Wisteriax at The Nave Gallery

Wisteriax

Band Website: wisteriax.com
Band Members: Karen S. Langlie
Sounds Like chilly fog creeping through lifeless trees. a ghost ship on the dead sea. a vaguely disturbing dream.
Record Label: lildiscs.com

I've played the cello since I was a little girl, though any of my former teachers will attest that I never studied very seriously.

At some point in my college career, I wanted to join a rock band. But the only instrument I really knew how to play was cello.

I soon joined forces with my first band, a dark synthpop group who did minor key versions of early 80's tunes. I learned about how to amplify the cello to make it audible above the other instruments. But I wasn't satisfied with that after awhile.

I started borrowing guitar effects pedals to see how they would change the cello's sound. Some worked very well, and others didn't. I found that the more I could mutate the sound, the happier I was. When I wasn't in the studio with my other bands, I soon began to record myself playing noise patterns on cello using outlandish sounds.

Now that there's so much music editing software available, I've decided to take those recordings and make cohesive songs out of them. I also enjoy contributing sounds to other artists for their recording and performance projects.

This album is a recording of a live performance by Wisteriax on May 18, 2008. It was produced by Randy Winchester for ARTSomerville. CD quality FLAC files of this recording are available from http://www.archive.org/details/WisteriaxAtTheNaveGallery .

Cover photo by Mike Langlie.

ARTSomerville (ARTS) is a volunteer arts organization based in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA, which draws upon the talents of local creativity, strengthening communication among artists and the public by presenting exhibits, performances, and educational activities. Albums appearing under the ARTSomerville logo are from artists that have given performances at ARTSomerville sponsored events. Visit www.artsomerville.org to learn more.