Browse by Artist: TIME OF ORCHIDS

Artist:	TIME OF ORCHIDS
Title:	Namesake Caution
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 257CD

"Formed in the summer of 1999, New York City's Time of Orchids possesses a unique and jarring slant -- a wedding of staggered, progressive angularity, dark, musical imagery and a sweeping, seductive beauty, informed as much by 1960s Italian film scores as by modern rock, with rich, Beach Boys-like, dream-pop vocal harmonies. Comprised of members Chuck Stern (keyboard, vocals), Eric Fitzgerald (guitar, vocals), Jesse Krakow (bass) and Dave Bodie (drums). Meticulously recorded by Colin Marston (Behold... The Arctopus), Namesake Caution, Time of Orchid's fifth album, boasts layer upon layer of rich, orchestrated vocals, lavish guitar antics and eerie, otherworldly keyboard textures, draped voyeuristically atop a complex rhythm section. Songs writhe and intersect, taking on the form of anthems one moment and desperate plodding dirges the next. For fans of: Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band, Cocteau Twins, Shudder to Think, Ennio Morricone, Swans, Kayo Dot, Depeche Mode, Cheer-Accident, Thinking Plague."

Artist:	TIME OF ORCHIDS
Title:	Sarcast While
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 8013

"Time of Orchids blurs the line between metal, classical and industrial with stunning technical prowess and this new CD is their most ambitious work to date -- a powerful suite exploring complex harmonies and chaotic textures with remarkable intensity and ghostlike beauty. Featuring the remarkable Julee Cruise from Twin Peaks on guest vocals, Sarcast While is an avant-rock masterpiece. Haunting synths, manic shrieks and jagged guitar/bass/drums interplay from a young band pioneering a complex and vibrant new rock sound."

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