Neurosis & Jarboe
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Neurosis & Jarboe was a collaboration effort between the post-metal
/sludge metal
group Neurosis
, and the former Swans
keyboardist/vocalist Jarboe
. They released their self-titled
debut album in 2003 on Neurot Recordings
. The album's artwork was designed by Jarboe-collaborator Cedric Victor. There are currently no plans for a follow-up album.
The collaboration was fully realized in several live performances throughout 2004 and 2005. During Neurosis' two hour set, Jarboe joined the band to perform four songs from their collaborative album in addition to a cover of Patti Smith's
song "Easter." The band performed in various US cities including Seattle, San Francisco, Brooklyn, and Philadelphia, in addition to a European show in London.
Post-metal
Post-metal is a music genre, a mixture between the genres of post-rock and heavy metal.Hydra Head Records owner and Isis frontman Aaron Turner originally termed the genre "thinking man's metal", demonstrating that his band was trying to move away from common metal conventions...
/sludge metal
Sludge metal
Sludge metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that melds elements of doom metal and hardcore punk, and sometimes incorporates influences from southern rock, stoner rock and grunge. Sludge metal is typically abrasive; often featuring shouted vocals, heavily distorted instruments and sharply contrasting...
group Neurosis
Neurosis (band)
Neurosis is a post-metal band, based in Oakland, California. They formed in 1985 as a hardcore punk band, and their sound progressed towards a doom metal style that also included influences from dark ambient and industrial music as well as incorporating elements of folk music...
, and the former Swans
Swans (band)
Swans are an influential American post-punk band initially active from 1982 to 1997, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. The band was one of the few groups to emerge from the early 1980s New York No Wave scene and stay intact into the next decade. Formed by Gira in...
keyboardist/vocalist Jarboe
Jarboe
Jarboe is an American singer, songwriter, and keyboardist.Jarboe is a solo artist who came to prominence in the mid-1980s with the New York City based group Swans. With founder Michael Gira, the duo was the core of Swans until the group broke up in 1998...
. They released their self-titled
Neurosis & Jarboe (album)
Neurosis & Jarboe is the self-titled debut album from the collaboration of Californian band Neurosis and ex-Swans keyboardist/vocalist and solo artist Jarboe.-Track listing:*All Songs Written & Arranged By Jarboe & Neurosis...
debut album in 2003 on Neurot Recordings
Neurot Recordings
Neurot Recordings is an independent American record label founded by members of Neurosis and Tribes of Neurot. The label was founded to release the side projects of Neurosis and its members. It has since expanded to a fully functioning label, releasing music from artists...
. The album's artwork was designed by Jarboe-collaborator Cedric Victor. There are currently no plans for a follow-up album.
The collaboration was fully realized in several live performances throughout 2004 and 2005. During Neurosis' two hour set, Jarboe joined the band to perform four songs from their collaborative album in addition to a cover of Patti Smith's
Patti Smith
Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith is an American singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist, who became a highly influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album Horses....
song "Easter." The band performed in various US cities including Seattle, San Francisco, Brooklyn, and Philadelphia, in addition to a European show in London.