| All Artists: Gram Rabbit Title: Music to Start a Cult to Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Label: Stinky Release Date: 8/17/2004 Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock Style: Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 803615000829 |
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 | Gram Rabbit Music to Start a Cult to Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock Gram Rabbit emerged from the high desert of Joshua Tree, California armed with a repertoire partaking of reverberant space rock, electro-pop glitz, shadowy spaghetti-Western twang, and the low-down sexiness of the seemlier... more » |
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Album Description Gram Rabbit emerged from the high desert of Joshua Tree, California armed with a repertoire partaking of reverberant space rock, electro-pop glitz, shadowy spaghetti-Western twang, and the low-down sexiness of the seemlier Las Vegas lounge in equal measures. This trio was born from the muso-spiritual melding of diverse, extraordinary souls: singer/keyboardist/guitarist Jesika von Rabbit; guitarist/singer Todd Rutherford; and Travis Cline, their sample-guru and bassist.Gram Rabbit?s debut album, Music To Start a Cult To, was recorded with Ethan Allen producing (Tricky, Kristin Hersh and Luscious Jackson, etc.) Echoing the musical and personal odysseys that led to the band members creating this album, each track takes the listener on a unique journey shepherded by the stirring, soulful, and seductive vocal stylings of bewitching front woman, Jesika von Rabbit. Music To Start a Cult To kicks off with the leather-chapped sing-a-long "Dirty Horse," a fanciful recounting of a rapprochement between Jesus and the Devil. "Witness" is an ode to self-actualization, set to a sinuous beat and Space Invaders synth stylings. "Kill A Man" sets a deceptively winsome commentary on the culture of gratuitous violence to gentle guitar strumming, interwoven with electronic cirrus clouds. "Devil's Playground" is somber tumbleweed-choked country-folk depicting the common struggle of everyday life.Imagine walking into a honkytonk, deep in the heart of desert country. The clientele includes devil worshippers, witches, hippies, rock climbers, military men, and the random soul-searching tourist, all gathered to hear alien frequencies channeled by Morse code keyboards, slithering reverb-laden guitars, tick-tocking drum machines and samplers that yield a shocking surprise every 40 odd seconds. All eyes, however, are focused on the singer; she's wearing bunny ears. Oh-so-sexily, she deadpans, "Sometimes all it takes is a little smile or some chocolate cake; to put a spring in the step of the bi-polar fool." Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsMagic Rabbit Jay Murphy | Landover Hills, Maryland United States | 08/04/2007 (5 out of 5 stars) "We come upon a meeting between the devil and Jesus via the Rabbits in the Great Desert. The Man on the Moon, the witch on her broom and others are among the gathering. Jesika & Todd provide appropriate Nancy & Lee (Sinatra & Hazelwood)- like vocals to this warped western titled "dirty horse". More weirdness colors another desert song called "cowboy-up", the oddest cowboy song this bunny's ever heard. It's amazing. Gram Rabbit is taking me to all kinds of bizarre locales. What in the hell is making that quivering sonic wail at the end of the song? It penetrates me. "I see. I kill". I can really relate to this one. That preceding phrase from "kill a man" is sung with such cheerful, childlike, hopeful abandon it blows my mind. The juxtaposition of lyrics and music is pure genius. Speaking of mind-blowing, I'd be truly surprised if this band had never consumed hallucinogens because I feel like I've eaten a bunch of Magic Mushrooms when I listen to this album. It's uncanny! "disco#2" is blessed with one of the most otherworldly prologues I've ever heard then the beat drops in with a minimal piano riff and Jesika's wonderful voices/vocals propel me to outer most space. Todd's back on "witness" but Jesika's rap near the end and the little background voices/sounds/twirlies courtesy of Travis steal the show. This is heavenly pop music. Those paranoid keyboards on "land of jail" pierce right through my brain and then it ends with what the hell was that? Slowing the pace with the more accessible sounding "lost in place", it still shines. The ambient human sounds that precede "devil's playground" remind me of the tapes my brother and I used to make when we were kids and which I used in my song "Interconnected" from "Guardians of the Underworld" a few years ago. "devil's playground" is taking me back in time/space. It's just a western-style song so why does it also sound so magical? "Jesus & I" (in reverse) flittered about like a psychedelic butterfly for a few seconds before the martial disco of "cowboys & aliens" drops. The lyrics are all inspired but are especially fantastic on this one. Yes Jesika, I want to play and I want to stay! "We are"....the "new energy". Todd leads this one, a Brian Jonestown Massacre-like droning space gem. And with that, the Rabbits are gone and I am already beginning to miss them. What an amazing journey. I'd like to thank my brother Tee for turning me on to Gram Rabbit by playing "Cultivation" (their follow-up to this) for me recently. As excellent as that CD is, I think this one's even better. I think it's a masterpiece. For maximum enjoyment, listen to this alien document with headphones!" Down the Royal Order of Rabbits hole... Sil Nessa | USA | 03/14/2007 (5 out of 5 stars) "Found on MySpace, this band quickly became one of my favorites.
A unique blend of techno, folk, and trance this band will never fail to deliver individuality and soothing, rhythmic sound. Definitely for those who want to expand their musical mind!" |
