Artist description impressionistic music that expand and blur the boundries between folk, ambient and electronica.

Music Style progressive ambient industrial post-rock

Musical Influences This Mortal Coil, Tortoise, Yo La Tango, Numina, House Of Wires, Apoptygma Berzerk, Boards Of Cananda, Soulwhirlingsomewhere, Lycia, Lunasect, etc.

Similar Artists perhaps a strange mixture of: This Mortal Coil, Tortoise, Yo La Tango, Numina, House Of Wires, Apoptygma Berzerk, Boards Of Cananda, Soulwhirlingsomewhere, Lycia, & Lunasect

Artist History mayfairgrin began as a personal home project on september twenty-third, nineteen ninety eight. originally produced with acoustic 12-string guitar, voice, found percussion, and various electronics. the current sound is a blend of natural and synthetic sounds. mayfairgrin is continually evolving- attempting to blur the lines between organic and synthetic. primary influences are drawn from the early eighties electronic music movement, as well as classical, folk, and world music, among other genres. the ending result is eclectic movements, rhythms, and sounds.

Group Members mayfairgrin is: Jobe- voice, gtrs, djembe, arrangements, synthetics, etc. | with past contributions from Mark Edwards, Elise Ivie, Chris Cummings, Miranda Fidler, Pamela Edwards, Carl Kotalo, Neal Gray, Geoff Dargan, Kevin Greene, Stacye Bedford, & Jason Coffman

Instruments synthesizer|electric guitar|acoustic guitar|djimbe|various ethnic percussion|sequencer|sheet metal|computer|antique radio amplifier

Albums Decay Is A Promise That Never Fails (fall 2002), First Earthly Passion (as The Bell Jar Project- 2001), Pelicagnosis (2001), ...Upon Mourner's Linen (revamp- 2001), Mourner's Linen (2000- NLA), Dancing Upon The Heads Of Serpents (compilation appearance- 2001), In Darkness My Heart Was Won (compilation appearance- 2000), Automata FFM Compilation 4.0 (fall 2002)

Press Reviews "It's hard and unfair to place a singular label on mayfairgrin. It's a bit of ambience, electronica, folk, and goth all mixed in unequal portions. The results are both moving and highly intriguing." -The Enclave | "(the) music is hauntingly beautiful. I'd like to be sitting on a hillside in the fall at twilight. sitting in some dead grass by big tree with an old abandoned house in the background, maybe reading Job or Lamentations or Jeremiah. or just laying back with the headphones on, feeling the cold wind blow and taking it all in." -chris cummings (of theCELLexperiment) | "Since forming in 1998, mayfairgrin has covered quite a bit of sonic territory. Utilizing and often combining the sounds of EBM, goth rock, and various native musics, [the] sound is quite dynamic" -experimental noise artist, jason coffman (of Anaphylalxis/Anaphylactic shock recordings)

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Location Richmond, VA - USA

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