Apocalyptica, Rasputina, Swervedriver, Sonic Youth, Fugazi, Jawbox, Bonobo, Pablo Casals, Bach, Mr. Rogers, Repo Man, The Swedish Chef, cheese (gouda especially)
Gordon Withers is a freelance rock cellist. He has just finished recording a benefit album of Jawbox cello arrangements for Cal Robbins, the son of Jawbox co-founder J. Robbins. Cal was diagnosed with Type I Spinal Muscular Atrophy a year ago. You can read more about this project at http://trisloth.vox.com. You can order a copy of the CD via PayPal below, or download the entire album from this page. The album is also available from major online retailers now -- order below by clicking any of the logos. If you'd like to stream the entire album before buying, visit the Virb page.
Review in The Big Takeover, issue 61:
"If New Jersey’s Nutley Brass can give The Ramones and Misfits the horns & brass treatment, and if U2 hits can be “lullabized,” why not compose a cello album comprised of… Jawbox songs? Enter Withers (AKA Trisloth). A few years ago, a smattering of his cello-jacked Jawbox covers made the rounds on the Internet. At the beginning of 2007, Withers re-cut many of the tracks for this collection as a benefit release for Jawbox frontman, J. Robbins, whose infant son Cal was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Even for the most ardent aficionado of classical and/or chamber music, familiarity with the original Jawbox incarnations of these 12 songs (which by the way, span the group’s four albums) is a prerequisite for any genuine appreciation. That aside, this thoughtfully crafted, D.C. punk-related oddity is ultimately for a good cause"
Review on music blog loud.robot:
excerpt: "[Consolation Prize is] a beautiful, minimalist piece with the most “classical” sound on the album. A close listen reveals soft, sweet breathing between the silences, giving the eerie impression that the cello is a living, breathing organism. The effect is subtle but strangely moving."
Look for a mini-interview coming soon in The Washington City Paper, and more reviews in various publications.
booking and general contact email: gordon -DOT- withers -AT- gmail -DOT- com
press and media contact: Black & White PR - Andrew Demarest: andrew -AT- blackandwhitepr -DOT- net
215-208-6223
www.blackandwhitepr.net
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Check out this clip of Gordon and Alex Nelson (Frenjen) doing a guitar/cello version of Metallica's "One" (via Apocalyptica) at a Cal Robbins benefit in June:
thanks for the add gordon,i love jawbox.great work on the album,i've loved cello since the bach cello suites.i hope you've heard it.i cant wait to get my hands on the new album.great work for a great cause!
hey gordon, just checking in and seeing how all is going. Happy thanksgiving ahead of time and i just wanna say I miss playing the music. Had a blast that night!
Superb stringed rocking the other night, Gordon. You know what I am going to say. If you ever want to put drums to your cello vision, please give me a call.
Hello ,
I"ve got 5 songs on my profile now!
New music coming soon.
(9 collaborations in the works!)
New artwork coming soon.
Canvasses and pencil drawings.
Hope your well, and enjoying your day, gotta get back on it.
Let me know how your doing.
(by the way this comment was added using one of those friend commenter things to give it its technical name, so in truth I"m not actually directly asking you how you are rather sending out a bogus pretence to all my myspace friends, thought i"d be honest about it, what a bastard!) I"m off to watch Russell Brand tonight, �15 to listen to him talk about his ballbags for 2 hours, phew! I"ll let you know, what I thought of it).
keep smiling
Joss
