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WITHOUT YOU - THE REMIXES - available now

About Me

Winona is a woman without a past and a band with an infinite future. The band's story started when Winona met master musicians Craig Armstrong and Scott Fraser with a view to creating glacial European pop music in 2006.

The union of these two softly-spoken Scotsmen , one the most significant film composer of his generation, the other a hugely in-demand player and programmer and this curious creature of the night was unlikely to say the least, but the music they began to produce was immediate, mysterious and mesmeric.

Armstrong and Fraser dusted off their eye-watering collection of vintage synthesizers and set about making widescreen, minor-key masterpieces while Winona sifted through notes and Polaroids detailing a lifetime of adventure in the playgrounds of the privileged and the urban wastelands of the dispossessed.

Having met French actress Laurence Ashley on the set of Luc Besson’s ‘Kiss Of The Dragon’, Armstrong asked whether she would like to contribute to the project. Her sensual spoken-word interludes, melting into the honey-through-velvet voice of singer Lucy Pullin , seamlessly sealed the Winona sound.




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Member Since: 7/19/2007
Band Members: Winona
Craig Armstrong
Scott Fraser
Lucy Pullin
Laurence Ashley

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Winona's long-awaited debut album, Rosebud is available now! The album track If Only was featured as one of Q magazine's 50 essential tracks to download.

Here are some of the great reviews Rosebud has received:

'Hypnotic and sublime'
Daily Record

'Armstrong constructs an affectionate homage to Kraftwerk's 'Man Machine' era'
Mojo

'haunting electro-orchestral backdrops'
Attitude

'Armstrong, composer of chic soundtracks... goes electro-pop and comes over a bit Kraftwerk''
Q

'plenty of enchanting piano hooks ('Max'), looping melodies ('De Nada') and cosmic synths ('Winona Falls')'
www.gigwise.com

'musical synthesiser soundscapes'
www.bbc.co.uk

'electronic elegance'
www.thebeatsurrender.co.uk

'cinematic glacial pop with an intelligently textured twist'
www.gigwise.com

'mesmerising'
www.subba-cultcha.com

'Anyone who digs the intense but chilled Massive Attack vibe will love this'
Art Rocker Review

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Winona - Rosebud
Album


Winona - Without You
Single



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Record Label: unsigned
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My Blog

Final Exclusive MySpace Interview - Dead Soul Brothers Talk About Remixing Winona

Dead Soul Brothers are Herve and Seba. A collective that when combined create beats that mimic a chemical imbalance in the maddest scientists' laboratory. Here, in a MySpace exclusive, we talk to one ...
Posted by winona on Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:00:00 PST

Without You - The Remixes: Available now!

Winona's debut single, Without You, was released on 14th July. Having been reworked by some of dance music's finest producers, yesterday saw the release of four fantastic remixes of the track on 12" v...
Posted by winona on Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:32:00 PST

Get Your Free Download Of Without You - Dead Soul Brothers Remix

7 Digital are currently giving away the Dead Soul Brothers Remix of Winona's Without You. Yes, that's right, it's free and on mp3... so what are you waiting for?!Click here to get your copy.And if you...
Posted by winona on Mon, 04 Aug 2008 06:39:00 PST

Craig Armstrong Talks Moogs In Metro Today

Commuters in London who picked up their copy of free newspaper The Metro today will have enjoyed reading the View From Inside column, which this week features Craig Armstrong talking the magic of Moog...
Posted by winona on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:00:00 PST

Interview With Without You Remixer, Classical Pianist & Electronic Music Junkie Glenn Morrison

Fourth in line in the exclusive Winona remixer interviews is the multi-talented Canadian artiste Glenn Morrison. Read below as he expresses his appreciation for Craig's work and talks us through his s...
Posted by winona on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:43:00 PST

Up Close and Personal With Without You Remixer Kris Menace

Third to come in the exclusive line-up of Without You Remixer interviews is German electro mastermind Kris Menace.Kris Menace began work as a producer in the mid 1990s on different projects and under...
Posted by winona on Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:45:00 PST

Matthew Dekay Interview - Second In Series Of Exclusive Interviews With Without You Remixers

The second instalment of our exclusive series of interviews with Without You remixers sees Dutch music master, Matthew Dekay, put in the hot seat. Matthew Dekay is one of those artists impossible to ...
Posted by winona on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:55:00 PST

Without You: Winona’s Debut Single Released Today

Today sees the release of Winona's debut single, Without You, taken from the album, Rosebud.Available on digital download, the single features a remix by Dark Horse on the b-side, along with brand new...
Posted by winona on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:38:00 PST

EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Winona remixer, Dark Horse

Without You, Winona's debut single, it released on Monday, 14th July, with the remixes following hot on its heels on 4th August. Over the next few weeks we'll be posting a series of interviews with th...
Posted by winona on Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:07:00 PST

Part Three Of Exclusive Winona Interview Posted

The third and final part of the exclusive MySpace interview with Winona has been posted in the player on Winona's MySpace.Tune in to hear what inspired Winona to call their debut album, Rosebud, where...
Posted by winona on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:55:00 PST