Jo is still getting airplay throughout the world.
Gothic Paradise and Radio Inferno,
we say many thanks here at Ephemera.
Behave!
the good sister cleophas
Joey just finished a live performance video with the incredible Matt Turner on Cello. She decided to do a version of Mothlight off her 2007 album The Amber Sessions.
It was an absolute honor to be able to play amongst the ghostly atmosphere that remains at Butch Vig’s Smart Studio, known notable for having the album from Nirvana’s Nevermind as well as Smashing Pumpkins and Depeche Mode having recorded there.
The video should be ready soon for viewing.
Special thanks go out to Mike Zirkel and Wendy Schneider for shooting the footage of our performance.
Jo thinks it resembles an upper east side salon setting, in Ira Levin’s living room.
Matt Turner was exceptional as always. Even with Joey’s back turned to him, the vibes were pulsing through and magically blended two instruments into sonic poetry.
This is a sneak peak at the 17 Pygmies compilation tribute film to the ground breaking film maker George Melies featuring various artists doing their own score to several of Melies short films. I contributed Summoning off my album The Amber Sessions for The Conjuror. Here is a limited peep at what lies ahead.
This promises to be a great artistic project indeed!
Once again, Heathen Harvest has given me the honor of writing about my little pagan serenade dressed up in lo-fi attire . You can read what they say below ~
Blessed Be~JG
http://www.heathenharvest.com/article.php?story=2008101505074656
Fad Gadget – Collapsing New People
Combustible Edison – Vertigogo
Adam Ant – Strip
Wolfgang Press – Mama Told Me Not To Come
Django Reinhardt with Stephan Grapelli – Swing Guitars
Squirrel Nut Zippers – Got My Own Thing Now
Vernian Process – Her Clockwork Heart
Dinah Washington – Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby? (Rae and Christina Remix)
Two Man Gentlemen Band – Let’s Make A Sandwich
Smothers Brothers – Laredo
Squeeze – Take Me I’m Yours
The Jam – A Town Called Malice
Beat Circus – The Ghost of Emma Jean
Leon Redbone – Lulu’s Back In Town
Voices of McDowell – All Quiet Along the Potomac Tonight
Pogues – If I Should Fall From Grace With God
New Model Army – What A Wonderful Way To Go
Slick Pelts – Hell from the Hills
Tom Waits – Metropolitan Glide
Eddie Izzard – Bees and Wasps
Johnny Cash – Personal Jesus
T Bone Burnett – Shake, Rattled and Rolled
Phranc – Mrs Brown You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter
Andrew Sisters – Coffee Song
The Slow Poisoners – Curtains!
Siouxsie and the Banshees – Something Wicked This Way Comes
The Decemberists – We Both Go Down Together
Jo Gabriel – Sway
Jay Munly – Spill The Wine
Le Mystere de Voix Bulgares – Shope Shope
Mick Mercer granted me the honor of reviewing both The Amber Sessions and The Last Drive In~ And in his inimitable writing style, he graced my work with a very complimentary testimonial indeed~
I am feeling very grateful these days for the incredible praise that both these albums are attracting from various people who I greatly respect. A thousand kisses and sunflowers cast their way!
Mick tells that a review of Fools and Orphans is immanent…
I think I’ll go buy myself an ice cream now.
Here are his reviews of Amber and Drive In:
http://mickmercer.livejournal.com/836856.html
http://mickmercer.livejournal.com/835071.html
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I have been honored by two incredible reviews by Sean at Organ Magazine! I apologize for having disturbed Biddy the Cat whilst he was trying to jot down his impressions of the music!
But cat’s are resilient creatures and tonight Biddy shall pick several songs to play on RESONANCE 104.4 FM London every sunday night at 9pm
http://www.resonancefm.com world wide
Here they are~ bless you Sean and Biddy~!
Sepiachord | Apr 13 2008 1:51 PM
Playlist for the Week Ending 4.13.08 Zoe Boekbinder – Vermillion: Little Johnny |
I am feeling very honored by this extremely eloquent,substantive and flattering review of my Amber Sessions!
