Ali Rogers: Vocals / Juan Masotta: Guitar and Electronics / Frank Amelang: Drums /
Juan Branaa: Bass / Emilio Teubal: Keyboards
Influences
Life, New York City, Vince Noir (no, those are not bands)
Sounds Like
We could be in your ipod/CD shelf with Massive Attack, Lamb, Portishead, Sneaker Pimps, Radiohead, Bjork, Tricky, Natalie Walker, you get the picture...(and hopefully the sound!)
Based in New York City, trip hop group Puracane began in 1999 with British artist, singer Ali Rogers and American producer David Biegal. Their first album, “Things You Should Leave Alone” was released in 2000 by Ubiquity records. Their 2006 release, “In Limbo: The Lost Puracane Sessions” through Bulletspace records, consisted of songs conducted through various combinations of band members.
Puracane has played with bands such as Sting, Duran Duran, Jane’s Addiction and Depeche Mode. Their music has also been featured on screen, such as in the film Driven, by Sly Stallone, and TV shows Smallville, Felicity, Las Vegas, Road Rules, Real World and Making the Band. They have been compared to Massive Attack, Lamb, Portishead, Sneaker Pimps, Björk and Radiohead.
The band consists today of Rogers on vocals and Juan Masotta on guitar and electronics, Teddy Williams on bass, Emilio Teubal ..boards and Frank Amelan on drums. Rogers has a soothing yet effectively engaging voice complimented by flowing electronic beats and sounds together conglomerated with string and percussion instruments. The songs are often mellow yet electronically complicated and hypnotizing with their loops and beats. Rogers had a baby in 2008, but she remained motivated, and continued to write and record throughout her pregnancy.
Ali Rogers and Juan Masotta have continued to work on their new album, “I’ve Been Here the Longest.” It will be released in June 2009, and will be accessible through Itunes and the Astraea Records Website. Rogers and Masotta will collaborate with their new line up to perform new hits and old favorites. The record release concert will occur on June 12th at Crash Mansion in NYC.
We are playing for free at Spike Hill on Bedford Ave in Williamsburg this Friday July 17th at 9pm. Hope you can make it. Limited edition vinyl 45's available at insound.com, Kim's Music and Video, Academy Records, Academy Annex in Williamsburg, Passout Records, Soundfix Records and Eat Records.
Thanks so much for taking the time to comment back, I really appreciate that. I've been listening to you guys since I bought "Things You Should Leave Alone" when I was 15. Woah, I'm getting old.
I'm really enjoying your new album. Olivia's voice sounds extra beautiful on this one. Quite impressed. :)
I've been listening to the music you've made for quite a while. You're a tremendous talent and I'm very glad for all of us that the new album is a reality. Good luck and well done!
Love your music! I heard one of your songs on Phillip Novoa's site and he told me how to find you. What is the name of the song on his clothing site? How can I purchase your music? Myspace? Amazon?
I am creaming in my pants just waiting for the new record to arrive, oh my god, 1999 to 2009 amazing and the songwriting, the music, the beauty of you ali just keeps getting better, like fine wine. Anywayz, i'm going off on one of my tangents, the bbq was fun, beautiful baby boy good job with that anywayz, have a lovely day. peace. garymangi.com
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