Japanese blog, Drowning in Melancholy aka DIM, reviewed ‘Aitu’ by Melodyguild — the early 2000’s band of Suzanne Perry. This mini-feature gives a brief overview of the band’s origin as it compares the sound of this album vs Love Spirals Downwards’ work. Here is a partial transcription care of Google Translate.
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Melodyguild ‘Aitu’ now on Bandcamp
At long last, ‘Aitu’ from Suzanne’s band, Melodyguild, is available on Bandcamp for your streaming and downloading pleasure. Check it out on the Projekt Bandcamp page.
A DJ in Los Angeles recently mentioned to me how much he loves this EP from Suzanne Perry – vocalist from Love Spirals Downwards. Hard to believe it’s been 12+ years since I released it on Projekt, but there ya go! Time…. time keeps on rushing bye.
Released in 2008 — the only post-FLUX release with her vocals on multiple tracks — AITU is a lovely shoegazer portent of a band that was never to be…
Sam of Projekt
The CD of this maxi-single released by Projekt is out of print.
New Falling You Album with Suzanne & Anji
Once again, Love Spirals Downwards’ vocalist, Suzanne Perry, and Lovespirals vocalist, Anji Bee, have collaborated with John Zorko of Falling You. ‘Shine’ is the first of his albums to be released by Projekt, who are offering a limited edition CD as well as a digital release.
Suzanne Perry discuses “Until the Stars Align,” her contribution to Shine. “Creatively, the ingenues that live in John and I connect. Getting a song from him is always surprising as he manages to weave an unexpected intergalactic sounding sound. Sometimes I don’t know what to do with these sounds to be honest, but I’ve grown fond of them and have come to know them as Zorkoesque. What did I think of when creating this song? As it has always been for me, it’s not been about thinking or connecting the sounds to the world as it is in these fleeting moments. But I recall thinking about the night sky. The lyrics for ‘Until the Stars Align’ were written mostly by Cris Miller.”
Projekt.com
Cris Miller, as you may recall, collaborated with Suzanne first in 2004 on a cover of “Sally’s Song” for the Projekt Holiday Single 2 maxi-CD under the name Melodyguild. Also known as Silver Screen, Miller contributed vocals as well as lyrics to the Falling You cut, making him perhaps the first male vocalist featured by John Zorko.
Sleepthief Album Reissue Features Suzanne Perry
The 2010 Sleepthief song “Empyrean” featuring Suzanne Perry’s classic glossolalia style vocals is included on the 2015 expanded version of Labyrinthine Heart. This song was previously only available on a Barnes & Noble exclusive compilation CD, making this the first time it’s been available on streaming services. “Empyrean” is 1 of 4 bonus tracks added to the 2009 album, which also features updated artwork.
Golden Gardens Perform with Suzanne Perry
A fan video from last night’s performance at Barboza was posted to Instagram. Check out this clip of “Write in Water.”
Golden Gardens with Suzanne Perry in Seattle
Pacific Northwest fans: Suzanne will be performing a few songs with Golden Gardens for the second time this summer. If you missed the “Brickbat Boat” event, now’s your chance to catch her live in Seattle.
The cat is out of the bag! Our lovely friend Suzanne Perry from Love Spirals Downwards is going to be in town for our show at BARBOZA on Sunday 9/22 and will be joining us on stage for a song or two! If you missed us in Portland last month – now’s your second chance. The whole night is full of magic with Kelli Frances Corrado and Youryoungbody plus DJ Ea$y Iri$ rounding out the bill. EARLY SHOW! 8PM! We’re on FIRST!
— Golden Gardens
Golden Gardens Perform with Suzanne Perry
Brickbat Mansions posted a sneak peek of Golden Gardens and Suzanne’s practice for the Brickbat Boat event. Perhaps some video will surface from the show, too?
Golden Gardens on No Goddamn Dancing Blog
Aubrey and Gregg of Golden Gardens were interviewed for the No Goddamn Dancing blog and were asked about the upcoming ‘Brickbat Boat’ event:
Did they have anything to do with this late-night, shoegaze/goth/ethereal-themed cruise down the Willamette River that I’ve been hearing about?
A: Nope! That was entirely organized by DJ Wednesday and DJ Curatrix, the ladies of Brickbat Mansion, a monthly shoegaze/ethereal/dreampop night in Portland. We met them when we played a show at The Lovecraft Bar (where Brickbat is hosted) in December of 2011. We’ve been good friends for a while and they regularly spin our music at their monthly night.
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Suzanne to Perform at Brickbat Boat Event
LSD vocalist Suzanne Perry will perform with Seattle band, Golden Gardens, at Brickbat Mansion‘s “Brickback Boat” event this August. Tickets are on sale now. This is a rare chance to see Suzanne perform live.
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Club Violaine Reopening Party Reunion
Club Violane, “LA’s only shoegazer & dream pop party,” recently returned after a 2 year hiatus to celebrate a visit from one of its beloved founders, DJ Wednesday. Everyone came out to celebrate — including Suzanne — as well as Drew Pluta (formerly of Arcanta) and Rodney Rodriguez (formerly of The Von Trapps and Melodyguild), both of whom performed with LSD at our last concert. We also met up with Tom of Mira, whom I don’t think I’ve seen since Lovespirals toured with them in 2002.
There’s a cool video about Club Violaine reopening on YouTube: