- Anna Domino
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Name = Anna Domino
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Anna Virginia Taylor
Alias = Anna Virginia Taylor Delory
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Origin =Tokyo ,Japan
Instrument =Vocals ,Guitar ,Keyboards
Genre =Alternative rock Art rock Dance Music Pop rock
Occupation =Musician ,Vocalist ,Songwriter
Years_active = 1984–current
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Associated_acts = Snakefarm
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Notable_instruments =Keyboards ,guitar ,accordion Anna Domino (nee Anna Virginia Taylor Delory) is a Tokyo-born
indie rock artist who has released several recordings under that moniker. Notable performers Domino has collaborated with includeBlaine L. Reininger andVirginia Astley . She also played with one-hit wonders, including Mania D and Tar. Additionally, she sang lead vocals on the song "Here In My Heart" byThe 6ths on their albumWasps' Nests .Her stage name is a
Spoonerism on the termAnno Domini (now referred to as C.E.).Background
Domino was born an army brat in
Tokyo, Japan to an artistically-inclined family. Her father,James J. Taylor , was in theUnited States Army before he became avideographer inWashington, D.C. ; her mother,Mimi Cazort , is "curator emerita" forNational Gallery of Canada . Her brother, Alan Taylor, is a well-knownfilm director .Being part of a military family, Domino has lived in various places around the world —
Ann Arbor, Michigan ,Florence, Italy andOttawa, Canada . She eventually settled inNew York , where she became a fashion designer.Recordings
Early in her career, Domino sang with a number of
New York City bands, but didn't catch the attention of American record labels until she had released several albums with the Belgian record label "Les Disques du Crépuscule", releasing a single in 1983, "Trust In Love". Two E.P. releases, "East and West" and "Rythm" , followed in short order. In 1986, her first complete album "Anna Domino" was released. In 1987, she metMichel Delory , guitarist for Bel Canto andUnivers Zéro , and they collaborated on her second album "This Time", which received positive critical attention and airplay in Japan. In 1989, Domino released another E.P., "Colouring In the Edge and the Outline" followed by her third album "Mysteries of America" in 1990. Domino didn't release anything under her own name after 1990, other than compilations and re-releases.In 1999 Domino and Delory formed the
folk rock alternative outfitSnakefarm , which has to date released only a single album "Songs From My Funeral", an album ofmurder ballads from the 1920s to the 1950s.elected Discography
Albums
* East and West (Crépuscule - 1984)
* This Time (Crépuscule - 1987)
* Colouring in the edge and the outline (Crépuscule - 1988)
* L'Amour fou (Crépuscule - 1989)
* Mysteries of America (Crépuscule - 1990)
* Favourite songs from the Twilight years (US-compilatie - Janken Pon, 1997)
* Snakefarm (Kneeling Elephant, 1999)12" Singles
* Trust in love / Repeating (Crépuscule, 1983)
* Rythm / Target (Crépuscule, 1984)
* Take that / Koo koo (Crépuscule, 1985)
* Lake / Hammer (Crépuscule, 1987)
* Tempting / Always always (Crépuscule, 1988)Vinyl releases on Factory Records
* FACT 165 Anna Domino LP
* FAC 158 Summer (Arthur Baker Remix) / Summer (Arthur Baker Instrumental) 12"
* FAC 158/7 Summer (Arthur Baker Remix) / The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game 7" (A side is edited version) [cite web| url = http://www.vinylnet.co.uk | title = Vinylnet Record Label Discographies]References
External links
* [http://www.ltmpub.freeserve.co.uk/annadbio.html Anna Domino biography] at LTM records
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* [http://ectoguide.org/artists/domino.anna Ectophile Guide to Good Music entry]
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