Member Since: 22/11/2005
Band Members: Ana Balka, aka A Negative Shape- Vocals, violin, guitar, mandolin, effects, samples, stuff.Joined by VITO on some of these recordings (Trembling Line, Black Bart)- drums, mullet-worthy guitar solos, production.Production assistance by Brian Adam Smith on Porch and Gethsemane.
Influences: Bob Dylan, Iva Bittova, Neil Young, Ennio Morricone, Gary Numan, Beck, Laurie Anderson, Raymond Scott, Manu Chao, Herb Alpert, the Carter Family, Johnny, June, Marianne Faithful, Rick Dang, Rolling Stones, Buffi Aguero, David Bowie, VU, Lou Reed, John Cale, Anna Braun, Hank Williams, Hank 3, Mount Analog, Nick Drake, Mark Miller, Butthole Surfers, S. Albini, Creamy 'lectric Santa, Lily Tomlin, Elliott Smith, Talk Talk, the Cure, Buffalo Daughter, Pink Floyd, Ghost, Burt Bacharach, Tiny Tim, Negativeland, Glen Campbell, the Cars, Gilda Radner, Peelander Z, Tom Petty, the Subsonics, the United Methodist Church choir in Beatrice, Nebraska, Sonny and especially Cher, Gordon Lightfoot, Muzak, Indian Jewelry, Steve Martin, Kronos Quartet, Liza Wakeman, Deadmoon, Joe Walsh, Tower of Power, Danny Elfman, Queen
Sounds Like: New wave bluegrass. Introspective tornado blues. Bubblegum stuck to the underside of a desk.
Type of Label: Unsigned