Hail to Ninthspace for lavishing me with their attentions~
http://www.ninthspace.org/blog/archives/2008/04/07/jo-gabriel-the-amber-sessions/
Sepiachord | Apr 6 2008 11:57 AM
Playlist for the Week Ending 4.6.08
Painted Saints: The Lament |
Sepiachord
Playlist for the Week Ending 3.30.08
Orion Rigel Dommisse: A Giver
Make a Rising: Bradfords’s Big Boat Ride [Beyond (The Dawn)]
Kim Vermillion: First the Bees…
Nichols Family Gospel Hour: From Mourning to Morning
They Might Be Giants: Lady is a Tramp
12 Rounds: Where Fools Go
David J: Antarctica Starts Here
Ilya E Monosov: I Open My Arms
ECPE: Farther Along
Orchards: Bless Me Moon
Jo Gabriel: Amber
Ex Reverie: The Crowning
Vermillion Lies: Shark Serenade
Life Toward Twilight: The Mirror
Combustible Edison: Pink Victim
Ugly Cassanova: Diamonds on the Face of Evil
Walter Sickert & the Army of Broken Toys: Dark Anne
Luna Tart: Put Down Roots
Tiny Hat Orchestra: Epilogue
Scarring Party: Eye
Those Darned Accordions: Hamsterman
Fire on Fire: Amnesia
Grey DeLisle: Turtle Dove
The New Dress: Where Our Failures Are
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Mar 23, 2008 11:41 AMPlaylist for the Week Ending 3.23.08 Be Good Tanyas: Only in the Past |
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Mar 16, 2008 5:17 AMPlaylist for the Week Ending 3.16.08 Voltaire: Dead |
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“Juno” makes Sepiachord’s playlist weekend 3.10.08 Hail Sepiachord, the radio inside-! Hail Juno mysterious;seductive lamp of the night sky-! J.G.
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Neo classical/Goth pianist and vocalist extrodinare Jo Gabriel has TWO releases out this month that you’ll be hearing a lot of during my broadcasts of The Dead OF Night.
“THE LAST DRIVE IN” and
“THE AMBER SESSIONS” are both available through her website at http://www.jogabriel.com/
The Last Drive In is a collection of instrumentals that invokes the feeling and atmospere of those late night horror movie matinees, bringing to mind that other worldly sense of being one step beyond the imagined borders of our reality. Jo seamlessly interweaves both accoustic piano and synth sounds, mounting both tension and drama within the context of every composition to really transport the listener. Where so many artists merely try to achieve that balance of atmosphere and driving sense of movement Jo succeedes and creates and audio soundscape that is above and beyond what you’d ever expect.Track four “There’s A Crack In The Wall” will be featured during my next broadcast, tune in and hear it for yourself.
The Amber Sessions…
Within the context of this body of work the listener is treated to a myriad number of explorative textural movements in sound and composition, at times stark and dissonant, other numbers will simply floor you with a haunting melodic touch seldom heard in so far as it’s vulnerability and artistic scope. Each track on this EP (It’s actually 13 tracks in length)has a unique perspective unto its own. There’s an underlying sense of restless exploration where no definitive is settled on and happily so. This CD is a place you’ll want to get lost in for a while, not caring if you ever find your way back.
I’m not big on rating systems and I don’t think there’s a definitve number of stars you can award work like this, each CD is a truth unto itself and worth owning however, you don’t have to take my word on it, go to Jo’s MySpace page and give her work a listen…
http://www.myspace.com/jogabriel
WDBX 91.1FM
Delusions of Adequacy interview with Jo Gabriel by Jen Stratosphere Fanzine
Posted in Cats&Film, Commentary:Life, Credits/Musicians, film score, Film&Cats, Fools & Orphans, Hunting Down The Ceremony 2 Volume Album, interviews, Island, miscellaneous songs, Music Reviews, News, projects in progress, The Amber Sessions, The Last Drive In, The Unreachable Sky with tags singer/songwriter. gothic ethereal.melodramatic pop. "J on March 30, 2010 by Sister Cleophashttp://www.adequacy.net/2010/03/interview-with-jo-gabriel/
Jo’s very personal interview with Jen Delaney of Stratosphere Fanzine and Delusions of Adequacy was released today! It’s probably the most telling expose/interview yet. The good sister hopes you spend a little time with our little joey, getting to know her a little better.
We thank Jen for all the time and effort she put into this interview.
Be good brothers and sisters
The Good Sister Cleophas
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