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Voice or heart? It's so hard to say which is bigger! A true artist with a range that has shown surprisingly few limits. She's simply amazing!
Favorite track: Little Hell.
One would be hard-pressed to think of a more quintessential go-to artisan for dynamic and progressive new music than Lisa Papineau. She began in her performance career in experimental theatre, and has since amassed a body of work that spans albums, film soundtracks, art installations, dance and theater productions, narration and producing, but is best known for her own mold-breaking voice – which Tori Amos once declared to have “…the power of Bon Scott and yet the lyricalness in the voice of a reed instrument…” Papineau can possess an unmistakably hushed yet still-beating heart-in-hand vocal style or tear screams from the same breath. One may even know her voice before they know her name, as we almost couldn’t keep track of her prolific collaborations with, among them, Air, M83, Jun Miyake, Halo Orbit, Jam Da Silva, Anubian Lights, her appearances on the (Academy Award nominated) film Pina, Watchman, Super and Crow II soundtracks, as well as her own projects, Big Sir (her long running project with bassist Juan Alderete) Pet (with composer Tyler Bates) and her eponymous group.
On her fourth solo record, “Oh Dead On Oh Love,” Papineau has created an aural canvas of lush but quietly unsettling arrangements: strings, brass, woodwinds, and other traditional instrumentation fuse organically with ambient tones. Vocal harmonies reminiscent of 70s FM radio super groups twine seamlessly through percussive vocalizations, haunting Yma Sumac or Meredith Monk-like swells unravel into plaintive shouts. “While writing, I could see the physical landscape of each song plainly,” Papineau explains, “…an image in the mind’s eye versus a particular chord… it took some time sitting alone in the woods to figure out how they translated sonically. And how all these fleeting images pulled together into one panorama.”
After fleshing out the world of the album, Papineau was able, to her great joy and contentment, to collaborate with many longtime musical partners: Tyler Bates, Jam Da Silva, Juan Alderete, Matthew Embree, and Koool G Murder to name a few. The album artwork is by renowned visual artist Andrea Mastrovito, who also provided the cover for her album Red Trees. “It is always a bit frightening for me each time I crawl out from the rock I’ve been hiding under, holding on a little too tight to my fistful of songs… but the experience of once again working with people I love, people who are hysterically fun but whose drive and creativity also push me, makes the coming together of everything on this record a true gift.”
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released February 15, 2019
BEAUTIFUL
(Lisa Papineau, Matthew Embree, Jam da Silva)
Produced by Jam da Silva & Lisa Papineau
Trumpet and Flugelhorn: Roque Netto
Bass: André Alencar
Electric Guitar: Rogério Samico
Acoustic Guitar: Matthew Embree
Percussion, Vocals: Jam da Silva
Vocals: Lisa Papineau
Recorded by André Oliveira at Studio Muzak: Recife, Brazil & Lisa Papineau at Old Shincracker: Andover, VT
Mixed by Koool G Murder at Rusty Pipes Studio: LA, CA
LITTLE HELL
(Lisa Papineau, Tyler Bates)
Produced by Tyler Bates & Lisa Papineau
String Arrangements, Acoustic Guitar: Tyler Bates
Drums: Greg Ellis
Piano: Jeff Babko
Bass: Justin Meldal-Johnsen
Vocals: Lisa Papineau
Recorded by Gus Borner at Igloo Studios: Burbank, CA & Lisa Papineau at Old Shincracker: Andover, VT
Mixed by Koool G Murder at Rusty Pipes Studio: LA, CA
OH DEAD ON OH LOVE
(Lisa Papineau, Koool G Murder, Tyler Bates)
Produced by Koool G Murder & Lisa Papineau
Double Bass, Piano, String Arrangements, Mellotron, Clavinet, Beats: Koool G Murder
Acoustic Guitar: Tyler Bates
Vocals, Flute, Tambourine, Omnichord: Lisa Papineau
Recorded by Koool G Murder at Rusty Pipes Studio: LA, CA & Lisa Papineau at Old Shincracker: Andover, VT
Mixed by Koool G Murder at Rusty Pipes Studio: LA, CA
