Inspiration has come by way of Nick Cave, P.J. Harvey, Swans, Low, Woven Hand, HBO's "Carnivale" series, murder ballads,victorian hymns, folklore and fairytales, fables, parables, animals, The timeless voices of Emmylou Harris and Johnny Cash, failure, discouragment, hope, the edgy grit of Patti Smith and The Kills, slow-burning, heavy and dynamic rock bands such as Sigur Ros, Mogwai, and Godspeed You Black Emporer!, the despair and emptiness of Joy Division, the melancholy of The Smiths, courage, commitment, closure,The ethereal folk of Marissa Nadler and The Battle of Land and Sea, films such as Fargo, Sling Blade, Chattahoochie, Gadgja Dilo, Raise The Red Lantern, Black Snake Moan, Pans Labrynth, Life Is Beautiful, The Piano, The Pianist ,The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada,There Will Be Blood,Old Westerns and Wings Of Desire, directors like David Lynch,Jan Svankmajer, and The Brothers Quay, The Louvin Brothers, The Brothers Grimm, hand-made treasures, cabinets of curiosities, antique oddities, the open, orchestral songs of A Silver Mt. Zion and Friends of Dean Martinez, numbing grief, true joy, the writings of Flannery O'Connor, Anne Frank, Cormac McCarthy, and Laura Ingalls Wilder, the poetry of Franz Wright, Sylvia Plath and Eliza R. Snow,harrowing non-fiction such as "The Glass Castle" and "Liars Club", the creation, destruction, martyrdom, prophets, prophecies, premonitions, oaths, trust, betrayal, lust, birds, gardens, the Garden of Eden, the fall of man, serpent handlers, Sacred Harp/shape-note singers, restraint and negative space, the more obscure records of Talk Talk, in-your-face, uncensored intensity, quiet understatment, smokey bars, the clean you smell in the mountains, fire, water, swimming, drowning, sinking, regret, remorse, deep-rooted fears,conversion, connection, superstitons, the number seven, the seven deadly sins,the seven seals, winter storms, the comforts of home, a long hot bath, childhood memories, A tree-lined drive, autumn, waiting, getting old, the passing of time, the passing of a loved one, past mistakes, atmospheric, layered music such as My Bloody Valentine, Serena Maneesh, Slowdive, Cocteau Twins, and early Pale Saints, unique interiors, dirty cities, dirty secrets, the dirty post-punk bluesabilly of The Black-eyed Snakes, The Black Keys, The Black Angels, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, disappointment, miracles, overcoming, sincerity, irony, monster truck shows and nude mudwrestling, the swirling psychedelic sounds of The Doors, Spacemen 3, and Spiritualized, the retro low-fi sounds of The Velvet Underground, Galaxy 500 and The Pink Mountaintops, self-indulgence, self-sacrifice, self-depreciation, revolution, revelation, intuition, epiphanies, effigies, serendipidy, jazz and blues from the early 1920's through the late 1940's, old-time folk and country, song-catchers like Harry Smith and Alan Lomax, Indie-Americana acts including Lone Justice, The Knitters, Sixteen Horsepwer, Gillian Welch, Will Oldham, Tarnation, Jessie Sykes, and The Handsome Family, the ten o'clock news, the ten commandments,the television series Saving Grace, sultry, smokey, female voices such as Marianne Faithful, Hope Sandoval, Beth Gibbons, Stevie Nicks and Chan Marshall, the angelic and otherworldly voice of Elizabeth Frasier, moody, male-fronted bands such as Telstar Ponies,The Tindersticks, The Devastations, The Black Swans, and Angels of Light, gaurdian angels, spirits, hauntings, holy rituals, signs, symbols, Freemasons, temples, judaism, the dead, baptism, burials, mourning, the defeated, the poor, the pure in heart, the sad and shocking foreign expose's of Lisa Ling, Rod Serling, the unexplainable, the unimaginable, the supernatural, out of body experiences, nightmares, fortelling dreams, people who write moving and interesting lyrics such as Tim Buckly, Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, Nick Drake and Leonard Coen, inadaquacy, anxiety, fugues, phobias, insomnia, schitzophrenia, depression, the depression era, manic-depression, nervous breakdowns, genetic inheritance, bad luck, blessings, infliction, restoraion, the loss of honor, integrity, progression, stagnation, damnation, the experimentalism of Coco Rosie and early His Name Is Alive, tribal drumming, Japanese "Taiko" drumming, middle eastern music, cinematic soundtracks from India, mideaval compositions, Dead Can Dance, dirdges, drones, hurdy-gurdys, organs, unions, divisions and reunions,The Bible, Faith, endurance, questions, being o.k. with not having all the answers, peace, mayhem, natural disasters, the apocalypse, The second coming, accidental death, murderous plots, greek tradgedy, vigilantes, coalminers, buffalo(bison), pirates, silent film starlets, eastern-european folk and gypsy music, Tom Waits, Kletzmer music, street preachers, street-merchants, street-performers, circus tents, tent revivals, freak-folk, freaks of nature, the nature of man, the photography of Joel Peter-Witkin, Olivia Parker,Dorothea Lang, and Walker Evans the avant-classical music of Arvo Part and Gorecki, steam-punk, chamber-pop, organic goth, bluegrass, blackgrass, a car crash, the ethereal, the ephemeral, traditional Japanese folk, Chinese opera, character studies, singer-storytellers