Bettina Koster and Jessie Evans - Autonervous (c) 2oo6 Cochon Records
Artist....: Bettina Koster (Malaria) and Jessie Evans (The Vanishing)
Album.....: Autonervous
Type......: Digi-Pack
Source....: CDDA
Tracks....: 9
Genre.....: Electronic / Avantgarde
Rel.Date..: 22/07/2006
Label.....: Cochon Records
Catalogue#: LC13558
Encoder...: LAME 3.90.3 ASP
Quality...: VBR kbps / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
URL.......: http://www.autonervous.com
Tracklist:
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1. Anchors Aweigh 4:59
2. DonÆt wait 3:30
3. Still Kaltes 4:14
4. Gold 3:01
5. Hello Lovers 4:11
6. Sax New Age 4:23
7. Easter Bunny 3:37
8. Why Shiver 2:59
9. Prescription 4:02
52.8 MB / 34:56
Release Notes:
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Bettina Koster, singer/sax player from Malaria! and Jessie Evans, singer/sax
player from The Vanishing, met when Jessie moved to Berlin in September 2005.
They were introduced by a mutual friend and both were struck with awe at the
similarities of each other's music... Although from different generations
and cities it seemed that there was no gap in between the 80s Berlin under-
ground that Bettina had reigned over and San Francisco that Jessie had re-
cently left, that musically one began where the other left off. The two hit
if off so well that Jessie convinced Bettina to pick up sax again and come on
tour with her, which led to them spending the fall recording.
The album 'Autonervous' was recorded at Fraulelein Studio in Berlin, mixed
and mastered by Ingo Krauss at Lost in Space Berlin. Musically it is very
unique and cannot be easily categorized, with influences ranging from pop,
new wave, rocksteady, krautrock, latin, disco, deathrock, film and free jazz.
Both women sing and play saxophone and have created the sound organically, so
even though it is electronic itÆs much more natural; the atmosphere is loose
yet gripping, inviting visitors to come closer - like they want to catch you
in their web but once they do they will shower you with kisses and if youÆre
lucky throw you on the floor. Bettina has a very low and sultry voice,
Jessie's voice is a snake who cries out and laughs in between wrapping around
the solid yet off tempo timing of Bettina's. If it is too easy to say that
the lyrics are mostly about love, getting together, and lust in general, to
touch, to reach out of our cages, that what we have been induced into or
reduced to isn't necessary then listen: "We can break these chains, we can
skin this cat" "You don't have to wait to come outside, we know you'll feel
better in the light."