Paper Masques
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Lemonade
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General Info
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Genre: Experimental / Folk / Psychedelic
Location philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Un
Profile Views: 30322
Last Login: 3/13/2011
Member Since 3/6/2005
Website earSnake.com
Record Label earSnake / transparent voice
Type of Label Indie
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Bio
Paper Masques is a collective of Philadelphia musicians revolving around the song writing of Zelda Pinwheel founder, Stephen Quaranta. Originally formed in the Summer of 2008 with former Teeth drummer, Jonas Oesterle, as a vehicle for Quaranta to perform his acoustic material; the band has since evolved into a five piece ensemble with Quaranta and Oesterle being joined by Gretchen Lohse and Naeemah Maddox on strings and backing vocals, along with Dave Barbaree on bass. Paper Masques will begin 2011 by taking their punk drenched chamber-folk into Philadelphia’s Retro City Studios to record their second full length album. .. .. Their debut album, Tell the Ghosts it’s Suppertime (released in March of 2009 on earSnake) features an all-star cast of musicians from all over the Philadelphia area and showcases Paper Masques’ unique folk tinged psychedelia. The thirteen musicians who populate the album’s intricately arranged tracks bring layers of depth and atmosphere to Quaranta’s songs of loss and depravity; leaving the listener to blindly wander through a lush carnival of urban decay. . .. .. ........................................................... .. .. When you listen to Paper Masques, you don’t just hear the music, you feel it. It conveys something lovely that chills you at the same time… The only way to describe what’s heard is a hauntingly beautiful trip… Their sounds are an echo of this amazingly chaotic city that will linger on with you once you allow them to fill your thoughts and emotions. .. – Aliya Amilani, Origivation Magazine .. .. A nebulous blend of folk, orchestral arrangements, rock, and acoustic singer/songwriter introspection .. - Katherine Silkaitis, Philadelphia Weekly .. .. .. .. ....Join the mailing list.. ....*..Email:.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... Burial Clothes (written by Jason Kuhn) - Live @ Asbury Lanes: 1.31.09 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....'legumes' a film by jamie shuali. music by stephen quaranta.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....'nihilists' a film by jamie shuali. music by stephen quaranta .. .......... - ...... -
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stephen quaranta, jonas oesterle, gretchen lohse, dave barbare, naeemah z. maddox -
Influences
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robots grazing .... RELEASES (click image to purchase) : .... ......TELL THE GHOSTS IT'S SUPPERTIME: available now...... .. .. ......the Lemonade EP: FREE DOWNLOAD......
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10 of 266Moremake your friends JEALOUS this holiday season by being the first to have the new thunder bunny EP "silent night"...
simply click the link on the thunder bunny myspace page.
complete with a free downloadable christmas card!
as with our first EP there is also a free limited edition cd version... so please write if you're interested.
Happy Thanksgiving
go to the thunder bunny myspace for all the ingredients to build your own "DEMONS" EP... all six tracks, all possible art work and even a downloadable
t-shirt... (actuall it's an iron on but i still think that's kind of cool)
earsnake..... rePRESENTTTTTTT
what happened? was it internal or external forces?
Hey guys, how'd the mroom go?