Neil Halstead-vocals/gtr
Rachel Goswell-vocals/bass
Ian McCutcheon-drums
Alan Forester-piano, hammond
Simon Rowe-Electric gtr
Melvin Duffy-Pedal steel
Influences
all the stuff we like from Woody Guthrie to My Bloody Valentine...current listenin C86, mo-town and Ariel Pink, egoless enunciation of exact phrasings, old bards , minstrels, cowboys and lawyers. Tape hiss.
Mojave 3 formed from the ashes of Slowdive in 1994. Rachel, Ian and Neil decided that distortion was fun but they wanted to make some thing that you could play on an acoustic gtr. The first album "Ask Me tomorrow" came out that year on 4AD Records , and was followed 2 yrs later by " Out Of Tune". the sound had moved on from slow country to mid-slow tempo country -rock..right-on... Alan forester had joined the band with his large c3 hammond organ, and Simon "Rosie " Rowe ,recruited from chapterhouse ,played some Robbie Robertson inspired riffage throughout.
The band toured extensively before going back to cornwall to record album no3.."Excuses for Travellers". Unfortunately having spent most of the advance before booking the studio, were forced to build their own before any serious work could begin.The resulting record again owed much to the genius of young and dylan but showcased a band who's sound was evolving along with their DIY skills.
"Spoon and Rafter" followed in 2002 , produced again by mark van hoen aka locust, friend and fellow traveller. Most notable for the extrodinary length of it's opening track, "Bluebird of Happiness" it was again recorded in the bands studio on trusty E16 . Between Mojave records both Rachel and Neil have released sturdy solo album's while Ian has been makin a fine and ferocious melody with his own band The Loose salute.
"sweeter i've heard, but louder never"
thanx 4 the add u really rock,,,I HAVE AN EX GIRLFRIEND THATS A STALKER SO I CALL HER 'VISA' CUZ SHES EVERYWHERE THAT I WANNA BE......... lol..BE SURE TO COMMENT ME BACK ITS CHEAPER THAN THERAPY,,,lol
Everyone at indiecater records would like to wish you a happy summer and let you know that there is an indiepop song from the Very Most available to download FREE from our site!
First release on Oxeyedaisy Recordings, in association with Grumpyman Records…
5 track CDEP, Green Leaves & Bare Branches, by Little Scratch. Limited edition run, with hand finished sleeves. Tracks can be previewed on Little Scratch’s myspace page.
“A rare sighting of the excellent Little Scratch, who produce a wonderful, slightly hazy pastoral sound… Psychedelic whimsy with distinctly melancholic overtones”.
We are now ready to release our new recordings, thoug were still looking for a label to puplish it. This shoegazy and dreamy noise record is produced by Jonas Munk(Manual, Causa sui), and we are very happy with his work producing this 30 min. long Ep. Listen to the four numbers at our space. Yours, Dorias Baracca, Denmark
Our new album "Herbarium" is
out now on CdBaby (MP3 so far, physical CD is on its way).
Diverse palette of styles (post-rock,
ambient, electronica, trip-hop, with elements of noise, dub,
neoclassic and free improvisation), united by cinematic, slightly
pensive mood.
«Herbarium» is called so
because of heterogeneity of «songs», which can be
compared to miscellaneous leaves in the album, still being belonged
to the family of trees. Trying to avoid non-alive metaphors here,
only thought of diversity and warm and innermost feeling that
herbarium is capable to conjure up. «... This leaf I picked up
in the park where I met her, and this - I sat by the river,
contemplating...». So tracks were created – one was captured
in some magic jam, another – recorded layer by layer and
meticulously mixed then, next – cut from previous sessions and so
on.
All compositions are united by Poostosh
sense of music – mostly pensive, spatial, tender and experimental.
There's a lot of soul and charisma in every leaf... So please let
your soul look over our HERBARIUM.
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