- The Red Masque
Infobox musical artist |
Name = The Red Masque
Background = group_or_band
Origin =Philadelphia ,Pennsylvania ,United States
Genre =Progressive rock Avant-progressive rock Art rock
Years_active = 2001–present
Label = Big Balloon Music
URL = [http://www.theredmasque.com/ Official website]
Current_members = Andrew Kowal
Brandon Ross
Lynnette Shelley
Brian "Vonorn" Van Korn
Past_members = Steven Blumberg
Nathan-Andrew Dewin
Kiarash Emami
Kevin KellyThe Red Masque is an
avant-garde rock band fromPhiladelphia ,Pennsylvania .Biography
The Red Masque was founded by vocalist Lynnette Shelley and bassist Brandon Ross in February 2001, incorporating elements of psychedelia,
heavy rock , rock-in-opposition,zeuhl , gothic, andkraut rock . One of the group’s first concerts was at the Prelude to the 2001 North East Art Rock Festival (NEARFest); other notable shows have included the 2005The Rogue Independent Music Festival inAtlanta , the 2001 WorldCon Science Fiction Convention, and the NJ Proghouse concert series. [http://www.theredmasque.com/bio.html Bio at http://www.theredmasque.com] ]The Red Masque has opened for notable performers and musicians such as
Chris Cutler (Henry Cow ,Art Bears ), The Muffins,Sleepytime Gorilla Museum , and Present. In 2006, David Kerman (of Present, 5UUs, Thinking Plague, etc.) and Paul Sears (of The Muffins and Thee Maximalists) performed with the band on stage as guest drummers/percussionists at the NJ Proghouse.The Red Masque has released one EP ("Death of the Red Masque" in 2001), and two albums ("Victoria and the Haruspex" in 2002 and "Feathers for Flesh" in 2004). "Feathers for Flesh" was released through [http://www.bigballoonmusic.com Big Balloon Music] , and has been favorably reviewed in such publications as The Wire (issue no. 248) and Harmonie Magazine (issue no. 52). According to their website, the band is currently working on a third album, "Fossil Eyes", which is due to be released in spring 2007.
Shelley has performed on other progressive/
space rock -oriented albums as a guest vocalist, including Magus (on the album "the Garden") [ [http://www.magusband.com/ MAGUS ] ] , Church of Hed (space rock project by Quarkspace founder Paul Williams; Shelley performs on their debut album under the moniker "Sister Mary Haruspex") [ [http://www.churchofhed.com/coheddebutcd.html The Church of Hed Debut CD! ] ] , and Ethereal (on the album "Beyond Neptune"; Ethereal is a solo project by former Alien Planetscapes member Richard Orlando). In June 2007, Shelley performed as a guest vocalist with Bob Drake during his set atNEARfest .Ross has composed two soundtrack pieces for the website of Karl Welz, inventor of Orgonite and Orgone Radionics. [ [http://www.runemagick.com Armanen runes Introduction ] ]
The Red Masque will be performing at the Baltic Prog Festival in
Lithuania in July 2008. [ [http://www.balticprogfest.com/?mod=news Baltic Prog Fest ] ]Members
* Lynnette Shelley - vocals, percussion
* Brandon Ross - bass, keyboards
* Brian "Vonorn" Van Korn - drums, keyboards,theremin
* Andrew Kowal -guitar ,mandolin ,violin Former Members
* Kevin Kelly - drums
* Steven Blumberg -guitar s
* Nathan-Andrew Dewin - keyboards,concert harp , percussion
* Kiarash Emami -guitar ,mandolin .Discography
* "Death of the Red Masque" EP (2001)
* "Victoria and the Haruspex" (2002)
* "Feathers for Flesh" (2004)References
External links
* [http://www.theredmasque.com The Red Masque's Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/myredmasque MySpace page]
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