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Member Since: 12/9/2005
Band Website: shellyblake.com
Band Members: Shelly Blake-Plock performs solo and with ad hoc ensembles. Forthcoming release on Fall Records / Umlaut Records: 'The Violencestring' is a great ensemble featuring: Joel Grip, Niklas Barno, Eve Risser, Matthew H. Welch, Carly Ptak, Twig Harper, Lawrence Lanahan, Ryan Dorsey, Jessica Riefler, Lyle Kissack, Jenny Graf Shepard, Aaron Henkin, Ben McConnell, and others.
Influences: Allen Ginsberg's 1958 letter to John Hollander...
Sounds Like: "This is an unusually cinematic album, that has a strong story behind it, but presents it in a way that is uniquely its own. The main creative force behind this undertaking is Shelly Blake-Plock, and his primary inspiration is an unusual and obscure Victorian short story which features a young boy living with an abusive father and step mother who longs to learn to play the violin. This tragic tale eventually ends in the boy's death in a surreal scene involving the ghost of his dead mother.... Shelly has assembled an immense cast of players and sound artists for 'The Violencestring'- an orchestra for him to conduct in reverse.... All together, it's an oddly entertaining story-album that's broken up into little chunks for easy digestion.... It's a totally unique experience." -- Foxy Digitalis review of 'The Violencestring'
Record Label: Fall Records / Umlaut Records
Type of Label: Indie