Ravensgolde
Ravensgolde are a two piece band (and couple) based in New Zealand's capital city, Wellington. It's hard to describe us in genre terms since as far as our music goes we just like to do whatever we want, if you like it cool, if not well at least our friends still like us lol
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
We don't play live cos we both suffer really bad stagefright and would be best described as social recluses, but thanks to the magic of the intarweb we are brought to you at lightning speed (unless you have dial up).
Your musical influences
She who sings has been influenced by all sorts. Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Beth Hart, The Cranberries, Bic Runga, Alison Moyet, Patsy Cline, Bonnie Raitt, Gary Moore, Jordan Luck, and 80's British music - the good stuff! (none of this Buck's Fizz rubbish) All sorts really.
He who likes to make noise (musical noise that is) adores Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, The Who, Soundgarden, Nirvana, Chilli Peppers [Blood Sugar Sex Magic era only though...], Metallica, Lucid3, John MacLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra, Dave Brubeck and Richard Cheese.
Sorry that probably doesn't give you many clues as to how we sound, maybe just take a listen to our stuff and make up your own mind.
What equipment do you use?
The tall and hairy one uses:
Shure microphones
DIY guitar amps and microphone preamps
M-audio interfaces and control surfaces
Fender Guitars
Zildjian and Sabian cymbals
and a bunch of other stuff.
Her with the golden voice uses:
Shure mics, that wiggly thing at the back of her throat, and a nice larynx with low mileage
