Jerusha Robinson: Cello, Piano, Vocals
Jeremy Robinson: Baritone, Electric, and Acoustic Guitars, Accordion, Vocals
Influences
to be very specific: dirty three, mary timony, shannon wright, yann tiersen, picastro, christina files, tara jane o'neil. also claude debussy, maurice ravel, eric satie, arvo part. also us maple, aphex twin, autechre, tom waits, josephine foster, and often by the company we keep.
South China was born in 2002 as a marriage, musically and literally, of Jeremy and Jerusha Robinson. Their individual backgrounds in experimental rock and classical music produce a sound that feels sparse and improvised, evoking a slightly dark and dream-like state, like trying to recall something that is just beyond the edges of memory. They draw listeners into their intimate world of Maine winters, bittersweet moments, subtle humor, and the bizarre dream imagery.
While living on Washington Avenue in Portland during 2003-2004, they wrote constantly, and also began collaborations with their friend and former band mate David Lamb, forming the first trio version of Brown Bird. Over the following 6 years South China chipped away at their catalog, writing, re-writing, ditching, digging up, gestating. They moved six times. They landed in Biddeford and rented out a music studio on Washington Street. When coming up with a name for the album which was recorded by Ron Harrity at Peapod Recordings, the one that stuck was "Washingtons".
For booking and other music related inquiries, contact us at southchinamusic (at) gmail (dot) com.
See also: Brown Bird, Plains, White Light, Tiny Fires, Guy Capecelatro III.
..We just played the Hog's Farm for the first time downtown in Biddeford, Coco and Gil are amazing. Loved it. I got the sense that your talking about us to those guys got us the show in the long run and for that I am very grateful. You guys are sweethearts. Let's put on an excellent show when you guys get back, ya?
Hey guys who are you playing with in Denton? The description says JandJs old dirty basement which is contrary to the Dans listing. Let me know where to find you :)
Washingtons