HEY LORD TAKE ME OVER
(Lisa Papineau, Juan Alderete de la Peña)
Produced by Juan Alderete de la Peña & Lisa Papineau
Bass, Midi, Synths: Juan Alderete de la Peña
Bass: Jonathan Hischke
Clavinet: Money Mark Ramos Nishita
Hammond: Matthieu Lesenechal Delosmone
Drums: Cedric Bixler Zavala
Rhodes: Koool G Murder
Vocals, Synth Bass, Claps: Lisa Papineau
Recorded by Pete Lyman at Infrasonic West: LA, CA, Lisa Papineau at Old Shincracker: Andover, VT & Juan Alderete de la Peña at 5starr Sound Lab: LA, CA
Mixed by Koool G Murder at Rusty Pipes Studio: LA, CA
ENDLESS STORY
(Lisa Papineau, Matthew Embree)
Produced by Jam da Silva & Lisa Papineau
Bass: André Alencar
Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Mellotron: Rogério Samico
Percussion, Mellotron, Cuica Noise: Jam da Silva
Vocals: Lisa Papineau & Matthew Embree
Recorded by André Oliveira at Studio Muzak: Recife, Brazil & Lisa Papineau at Old Shincracker: Andover, VT
Mixed by Koool G Murder at Rusty Pipes Studio: LA, CA
SEASONS WITH MARILU
(Lisa Papineau, Tyler Bates)
Produced by Tyler Bates & Lisa Papineau
Piano: Jeff Babko
Bass: Justin Meldal-Johnsen
Drums: Greg Ellis
String Arrangements, Acoustic Guitar: Tyler Bates
Vocals: Lisa Papineau
Recorded by Gus Borner at Igloo Studios: Burbank, CA & Lisa Papineau at Old Shincracker: Andover, VT
Mixed by Koool G Murder at Rusty Pipes Studio: LA, CA
THE LAST CITY
(Lisa Papineau, Tyler Bates)
Produced by Koool G Murder & Lisa Papineau
Piano, Double Bass, Cello, Violin, Mellotron: Koool G Murder
Guitar: Tyler Bates
Vocals, Piano, Loops, Claps: Lisa Papineau
Recorded by Lisa Papineau at Old Shincracker: Andover, VT, Koool G Murder at Rusty Pipes Studio: LA, CA
WAYSTATION
(Lisa Papineau, Tyler Bates)
Produced by Tyler Bates & Lisa Papineau
String Arrangements, Acoustic Guitar: Tyler Bates
Vocals: Lisa Papineau
Recorded by Gus Borner at Igloo Studios: Burbank, CA & Lisa Papineau at Old Shincracker: Andover, VT
Mixed by Koool G Murder at Rusty Pipes Studio: LA, CA
BENT TO BOW DOWN
(Lisa Papineau)
Produced by Jam da Silva & Lisa Papineau
André Alencar: Bass
Acoustic & Electric Guitar: Rogério Samico
Drums, Flute, Percussion, Sampler, Vocals: Jam da Silva
Vocals, Omnichord: Lisa Papineau
Recorded by Rogério Samico at Studio Onomatopéia: Recife, Brazil & Lisa Papineau at Old Shincracker: Andover, VT
Mixed by Koool G Murder at Rusty Pipes Studio: LA, CA
BEEN A LONG TIME
(Lisa Papineau, Koool G Murder)
Produced by Koool G Murder & Lisa Papineau
Piano, Timpani, Electric Guitar, Hammond: Koool G Murder
Vocals: Lisa Papineau
Recorded by Koool G Murder at Rusty Pipes Studio: LA, CA & Lisa Papineau at Old Shincracker: Andover, VT
Mixed by Koool G Murder at Rusty Pipes Studio: LA, CA
BONUS TRACK
ENDLESS STORY CUMBIA OLINDENSE
(Lisa Papineau, Matthew Embree)
Produced by Jam da Silva
Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Piano: Rogério Samico
Bass: André Alencar
Percussion, Drums, Mellotron, Escaleta: Jam da Silva
Hammond: Koool G Murder
Vocals: Lisa Papineau, Matthew Embree, Jam Da Silva, Rogério Samico, André Alencar
Recorded by André Oliveira at Studio Muzak: Recife, Brazil & Lisa Papineau at Old Shincracker: Andover, VT
Mixed by Koool G Murder at Rusty Pipes Studio: LA, CA
supported by 9 fans who also own “Oh Dead On Oh Love”
I have been a fan of Juan Alderete's bass playing since I discovered him with The Mars Volta. His talent takes more center stage with Big Sir's stripped down sound compared. Kevin Alvarez
supported by 8 fans who also own “Oh Dead On Oh Love”
Been a fan since MySpace was a thing and I never thought I'd hear Big Sir like this. Totally out of left field and I love it. Happy and to see them exploring new sounds and evolving as artists. Fera
Dreamlike songs from this London artist with gentle vocal melodies gliding through cloudy layers of guitar and synth. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 10, 2022
William Ryan Fritch's enthralling, doomy new CD comes housed in a gorgeous, panoramic gatefold sleeve with bewitching original artwork. Bandcamp New & Notable May 16, 2016
