Dark Muse
Dark Muse is a one woman dream project offering sounds in haunting lush Ethereal Alchemy, minimal, improvised experimental, darkwave & dark ambient noise flow, coming to a dream near you...
Mostly I refer to it as somber tidings & the soundtrack to my haunted life...
I have been creating sounds with voice, all my life & approach vocals in sound with pure emotion & raw power of experimentation ... While using my voice as an instrument, I am able to manifest textures & layers of patterns with depth.
My true passion is music... I am here to be a vessel for sound to flow.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
DM born 2000 & beyond... long live the muse...
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Live improvised shows ... as I am able. Would love to perform all the time... life at the moment dictates otherwise.
Your musical influences
So Many....
first & foremost: Bauhaus, Sonic Youth, Cocteau Twins... Swans, Lycia, Lustmord, Jarboe, Chameleons, Slint, Ween, Flaming Lips, Nina Hagen, Tones on Tail, Faith & the Muse, This Ascension, Tom Waits, Billie Holiday, John Lee Hooker... the list is so very long... & extremely Diverse.
What equipment do you use?
Loop should be my middle name (Dark Loop Muse)... ok, maybe not.
Line 6 Delay Modelers (Loopers) 2 of them, Line 6 Distortion Modeler & Modulation Modeler (new to the mix), Loop Station (by Boss) ... So 3 loopers total. Guitar, Bowed Cymbal, Bells, whistles, found objects, metal, plastic, Mic of course... Cubase, SonicWerx (sp?), Keyboard/synth rare but sometimes, Cheap Drum Machine (rare but sometimes), Live Hand Drums... Gongs, electrical toys... anything that emits tone that can be sampled & looped.... Alesis Nanoverb for effects.