such as Damien Jurado and Bruce Springsteen (Nebraska era), history, innovation, missed opportunities, virtues, vices, temptation, the devil, demons, inccubus, succubus, drugs, addiction, medication, salvation, God's will, the veil between heaven and earth, eternal love, family bonds, domestic violence, disfunctional families, vicious cycles, maternal instinct, the protection of children, childrens folksongs, nursery rhymes and lullabyes, innocence, discernment, dismemberment, the depths of hell, the light of Christ, desperate prayers, goodwill, evil deeds, dark holes, torture, abuse, neglect, war, work, the mundane, the exquisite, the macabre, the horrific, funeral homes, ghost-towns, thrift-stores, old books, prints and photographs, artists like Joseph Cornell, Frida Khalo, The Starn Twins,Timothy Cummings and Henry Darger, minimalism, outsider art, The DaDa movement, American Primitive furniture and art, Native American silversmiths, Latino sacred art(retablos and ex-votos paintings,milagros, santos figures,and day of the dead rituals), cathedrals, solitide and places devoid of crowds, intimate conversations, intimacy, sexuality, companionship, loners, lonliness, widows, decisions, accountability, consequences, criminals, guns, prisons, freedom, human rights, Government theft, control, waste and inefficiency, deception, misconceptions, outcasts and underdogs, misfits and mocked minorites, the misunderstood, the amish, pilgrims,mormons, pioneers, hardships, horse-shoes, the old west, the deep south, the northwest, endless grey days, rain, grace with works, transgression, redemption, worldliness, the pious, mercy, justice, failing health, the frailties of the human condition, and the yearning for home.
Sounds Like
Bleak, yet monumental; Beautiful, but dangerous-(Penny Black Music) Appalachian players collaborating with the velvet underground mixed with heavy blues tinged riffs and minimal post-rock. Catchy choruses often lift the music out of somber melancholy and the vibe ranges from soft, slow, and vulnerable to gritty and guttural. The lyrics can be soulful, edgy, or provocative while exploring auto-biographical experiences, story telling, spirituality, and life's darker offerings with undercurrents of hope . Not recommended for background wallpaper music, road trip sing-alongs or frat-house parties.
"Think of Palodine as the sonic equivalent of a Cormac McCarthy novel: a bewitching, unsettling combination of beauty and darkness; a place where gloriously ominous storm clouds are always on the horizon and terror lurks in beautiful shadows. Garden of Deceit, the band's sophomore album, is as authentic as gothic country gets, coming as it does from the offspring of coal miners and Mormons. Like Nick Cave, the band is adept at plumbing religion's more apocalyptic depths without sacrificing (and often amplifying) its inherent sense of awe and reverence. "Redwinged Blackbird" kicks the album off with an ominous acoustic strum before building into a thunderous, elemental crash. Vocalist Katrina Whitney sounds like the Angel of Death - her voice sometimes harrowing, sometimes soothing, while Palodine's expert use of dynamics keep Garden of Deceit from becoming monochrome. This journey ends with closing lullaby "Magdelene," which feels like the perfect moment of stillness after a devastating storm. Redemption may or may not be coming, but beauty offers a glimmer of hope." - Barbara Mitchell, Seattle Sound Magazine
"Palodine's music evokes mystery, especially that found squirreled away in the lonely, dark places of America. The songs twist on a country/folk axis, but fresh tendrils in blacker, meaner shades wave in the breeze. Katrina Whitney sings like shes trying to hold back the bad news; Michael Aryn and Jason Brooks use their instruments to support her worldview. As you might expect from songs titled Vengeance and Devour Me, there arent a lot of smiles here, but theres no bombast either. The dour mood holds, but its not without its moments of sunlight peeking through the clouds. If you think Tarnation is too cheerful or the Walkabouts too rocking, Palodine will be right up your alley." - Michael Toland, High Bias
May your weekend be a beginning, and not an end; May there be harmony without dischord; May the treasures that you have be the only treasures that you desire; May your dreams become reality, and reality your dreams. You hold the key to the door that opens to the future; Don’t be afraid to use it, and to take your friends with you.
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Hi Palodine, thanks for accepting my friend request. I appreciate the opportunity to introduce You to the music of ALIEN SKIN.
If you enjoy the atmospheric melancholia of the songs on MySpace, you can listen to all of DON’T OPEN TILL DOOMSDAY on my Official website (below) … AND while you’re there, grab the free promo downloads including: The Unquiet Grave, After the Funeral & Burning In My Hands!
hi there, thanks alot for your invite! really great songs with lots of atmosphere...keep on going! best wishes for life and music...and greetings from germany, Waldy
Just saw Big Eagle in Portland tonight. They will be in Seattle @ Sunset Tavern tonight & Comet Tavern Friday night. I definitely recommend attending if possible.
