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Over the years I've been in a bunch of bands. I was in one briefly in 1984 -- like, for a couple of weeks, I think -- with Eric Masunaga (later of the Dambuilders, and I think maybe with Charlie Campbell as well (later of Pond). (Charlie might not have been in that group for sure, but we did write a song together.)
Later I was in a band called The Suspicions. We played a few gigs around Seattle and released a cassette, Attractive Nuisance, on Tough Suspect Records (my own label).
In 1987 I joined Prudence Dredge for a while. Dredge was a Seattle band with a strong R&B influence. There was a horn section, girl backing vocalists, the works. I toured the Midwest with them and played a few shows around Seattle. It was a blast.
After the Dredge thing ended I moved to Minneapolis for 6 months, and played in a nameless band there with a guitarist named Rick Meyer. It ended up not going anywhere, mostly because my roommates didn't want us practicing at the house. We never even got to the point of playing a party. sigh
Back in Seattle I released a couple of solo cassette singles that got some good reviews, under the name ICUTV.
I eventually (1991) started a band, NOT! (see photo below) NOT! was pretty good, but as often happens in bands, personal conflicts shut this one down.
Then came Wink. We had a lot of setbacks, though, as many new bands do -- members joining then leaving, members never able to coordinate schedules to practice, etc. So we disbanded in mid-1995. We found out that someone else had a band called Wink, anyway.
Some of us formed a new band, called Doom Puffin. That ended a couple of years ago.
You know, I've always hated this question. I never knew how to describe us. As far as Doom Puffin was concerned: We had harmonies. Lots of them. We lived for harmony. But I have a strong garage band influence, so we weren't too wimpy and sweet. At least, I HOPE not. Did we sound like a Seattle band? Hell if I know.
I'd like to sing harmonies. I don't want to deal with looking for a drummer, soothing folks' egos, arguing over material... etc. I just want to sing songs I love, and sing in harmony with someone else who can sing good harmonies too. Maybe I will find a situation that will allow it to happen someday. (Like, say, a great guitarist/vocalist/producer to be the Jon Brion to my Aimee Mann? Maybe?)
This isn't really a Doom Puffin recording, but it is a song that Doom Puffin does. It's a demo of a song called "Life Story." I recorded it on February 27, 1995, on a Tascam 424 four-track in my kitchen. It took about 1/2 hour total. Don't expect anything too polished -- it's very rough, and the quality of the sound sample isn't so good, either. I didn't have a program to edit it so there's a loud click at the end. Also, be warned -- this file is 1.1 megs. It will take a while to download.
I will get some mp3s online at some point. They'll be a bit more polished.
Here's a photo of my old band, NOT! This was a party on, I think, July 27, 1991 (incidentally, this was one of the first "dates" with my future husband, Jason, whom I met only a couple of weeks before this). L to R: Nial McGaughey, Erin Ressler (in back, playing drums), me, and Joel Marquez.
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