Description: Additional Information from InnerSleeve Product Description Rasputina: Melora Creager (vocals, cello); Julia Kent, Carpella Parvo (cello). Additional personnel: Norman Block (drums). Recorded at Sear Sound, New York, New York and Jimmy Boyle's House, Los Angeles, California. Personnel: Melora Creager (vocals, cello); Carpella Parvo, Julia Kent (cello); Norm Block (drums). Audio Mixer: Michael Brauer. Recording information: Los Angeles, CA; Sear Sound Studio, New York, NY. Rasputina's 1996 debut, Thanks for the Ether is a rare accomplishment. The Columbia release has a depth and playful creepiness just barely reminiscent of Kate Bush and the Beatles, but the record really has no sonic predecessor. The three cellos of "band" leader Melora Creager, Julia Kent, and Carpella Parvo make up almost the entire musical accompaniment for Creager's vocals, creating a subtle, weary soundscape that's perfectly in tune with the singer's diaphanous voice and cutesy-cruel thematics. With their strange goth-pop instrumentation and corseted image, Rasputina have all the trappings of novelty, but Creager proves herself a supremely talented songwriter and lyricist throughout Thanks for the Ether. Highlights include the spoken word "Nozzle" and "Transylvanian Concubine" with its rich, distorted basslines. Rasputina's pronounced concept never becomes corny or pretentious as Creager deftly mixes her sharp wit into her sometimes-gothic, sometimes-everyday tales of perplexed existence. If only more mope rockers, shoegazers, death metalers, and other dour stylists could be so clever, their music would become many times more listenable. Creager is no cutup, she keeps on message, insuring Thanks for the Ether is never fundamentally comedic or even ironic. But a little sick humor can go a long way. Rasputina paint a completely new gothic landscape on this debut, and fans of the genre or anything dark and artful simply must own it. ~ Vincent Jeffries About InnerSleeve We offer unbeatable prices, quick shipping times and a wide selection of vinyl. Purchases come with a 30-day Satisfaction Guarantee (minus Shipping & Handling fees) on all unopened products. All items are from licensed Distributors. We do not deal with any Bootleg or Used items!
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Producer: Melora Creager, Jimmy Boyle
Release Year: 1996
Format: CD
Genre: Rock, Gothic, Rock & Pop
Run Time: 56 min.
Style: Gothic
Record Label: Sony Music Distribution
Artist: Rasputina
Release Title: Thanks for the Ether
