elizabeth anka vajagic
Nostalgia/Pain 12"/CD
- Nostalgia
- Pain
- Beneath Quiet Mornings
Elizabeth Anka Vajagic follows up last year's debut full-length with two long-form incantations channeled through the full range of her blistering, astoundingly intimate voice. As the title suggests, Vajagic cuts deep into a couple of timeless themes, with both title pieces featuring extended instrumental and noise passages, revealing the spacious, searching ears of her improv-steeped band. "Nostalgia" and "Pain" were both recorded during the Stand With The Stillness Of This Day (cst029) sessions, and allow players like Sam Shalabi (guitar), Michel Langevin (drums) and Fluffy Erskine (bowed objects) to stretch out and skronk. The EP closes with a 4-track home recording done in dead of winter, at the end of 2004.
These are chilling vocal lamentations framed by sometimes ghostly, sometimes galloping sonic texture from musicians who've played in Molasses, Shalabi Effect and Voivod, among other bands. From quivering falsetto to guttural glissando, Vajagic's voice gets a complete workout on these long, immersive songs. A pure, direct and unflinching emotional document that completes the song cycle begun with Stillness... and will wring the hearts of fans and newcomers alike.
Recorded at Montreal's Hotel2Tango by Howard Bilerman, the Nostalgia/Pain EP comes packaged in Constellation's 'old style' packaging, with a thick, deep purple cardstock foil embossed in metallic copper-green ink for both CD and LP formats. The LP is Direct Metal Mastered at Abbey Road and pressed on 180 gram vinyl. Thanks for listening.
release date: may 16 2005
