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ellen west

how can i breath, when you are suffocating

About Me

OUT NOW...the new 6 song ep called [preparing to be forgotten]
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it's a pretty short story really.
i am not ellen west. ellen west is the name of a throwing muses song. ellen west is not just a character, she is a real person. she was a real person. she is dead now, but i am not. throwing muses (www.throwingmusic.com) are sort of dead, but 50 foot wave (www.myspace.com/50footwave) is alive, kicking and screaming!
i play in a band with Matt and Tommy called The Missing Planes. the wooly mammoth may be extinct, but The Missing Planes are alive. check us out here:
www.themissingplanes.com
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www.myspace.com/themissingplanes
i had a few songs sitting around that didn't quite fit in with that band. i kept them as is, sad and mellow, and play them acoustically every once in a while.
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 29/06/2005
Band Website: www.themissingplanes.com
Band Members: michele
Influences: on the lighter side:
kristin hersh, hayden, damien jurado, richard buckner, willard grant conspiracy, jennifer o'connor, anders parker, sarah harmer, tanya donelly, kaia, mary timony, jason anderson / wolf colonel, swearing at motorists, ill lit, kid lunch, joe henry, sin ropas, califone, wilco, and so on and so on...

on the heavier side, but no less influential:
throwing muses, 50 foot wave, belly, sleater-kinney, pj harvey, hazel, the breeders, helium, jawbox, helmet, the butchies, team dresch, versus, plus/minus, nirvana, madder rose, helicopter helicopter, the muffs, superchunk, sonic youth, and so on and so on...

and i can't help but be inspired by these great bands from buffalo:
the old sweethearts, the exit strategy, johnny nobody, hussalonia, tracy morrow, mark norris and the backpeddlers, needle up!, the audience, vera lena, sleeping kings of iona, the grim repair, a_relative_term, michel weber, joseph mulhollen, dee adams, cassi meyerhoffer, cena, and so on and so on...
Sounds Like: hope, in ruins
Record Label: Unknown Indie
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

CD REVIEW: "minor-key laments and elegant dirges"

FINELY TUNEDNew releases by Buffalo musicians show progress at making records and writing songsBy JEFF MIERS News Pop Music Critic12/3/2006Attempting to pinpoint the specific ingredients that make up ...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 10:16:00 GMT

A stifled soul finally implodes: The music of Ellen West

this is a little something that my good friend and drummer wrote for the release of my first solo ep.  if there was a smiley face that was blushing, now would be a good time to use it.  "tha...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Jul 2006 18:18:00 GMT

Preparing for a night to be remembered...

There is going to be a little show next Saturday for the release of my first solo recording, an EP called Preparing To Be Forgotten.  Thats exciting enough, for sure, but the folks I have lined u...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Jul 2006 18:02:00 GMT

Morning Is The End Of The Day

Saturday, June 3rd, 2006  -  Mohawk Place  -  10:00 pm CD release show for Morning Is The End Of The Day by Tracy Morrow With special guests Magi Chippie, Mark Norris and Ellen Wes...
Posted by on Wed, 31 May 2006 14:50:00 GMT