Artist description Post-punk melodic darkwave rock with female vocal harmonies and subdued, downbeat instrumentation."Akin to being afloat in a deep, dark sea-- chilling but slightly comforting" -Discorder Mag.

Music Style Dark moody post-punk gothic ethereal rock

Musical Influences honesty, originality and quality

Similar Artists Dara Rosenwaser and Eric Cooley

Artist History (ALL MUSIC GUIDE): Having quietly built up a well-deserved reputation throughout the '90s as purveyors of darkly beautiful,goth-tinged music, Faith and Disease hit the year 2000 with another fineeffort, the lovely Beneath These Trees. The core duo of Rosenwasserand Cooley still nail it song for song, her dreamy, haunting singing and hisquietly elegant performances on guitar, keyboards, and other instrumentsin perfect harmony. Drummer Semple deserves note for his subtle,strong-without-seeming-it work, while Sather completes the regularlineup with her work on harmony vocals and flute. It all begins on analmost impossibly great note, with the a cappella duet betweenRosenwasser and Sather on the title track shifting into "Rubina Verde."Easily the equal of the best work of Low in terms of hushed drama andatmosphere, it's both a standout track for Rosenwasser's gorgeoussinging and the band's collective sense of performance. Some numbersrecall the songs on Insularia, which explored a more rural, folk/countryside of the group, a vein further tapped here with fine results. "If I DrinkFrom This Cup" features Rosenwasser letting a slight but clear twang intoher singing, just enough, while the slow piano, cello, and guitar parts oftenrecall the hushed mood of Mojave 3's earliest efforts. Even more strikingin context is "Banks of the Ohio," a traditional murder ballad recorded inan intentionally scratchy 78 rpm mix that really does sound like anarchival Smithsonian Folkways number. One of the more intriguingnumbers is "To See Her in This Light," which reverses the usual formulafor the band in that Rosenwasser wrote the music and Cooley the words.It's still another great number from them, though, with a lovely flute partfrom Sather to help distinguish it. Add in such other notables as theelegiac "Eventually Again" and Faith and Disease enter a new decadewith style and grace intact. -- Ned Raggett F

Group Members Dara Rosenwasser (words)and Eric Cooley (music). Other key members include drummer Barry Semple, guitar/bass Greg Forschler and keyboardist John Clough. Nancy Wharton (Cello) and Charlotte Sather (Flute, backing vocals)appeared recently on "Beneath The Trees." Early incarnations included keyboardist Brad Haug, Patrick Hogan (guitar 1991-1992), Steve Knouse (1992-1998), drummers Rick Allen and Joshua Furman, keyboardist Joaquin Tavares, vocalists Suzanne Alee and Mary. Violinist Robert MacKusick, Daniel O'Malley, mandolin player Don Amburn, Celloist Nancy Wharton, guitarist Jesse Sykes (one show and one recording), Zane (drums) and james (guitar/bass)year. Currently, live members include on occasion: Marlo Jones (keys), josh van winkle (drums)

Instruments Female vocals, electric and/or acoustic guitar, bass, percussion, keyboards-piano-organ etc.,

Albums Beauty and Bitterness CD 1993, Fortune His Sleep CD 1995, Livesongs CD 1996, Insularia CD 1998, Lamentations CD 1999, Beneath the Trees CD 2000, Dream The Red Clouds CD LP 2002 (Import-Amplexus Records-Italy), Passport To Kunming CD 2003

Press Reviews F&D have been reviewed favorably in Alternative Press, Launch, All Music Guide, Mick Mercer's A-Z Black book, CMJ Weekly, The Stranger, Option, Magnet, Outburn, Boston Phoenix, Seattle Weekly, Seattle P-I, Lolipop, LA Times, Starvox, and many more.

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Location Seattle, WA - USA

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