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Hejira

Hejira was recorded by the band during the fall and winter months of 2004/2005, and was mixed by Colin Stewart of the Hive at Vogville studio. The CD includes an array of eclectic original songs featuring richly layered and intricate arrangements. The new album is a follow-up to Hejira's first release, 'How to Land,' a five-song EP released in 2003. In 2002, Matthew McDaniel, Jeff Mettlewsky, and brothers Joel and Tim Rich met through mutual friends of bands in the local Vancouver music scene. Over the course of several writing sessions, the four recognized that the diversity of using instruments such as analog synthesizers, keyboards and guitars would become a focal point for the development of their songs. It was at this time that the band also made efforts to explore their own original form. Having the comfort to explore an entirely new set of songs at their own pace, the band entered the studio to record their first full-length album in winter, 2004. Their self-titled debut is sonically rich and is supported by well-crafted melodies and arrangements by the band. The recording contains dissonant moments driven by angular guitars, and also more spacious and atmospheric songs such as 'Lofty Towers'. In support of their release, Hejira is touring western Canada in the summer of 2005, with plans for the west coast during the fall. The band seeks to continue developing it's audience while maintaining roots in musical experimentation.

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Talon of the Blackwater

PROGRESSION: THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF PROGRESSIVE MUSIC LAURA SIERSEMA 'Talon of the Blackwater' Style: Jazz/Folk/Art-Rock/New Age Inspired by church singers and jazz greats like guitarist Pat Metheny, Laura Siersema brings the power of her crystalline voice and compositional skills to bear on her third release. Fluid, poetic vocals ride high in the mix. The performances are mainly the product of Siersema and Jay Hovnanian (producer/engineer/synthesizers), but are augmented by T Lavitz (Dixie Dregs) and other skilled players. The understated accompaniments are at times brilliant. Siersema takes the traditional spiritual "Wade in the Water" and makes it her own with a ghostly arrangement reminiscent of Daniel Lanios's work. "My Eye This Flower in Julep Runs" brings to mind Mahavishnu Orchestra's "Smile of the Beyond" vocal section, an indication of the timbre and clarity of Siersema's voice and the album in general. The excellent 14-minute closer "Along the Fenway" features cellist Eugene Friesen (Paul Winter Consort) and is strikingly beautiful. The pace of these compositions is slow and deliberate, and tunes like "Who Will Pass this On veer toward lounge music. But the stream-of-consciousness quality of Siersema's lyrics trumps this album's minor shortcomings. By Rick Tvedt LiveWire: Laura Siersema's 'Talon of the Blackwater' by The Republican Entertainment Desk Thursday April 02, 2009, 9:04 AM By Donnie Moorhouse When you listen to Laura Siersema's new release 'Talon of the Blackwater,' it is almost impossible to imagine that this talented local songwriter once felt uncomfortable with her own voice. 'I have always felt particularly vulnerable about singing, that continues to this day,' said Siersema. 'It was many years of studying voice, auditioning, before I ever felt a sense of freedom and connectedness to my own voice.' While the Greenfield resident's voice gives 'Talon of the Blackwater,' it's beauty, her writing is what gives it depth. 'It's (the record) everything I can say about the journey, condensed,' she said. 'With each of the albums, it was my life as I knew it up to that point.' At first glance, the talent is obvious but it just may be Siersema's work ethic that makes her stand out in a crowded folk field. 'I worked intensely for a period of 13 months on this material alone,' she said. 'I did not go into studio along the way. I wrote the majority of it first, then went to record it. The creative process was much more concentrated an experience, and the tools with which I worked were becoming increasingly focused and sharp.' Siersema is not unaccustomed to hearing comparisons to Joni Mitchell when people are first introduced to her art. 