Helena Thompson
w/ guest pigs:
Lenny Gonzalez,
Dorothy Wong,
Umberto Crenca,
Sarah Gordon,
Jaime Carrera,
Dylan Skybrooke,
HIJACK(dance),
Jessica Cressey,
Susan Scalf,
Natasha Hassett,
Cody Bourdot,
Nathan Yrizarry
Influences
BANDS: Between 2-9 years of age, the songs: I'm Henry the 8th, The Bloody Red Barron, Rebel Rebel, and Maggy May. As an adult (early)Patti Smith, Einsturzende Neubauten, Nina Hagen, Swans, Tool, Janes addiction, Led Zepplin, Jesus And Mary Chain, Killing Joke, Echo & The Bunnymen, Joy Division, (early)Tricky, Psychic TV, Coil, African Head Charge, Throbbing Gristel, Ultravox, Marianne Faithful, Grace Jones, Residents, Shriek Back,
----------and other incidental images and sounds.
Sounds Like
ALL IS SUBJECT TO AND OPEN TO INTERPRETATION.
These are some quotes from recent reviews:
COMPULSION ONLINE (Tony Compulsion)- "she certainly sounds like the ballsy type of woman as her sultry drawl intones lines like "I’m the bad seed", pilfering the key lines from the The Doors ’light my fire’ over subtle electro rhythms and forlorn blusey bass".
HEATHEN HARVEST (Lord Lycan)- "this is an extremely different approach to rock music, while staying enjoyable to the ears" (about Picking Myself Up) Agressive and slightly emotional, the track paints a machine bludgioned picture of distorted memories and artistic expression.
VER SACRUM (Hadrianus)-" La musica: trattasi di ballate sghembe, oblique per natura, ove la voce di Helena costituisce uno strumento, ed a questo scopo viene usata; per il resto, trattasi di ambientazioni scarne, ove piu.. che aggiungere si sottrae, in un bel giuoco che puo.. ricordare Sioxie (Remains, la mia preferita, umbratile ed inquietante come la conclusiva Blood-let) od i Chritian Death era-Kand.
To see more reviews go to www.purestspiritualpigs.com
Purest Spiritual Pigs is a solo/collaborative, multi-media project, created by Helena Thompson. In 2007 Purest Spiritual Pigs released its first self-titled EP.
The material on this debut EP was written, played, and recorded by Helena Thompson, with the exception of the guitars on Picking Myself Up, which were interpreted and played by Lenny Gonzalez (Chango Feo). The CD cover art includes a drawing by Umberto Crenca (mixed-media artist).
This CD released under Clandestine Works Records (a label created to release this CD and depending on the search for an outside label) possibly other PSP CDs.
This CD can be purchased on the web at ITUNES at www.apple.com/search/?q=purest+spiritual=pigs , or CDBABY at cdbaby.com/cd/purestspiritualpigs or at Cheapo Records in Minneapolis.
The intent for Purest Spiritual Pigs, is to amass a revolving door of artists (musicians, writers, video/film artists, performance artists, etc.) with whom to collaborate, while also creating work as a solo artist.
Thus far Purest Spiritual Pigs revolving pig-pen has included the following:(in collaboration order) Steven Rife, Jendeen, Lenny Gonzalez, Umberto Crenca, Dorothy Wang, Jaime Carrera, Sarah Gordon, Dylan Skybrook, HIJACK(dance), Jessica Cressey, Susan Scalf, Natasha Hassett, Cody Bourdot, NG Yrizarry, Susan Clausen, and Blue Wade.
Purest Spiritual Pigs is presently working on a full length CD, developing live performance material and continuing work on an ongoing sound intervention titled FOR PEOPLE NOT ON PHONES. More info on the above can be found at purestspiritualpigs.com
Before beginning Purest spiritual Pigs, Helena played Drums in several bands in New York, San Francisco and Providence. Some of these bands were, XSX, Her Majesty The Baby, Stained Rug Theory, and DLD. In addition she worked as a solo artist under the names, One Human and Unconscious Pilot. In other projects she has worked with the following: GenKen (multi media artist), Eleanor Savage (Film/video artist, stage design),and Jade-Blue eclipse (Performance artist).
Featuring: Kimber Gramont, Jose Guerra, Ivan Idland, Jackie Koury, Jake Sage (from asktheatheist. com), and Andy Sturdevant.
Thursdays, May 15th, 22nd, and 29th, 2008. Doors open at 6:00p, showtime 7:00p.
Admission $15 ($13 with Fringe button) Ticket reservation line 612.825. 8949 or at bryantlakebowl. com
Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater 810 W Lake Street Minneapolis, MN
About GODLESS:
A show about atheism from the point of view of someone raised in a strict conservative catholic environment who, at age 13, began to reject his own family's faith, organised religion in general, and eventually, the notion of god. Rarely discussing his atheism in youth for fear of the typical annoying attempts to "save" his soul, and gradually finding like-minded individuals and information, but finding most material on the subject too academic and a bit dull. In his second full stage show, Jaime Carrera addresses several hypocrisies of the church, from the convenience of god's forgiveness in confession, to love thy neighbor though god hates fags, equating atheists with satanists (who worship another imaginary entity), and the ever-popular "fear of god". Mixing humour and performance to create a pop art version of blasphemous fun!
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Hey guys - got your CD in the mail, and it's fabulous! Been listening the past couple of days as I Jeep back and forth to work. Look for a couple of tracks to find their way into the Radio Scenewash mix very soon. Very a propos sound for the station. Rock it baby! And thanks again!
helena!!!! hope you are well! i'm off to homo a gogo in a handful of hours, i'll be gone for a week, but we should get together.
excited to see/hear what you are up to.
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