Music:
Member Since: 5/27/2004
Band Website: bloodruby.com
Band Members:
Cynthia Conrad (lead vocals) is undoubtedly the author of the Blood Ruby experience. Her lyrical, sweet mezzo is stunning in its range and technique. Cynthia's study of music and voice is evident in her melodic songwriting, while her background as a poet and student of literature inform her haunting and intelligent lyrics.
Margaret Browning (vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards) is a major creative force in Blood Ruby. Layered in backing tracks and occasionally as lead, her smoky, jazz-rooted alto is dark and rich with harmonics and emotion. Her bass playing provides a solid foundation as well as a melodic signature, while her guitar playing contributes delicate fingerpicked arpeggios and memorable solos to many of the songs.
Thomas Wall (guitar, bass, keyboards, programming, engineering) is the architect of the Blood Ruby sound, bringing spaciousness and a layered quality to the presentation. As an instrumentalist, his key contribution is perhaps the band's signature guitar sound, full of swirling, shimmering, kaleidoscopic tones.
Influences: Cocteau Twins, Lush, Kate Bush, Tori Amos
Sounds Like:
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Genres/Aesthetics:
female-fronted, angelic voices , heavenly voices , ecto , alternative, new wave, indie rock, indie pop, dream pop , shoegaze , blisspop , space rock, ambient pop, new age, goth, darkwave, ethereal , prog rock, psychedelic rock, art rock, singer-songwriter, lit rock
Major Label Bands: Cocteau Twins, Kate Bush, Bel Canto, Cranes, The Sundays
Indie Bands: Siddal, Halou, Hinterland, Mercurine, Autumn's Grey Solace, Lycia, Lovespirals, Love Spirals Downwards, Tearwave
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