'I've heard that from a number of different people,' she said. ''Hejira' is my favorite album ever and her adaptation of 'Slouching Towards Bethlehem' is one of my favorite songs. Though I did not come to know her work until later, I consider her one of my heroines. She is a poet too. The volume of her work is just amazing.' Siersema is working on putting together her performing schedule and has lined up an afternoon showcase at Borders Books and Music in Keene, NH on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. Her full schedule, along with the brilliant 'Talon of the Blackwater,' is available at laurasiersema.com. Laura Siersema's Talon of the Blackwater Valley Advocate February 13, 2009 By Ryan Duffy Currently based out of Greenfield, singer/songwriter Laura Siersema offers her third album. According to her biography, she loved music as a child, attempted nursing school and dropped out, and fell back into music-not exactly the worst move, in her case. Siersema clearly has a lot to offer with her sonorous singing and her agile playing. Many of the songs on this CD are not far removed from some of Kate Bush's more subdued '80s output, which means flowing, ethereal vocals, murky, fretless bass, jazz piano, subtle synthesizers, some strings, drums and even bouncing marimba on one track. The record makes good use of silence and space at times, creating a fairly minimalist setting, circling and entrancing rather than forcing it's way in. Lyrically, the album uses cryptic poetry to evoke moods, rather than providing the listeners with cheap, cut-and-dried imagery. I liked this bit from "Along the Fenway," the 13-minute closer: I saw the future in somebody's hand They're gonna steal a wallet What does it matter when you're in-between the black sheep and the chosen one? Or how about, from the title track: Hurling shotgun shells at a wedding party brother half-cocked at the pulpit nausea always skimming just beneath Not sure exactly what she's alluding to, but anyone who can wield strong lyrical ability while avoiding pretension and tired clichés scores points with me. Lead track "Mother Mary Rose" slowly floats along, buoyed by watery and delicate guitar work, but the vocals cut through the mix, creating a disembodied ambience. Siersema's take on the traditional tune "Wade in the Water" is carried by clomping congas and is lit up like a jazzy old torch song. Fans of Tori Amos, Joni Mitchell and even Leonard Cohen, albeit strictly on a lyrical basis, might feel at home with Siersema. MOTHER MARY ROSE Mother Mary Rose drinking from a fountain I feel the rain coming down like life or the remnants of a hurricane will you break me up? will you hold me down? Mother Mary Rose well he shook his head and I wanted to tell him it was alright but we were on the ocean it was breathing like a child I held him in my arms he was alone and so was I. Why do shadows fall so slowly hovering o'er this field of all who pass-- Mother Mary Rose my sisters and I spent out summers this way hardly noticed slipping over the many mountains slipping over the lush down of scooter slipping, slipping away. Vocal, Fluid Guitar Siersema Synthesizers Jay Hovnanian Brush Marcelo Woloski TALON OF THE BLACKWATER AND GRACES Somebody pulled the hair right out of my head something so small 'bout a quarter-size not me that's pointing a knife admit that you're wrong not to matter-- Don't you remember anything denting the car, the machete stealing bread and meat under your jacket-- get afraid and lie get afraid and twist things up your riddle underneath I go-- scraping up the sides and dropping down-- talon of the blackwater and graces. Hurling shotgun shells at a wedding party brother half-cocked at the pulpit nausea always skimming just beneath what's cheated you it's all coming up-- keep it down, keep it quiet it's a tailspin let's just get away-- scraping up the sides and dropping down-- talon of the blackwater and graces. So put me in your dress and step on my shoes tell me how much you like them take my picture, press it all over the house tear this roof off my head this throbbing in my heart-- keep it down, keep it quiet it's a tailspin let's just get away-- scraping up the sides and dropping down-- talon of the blackwater and graces. ^#^keep it down, keep it quiet it's a tailspin let's just get away-- Vocals, Fluid Guitar Siersema Fretless Bass Michael Farquharson Synthesizer T Lavitz Lead Guitar Nate Comp Frame Drums Nick Falk Congas Marcelo Woloski GO CHILDREN SLOW Go children slow walk on the water what you become those suits and guns they bring the massacre down the tracks you ride raising your hopes under the gathering tree under the gathering tree-- All the wooden horses, all that's sleeping in the yard listen, can you hear me? there's gonna be a big trial, gonna saw the people up singing, all your questions like heads are gonna fall--you're swimming now as you lie awake at night lie awake at night-- Fix upon the bell you took, instrument you wore-- Go children slow walk on the water what you become those suits and guns they bring the massacre down the tracks you ride raising your hopes under the gathering tree under the gathering tree-- Vocal, Piano Siersema Fretless Bass Michael Farquharson Synthesizers T Lavitz & Jay Hovnanian Percussion Nick Falk WAD

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