Carla Bozulich, Part II : Building The House For The Falling
posted by Villain at 2:24 PM
The Geraldine Fibbers - House Is Falling
After EM fell apart Bozulich would form a new band with guitarist Daniel Keener (we're skipping over some other project called Neon Vein as i have yet to learn anything about). The Gerladine Fibbers were a alt-country goth-esque group that featured an actual string section (both viola and upright bass in the daily line-up). the foundation of the band however, was the play between Bozulich's wind torn vocals and Keenans (allegedly) heroine fueled guitar work.
Daniel Keenans sound was something like Robert Quine as conceived by Hunter S Thompson... a foundation of guitar hooks twisted into warped perspectives. the band put out the Get Thee Gone EP on Sypathy For The Record Industry before signing to Virgin for their full-length debut Lost Somewhere Between The Earth And My Home.
For a variety of reasons Keenan departed the band, making way for the arrival of "experimental guitarist" Nels Cline for the Fibbers follow-up Butch (think Thurston Moore of sonic youth with even less inclination towards traditional song structure).
following Butch, the fibbers would release the primarily retrospective What Part Of Get The Gone Don't You Understand. following that the fibbers were, for all intents and purposes, finished.
Bozulich and Cline had forged what could only be perceived as a tight creative relationship. i happened to catch bozulich performing at an evening of experimental guitar show at the smell in north hollywood with nels playing supporting guitar riffs.
in case you were wonder what makes guitar experimental, it's when you play one guitar riff with your hands and on a second guitar, laid out on the ground, you pound with your foot. Nels and Carla's collaboration would materialize as the first scarnella record. get it? nels + carla + all scrambled up = Scarnella? the bassis of the album was born on a two-week road trip that included 4 shows and a bunch of songwriting and recording. this was the beginning of a large period of inactivity - or rather, unknown activity for Bozulich until she would surface again a few years later as a solo singer/songwriter type.
After EM fell apart Bozulich would form a new band with guitarist Daniel Keener (we're skipping over some other project called Neon Vein as i have yet to learn anything about). The Gerladine Fibbers were a alt-country goth-esque group that featured an actual string section (both viola and upright bass in the daily line-up). the foundation of the band however, was the play between Bozulich's wind torn vocals and Keenans (allegedly) heroine fueled guitar work.
Daniel Keenans sound was something like Robert Quine as conceived by Hunter S Thompson... a foundation of guitar hooks twisted into warped perspectives. the band put out the Get Thee Gone EP on Sypathy For The Record Industry before signing to Virgin for their full-length debut Lost Somewhere Between The Earth And My Home.
For a variety of reasons Keenan departed the band, making way for the arrival of "experimental guitarist" Nels Cline for the Fibbers follow-up Butch (think Thurston Moore of sonic youth with even less inclination towards traditional song structure).
following Butch, the fibbers would release the primarily retrospective What Part Of Get The Gone Don't You Understand. following that the fibbers were, for all intents and purposes, finished.
Bozulich and Cline had forged what could only be perceived as a tight creative relationship. i happened to catch bozulich performing at an evening of experimental guitar show at the smell in north hollywood with nels playing supporting guitar riffs.
in case you were wonder what makes guitar experimental, it's when you play one guitar riff with your hands and on a second guitar, laid out on the ground, you pound with your foot. Nels and Carla's collaboration would materialize as the first scarnella record. get it? nels + carla + all scrambled up = Scarnella? the bassis of the album was born on a two-week road trip that included 4 shows and a bunch of songwriting and recording. this was the beginning of a large period of inactivity - or rather, unknown activity for Bozulich until she would surface again a few years later as a solo singer/songwriter type.
