Vostok LakeCountry of origin:New Zealand Type of music generally:Moody electronic alternative pop Status:Most recent release, Small Group Psychosis (2009) See also:Vostok Lake's site Comparisons:Laurie Anderson, Marianne Nowottny Covers/own material:Own, occasional covers General comments:Vostok Lake's music is fluid and impressively skewed. (stjarnell@yahoo.com) Recommended first album:Small Group Psychosis is Daphne Lawless's debut under this name Recordings:Small Group Psychosis (2009) Small Group PsychosisRelease info:2009—Random Static—RSM009001005 Availability:See Vostok Lake's site Ecto priority:Recommended Group members:Daphne Lawless—vocals, Ensoniq MR-61, Korg DS-8, Kawai K1-11, Toshiba Satellite L300, Edirol audio interface, ASG vocal micophone Produced by:Daphne Lawless Comments:Daphne Lawless continues an impressively individual path with another record that's clearly as strange and rich as her previous ones. "Crowley in a previous life" is a typically skewed tale of a reincarnation of the English mystic. "Yonder lies the sea" is strangely quiet, but with a beguiling tune. The title track approaches an odd but satisfying sense of the epic with a tale told to a soft melody. The album ends with an old Leonard Cohen song rendered uniquely. It's a fitting finale. (stjarnell@yahoo.com) Thanks to Anna Maria Stjärnell for work on this entry.
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