone who made the event possible. If/until we get permission to post the video, please visit The Someday Lounge video archives for the Phoenix Parade on May 25, 2007 (Please keep in mind that this wasn’t the best audio recording. My voice has more depth than this, honest! :)
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Hi! My debut album Nectar: OUT June 10th In stores and available on iTunes. Yeah! :) Hola! Mi disco debut Nectar: SALE el 10 de Junio En tiendas y disponible en iTunes. Siii! :) ***La fecha de salida para España y América Latina será anunciada muy pronto!
Life Toward Twilight's score for Edison Studio's 1910 production of "Frankenstein".
In a time when moving pictures were considered new and vulgar compared to the respectable plays of the state Edison Studios undertook the challenge to commit the first moving picture version of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. The intent of this version, as stated in The Edison Kinetogram was, “to concentrate its endeavors upon the mystic and psychological problems,” of Shelley’s “weird tale.” This innovative film, believed to be the first American horror movie, was lost from memory until a series of serendipitous incidents led to the discovery of the lone surviving reel from the hands of a collector in the 1970’s.
This new score has been composed in homage to those early pioneers of cinema who have transformed this once “vulgar” medium to the art form it is today.
Available on a two disc set, one audio disc with the soundtrack, and one DVD with the film. Also available for download.
i know more people will add you, fear not! and yes, the photo was at the days inn...note the fridge and microwave in the background, most important for leftovers!! hee. lots of love to you!
