Elizabeth Anka Vajagic

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With this debut recording, Elizabeth Anka Vajagic sets her vocals against a backdrop led by ragged guitars, moving from harrowing, dry-as-a-bone intimacy ("With Hopes Lost", "Iceland") to reverb-soaked torch-song balladry ("Around Here", "Sleep With Dried Up Tears"), and the odd explosive noise freak-out along the way ("Where You Wonder"). Vajagic's voice and lyrics are uniquely powerful, with points of comparison ranging from Patti Smith, Diamanda Galas and Siouxsie Sioux to Hope Sandoval and Lisa Germano.

Through much cross-pollination with the local noise/improv scene, Elizabeth has assembled a fine cast of players to add focused textures and arrangements to the seven tracks on this debut record, making for an intense cycle of songs peppered with skittering drums, contrebasse, cello, harmonium, piano, bowed cymbals, and oud. Guest players include Chris Burns and Simon Fazakerly (Crackpot, Steak 72) on 2nd guitars, Beckie Foon (Silver Mt. Zion, Esmerine) on cello, Michel Langevin (Voivod) on drums, Fluffy Erskine (Molasses, Hrsta) on musical saw, Sam Shalabi (The Shalabi Effect) on oud and Efrim (gybe, Silver Mt. Zion) on piano, harmonium, guitar and backing vocals. The album was recorded at the Hotel2Tango in Montreal by Howard Bilerman.

Constellation is thrilled to present this stunning debut record & welcomes another decidedly non-instrumental, non-post-rock, non-whatever artist to the label. The album is available on CD & 180g LP.



het wordt ook omschreven als muziek die klinkt als een pj harvey die al 20 jaar dood is. grafmuziek. kippenvel met de pootjes er nog aan. ga zo door

ze speelt in april ook op de constellation labels night in paradiso met polmo polpo en hanged up..

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het wordt ook omschreven als muziek die klinkt als een pj harvey die al 20 jaar dood is. grafmuziek. kippenvel met de pootjes er nog aan. ga zo door

dat vind ik nou niet echt positief klinken eigenlijk