mile end ladies string auxiliary
From Cells Of Roughest Air LP/CD
Coming from backgrounds in rock and punk, The Mile End Ladies String Auxiliary (MELSA) takes the conventional string trio format and twist it so it integrates the angst and energy crucial to these genres. The ladies began working together as a module of large scale experimental improv band Set Fire to Flames and decided to carry on the experiment on their own. The MELSA blends elements of punk, folk, and minimalist composition, with an ear for the music of avant-garde legends like Arnold Dreyblatt, Iva Bittova and Steve Reich. They are Becky Foon (A Silver Mount Zion, Esmerine) on cello, Genevieve Heidsteck (Sackville, Hanged Up) on viola and Sophie Trudeau (Godspeed You Black Emperor, ASMZ) on violin.
release date: 19 september 2005
