Singersongwriter laura rafetseder (voc, guit, songwriting);
Line-up of ep "make me whole again":
laura (voc) plus comrats esch (guitar), tino (double bass), critical jim (lead guitar) and marc bruckner (drums).
photos by günther hofstätter.
影響
beatles, beatles, beatles, dylan, joni mitchell, fairport convention, sandy denny, natalie merchant, billie holiday, nick drake, jackson browne, simon and garfunkel, michelle shocked, kinks, hollies, zombies, monkees, colin blunstone, mike nesmith, melanie, small faces, moody blues, yardbirds, donovan, don mclean, james taylor, emmylou harris, early joan baez, tim hardin, early elton john, billy bragg, counting crows, r.e.m., stephen duffy, peter bruntnell, wallflowers, all sorts of 60s pop, smokey robinson & the miracles, ben e. king, martha & the vandellas, dion, blur, pulp, portishead, frames, ben folds, blind melon, springsteen, van morrison, csn&y, buffalo springfield, the who, 70s rock, colosseum, family, peter green, robert johnson, leadbelly, john prine, vashti bunyan, loudon wainwright III, townes van zandt, gillian welch, jackson c frank, ewan mccoll, debussy, bach, cole porter, charlie haden, laura nyro, all sorts of songwriters...
the bronte sisters, w.h. auden, d. thomas, steinbeck, faulkner, ingeborg bachmann, jack kerouac,...
marx, engels, lenin, trotsky - it´s very difficult to write good political songs though, which is why i dont. i admire those who do. instead, its just private dramas and all that stuff. allthough on the other hand, since capitalism is the cause of all those feelings of lonlyness and isolation (because if the ruling class didnt keep us isolated and employ divide and rule tactics we would take them over) that all songwriters know - mayb these songs are political...
i wish i could be: a minor chord or a good metaphor...
i love: the wind in the trees, whipped cream on my coffee, city lights at night, picking my nose, the beatles and river phoenix...
風格近似
laura sounds like: there have been comparisons to natalie merchant...
the comrats sound like: we combine relaxed folk tinged sound with sixties pop. catchy tunes will tear at your heart and make you happy.
„Once upon a time a little songstress fell in love with music listening to her songwriter dad's piano (he used to put music to anglo-american poets' poems), her mum singing lullabies and generally being raised on her parents records (dylan, stones, joni mitchell,...). At 8 an old tape of a radio show called „the roaring 60s“ made a lasting impression – she decided to become a revolutionary (the tape started with „hippies, beat, riots, revolution,...“ and sounded very exciting). She also went on to inhale pop music history, became a beatles freak at 13, wearing only grey leggings (it was the early 90s, you know), reading emily bronte and climbing trees. At 14 though she hijacked her dad's guitar, learned how to play and started writing songs (well... she didnt write her own lyrics at first but exploited her dad's poetry books and put new musical clothes to w.h. auden, t.s. eliot and w.b. yeats). The lyrics started to flow at 18, when she moved to vienna and took to the open mic scene there. With her band the comrats she recorded the ep make me whole again in 2006. Sadly guitarists critical jim and esch decided to focus on other projects in spring 2007, which meant an end to the comrats as we know them, but not the end to laura & the comrats as a bandproject. At the moment the comrats are in the process of reformation - bassist tino and drummer marc are back on board and we have a new guitarist, michael huber. Laura is also working on a cd, half comrats, half solo accoustic. keep watching this space for news!...“
So much for that. As for my songs, they are an attempt to see through the mess that i make out of my life sometimes (and thus embrace it). i love catchy tunes as well as good metaphors and images, there's nothing better... a constant theme are dialectics and contradictions – good and bad, dream and reality, up and down, bitter and sweet.... always been fascinated by the contradiction of sadness and happyness in popmusic - cos the great songs touch a nerve, make you happy and sad, usually both at the same time. apart from that, i'm a socialist and as such, i'm a member of the committee for a workers' international. have a look if we have members in your country and get active! we need a socialist world to get rid of war, racism, unemployment, women's oppression and the like... if you want to contact me: laura.rafetseder@gmail.com
- And now in German:
Laura Rafetseder hat sich in die Popgeschichte verliebt und verpackt das Inhalierte mittels Gitarre und Stimme in Songform. Inhaltlich geht es um die Geschichten des Kommens und Gehens, des Abschieds und des Wiederfindens. Wichtig sind dabei die Widersprüche: Die Schwäche in der Stärke, das Böse im Guten, die Melancholie in der Freude und die Freude an der Melancholie. Ihre Songs beklettern Bäume, lernen fliegen und tauchen in die Tiefe des Ozeans. Laura Rafetseder versucht an dem Punkt eine Stimme zu finden, an dem das Sprechen scheitert: Ein großer Song entsteht oft aus einem nicht fest zu machenden Punkt, der schmerzt. Alles Weitere folgt – und entfaltet sich in der Musik.
Hey Laura - es macht immer wieder sehr viel Spaß, deine Seite zu besuchen, hab feine Zeit hier verbracht, schöne Melodien, schöne neue Lyrics :-) wünsch dir alles Liebe, Kerstin
Danke! Gefallen mir auch sehr sehr gut deine Songs! Hoff es geht sich mal aus dass ich dich live hören kann. Seh, du spielst ja öfters in Wien. Von uns gibts noch nichts live. Wir haben leider zu wenig Zeit um Songs zu produzieren...aber der nächste ist schon in Arbeit.
You have some great music & art here on Myspace! I'm putting together called "World 4-Day Art Exhibition & Music Art Fair with a Family Flair 2010", showcasing the talents of film,video,photographers, artists, artisans and musicians. All musicians playing at the fair will be from MySpace, so, if you're interested, please stop by my page for more information.
I'm also looking for an artist who sounds like Janis Joplin for a tribute performance - if you have any suggestions for this, please let me know. If you know of any artists,film,video, photographers, artisans or other musicians, please let them know about this opportunity as well - we have many slots to fill!
Laura, It is a pleasure to hear your wonderful music and to be your friend and ally in the fight for peace and justice. When we're in Vienna next year sometime, I hope we can do a show together!
hi! thx fürs adden! schau dir doch mal unsere show an! vl hast du ja n talent oda so dann kannst du uns n video davon schickn ;) das zeigen wir dann in der show AnnA&SuSi
Thanks for the add hope we see each over in Wien when we are coming over to play.Best wishes to the band and your fine music.Appreciate the add.Much love Cold Flame.
Hey, Mike Westhues here. I love your music!!! So, Geetings from a Yankee in Finland. Great being hooked up with you via cyberspace. Rather Spooky. Cheers, Mike
