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Emilie Autumn


Country of origin:

U.S.

Type of music generally:

Ethereal, beautiful & fierce; later work influenced by gothic, industrial ("Victoriandustrial," in her words) and metal

Status:

Most recent release, Fight Like a Girl (2012)

See also:

Emilie Autumn's site

Wikipedia's entry on Emilie Autumn

Emilie Autumn's Bandcamp page

Emilie Autumn's MySpace page

Emilie Autumn's Facebook page

Comparisons:

Nightwish, Kate Bush, Susan Court, Sarah Brightman, Shakespeare's Sister (Marcella Detroit), Fiona Apple

Covers/own material:

Own material, some covers

General comments:

Have fallen for the very ectoish Emilie Autumn..her website has lovely graphics and songs. Her album will be a must buy for me. Shades of Susan Court methinks. (stjarnell@yahoo.com)

Recommended first album:

Opheliac if you like metal, Enchant if you don't

Recordings:

  • On a Day... (instrumental, 2000)
  • Chambermaid (ep, 2001)
  • Enchant (2003)
  • Opheliac (2006)
  • Laced / Unlaced (instrumental, 2007)
  • A Bit o' This & That (compilation, 2007)
  • Fight Like a Girl (2012)

Chambermaid

Release info:

2001—Traitor Records

Availability:

Out of print

Ecto priority:

Recommended

Group members:

Emilie Autumn—vocals, violin, piano, electronics

Produced by:

Emilie Autumn

Comments:

Debut ep by sensational classically influenced singer with ectoish mood. Like Kate armwrestling Sarah Brightman maybe. Go get! (stjarnell@yahoo.com)

Enchant

Release info:

2002—Traitor Records

Availability:

Widely available

Ecto priority:

Recommended

Group members:

Emilie Autumn—vocals, violin, piano, electronics

Produced by:

Emilie Autumn

Comments:

I got this too and really like it—but it really really really reminds me of Shakespeare's Sister— her voice is very similar to Marcella Detroit's—but you've got the addition of great violin. (jjhanson@att.net)

Part Kate Bush pixie, part Fiona Apple saucy wench, Autumn's music mixes trip hop and chamber pop. She's an accomplished programmer, a wonderful violinist, and an inventive producer. Plus, she loves her some fairytale lyrics. (ethereal_lad@livejournal.com)

The album is very good, definitely worthy of Ecto attention and support. (afries@zip.com.au)


Opheliac

Release info:

2006—Trisol

Availability:

Widely available

Ecto priority:

Recommended for fans of female-fronted metal/industrial or Gothic music

Group members:

Emilie Autumn—vocals, violin, piano, harpsichord

Produced by:

Emilie Autumn

Comments:

Among the best of 2006. (stjarnell@yahoo.com)


Thanks to Sarah Morayati for work on this entry.

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