Artist description Undulating rhythms, salacious sax, voluminous vocals, bottom-heavy bass & guitar riffing from the Gods that moves your soul.This is a genre that is not so much style-specific in the musical sense as it is a target for the appreciation of music and art for the sake of music and art itself, sans the persona. These musicians believe that too much of modern music is based on faces on the covers of magazines that determine the hits. There is a tendency for publicity and promotion to focus on the"look"of a group or performer rather than the merits of their musical contributions. "Music Heard, not Scene" is about the music, not the music scene, not the "who's who," but the "what is." These acts rely on the music, art, and imagination to win over audiences. The members of COME, LILY hail from a wide and diverse set of backgrounds, pooling talents from the jazz and alternative rock gene pools. The members go by their pseudonyms: Dexter Willy, Pearl Black, H. Mackerel, Anastasio Vendetta, Black Olive, Patch Benni, and Fuel Cat, to maintain their "band of mystery" disguise. Their music forms a unique element that is equal parts Roxy Music, Siouxie and the Banshees, P.J Harvey, and something from Planet 9.

Music Style Ambient Groove Rock

Musical Influences Roxy Music, PJ Harvey, Siouxie & the Banshees

Artist History They began with casual conversations over the Internet when email was in it's infancy to the masses. In 1993, Patch started chatting it up with like-minded musicians who were sick of the music biz ratrace. These people were dotted all over the world. They found a friend in APG Records who signed them in March of 1999 and put them to work in the studio adding to their EPs repertoire. After licensing their full-length debut, eponymous CD to Eureka Records (released in October of 1999), the band will return to the studios at APG in Spring of 2001 to record their follow-up album, entitled, "(k)Nights of e."

Group Members Patch Benni - vocals, productionFuelCat - vocalsDexter Willy - bass, keys, guitarPearl Black - drumsh. mackerel - guitarsBlack Olive - bassAnastasio Vendetta - saxes, harmonica

Instruments drumsbassguitarskeyboardssaxophonesharmonicas

Albums Come, Lily

Press Reviews Come, Lily's self-titled collection of songs starts off with the strangely erotic tune "Sexcess" but then branches out into more jazzy, soulful songs. All the songs are remarkably bluesy, with one track, "Rainy Day Women, " sounding like a wonderfully smoothed-out Joplin tune, be it Scott or Janis Joplin. "Jungle Lily" possesses a rhythmically-catchy rhythm and will have you snapping your fingers to its twangy beat. The whole disc has a great sound to it, and deserves repeated listenings. May Come, Lily have all the 'sexcess' they deserve in the future. (The Gateway...U. of Nebraska)Wild conglomeration of world-folk blues-pop. Of course, when the honking sax comes in, the whole thing takes on a decidedly R&B flavor. And with the off-kilter vocal lines, it often seems very fringe alternative rock-ish. Kinda sorta. Richly compelling in a "you're not going to believe this next bit" way. Come, Lily is a Brand New Thing. The originals are passionate and provocative, and the covers are inspired (Dylan's "Rainy Day Women #12 and 35"and Bessie Smith/Clarence Williams' "Bleedin' Hearted Blues"). IMMedia Wire ServiceANONYMITY PREVAILS Come, Lily is a strange and perhaps promising band. The band's eponymous debut album is both eclectic and often catchy. The press release for the band refuses to disclose the identities of the and members or provide pictures. There isnıt a lot of information out there on the band at all save for a website that says even less www.comelily.com The compact disc insert lists names of the members, but they are names like Anastasio Vendetta, H. Mackerel, and Black Olive. There is no way to determine who plays what instrument or who sings the songs. The music is a bizarre pastiche of different styles both eccentric and challenging. "Jungle Lily" is an instrumental dance track that sounds like something Pee-Wee Herman should be dancing to. The song has great saxophone, and that's what makes a lot of these songs work. Whoever is playing sax has a lot of talent. He or she makes the instrument howl and squawk like a goose. Another cool thing about this album is the drums, which are real. Most of these songs are danceable, but acoustic drums are used instead of a drum machine. The bassist for the band is the real deal as well. "Sexcess" features one of the best bass lines you're likely to hear this year. Some of the songs seem to be more about what is taken away than what is left behind. For instance, in the album's opening track, "Won't," the vibe is like an old grunge song except it is like half the song has been taken away which gives it an unfinished air. It is hard to determine if this was intentional or if the band was reaching too far. Whatever it is, the song holds a strange appeal. "Won't" and "Quandary" are attempts by Come, Lily at conventional pop songs and are not nearly as interesting as the songs youıre never going to hear on the radio. For instance, "Marco Polo" sounds like a pop song on downers. Itıs hard to determine the nature of the subject matter being sung about. The female voice sings at a lazy, soft lilt on the border of coherence. The chorus, consisting of the words "Marco Polo" is hard to forget. If you hear it once, you'll be singing it the rest of the day. Come, Lily also does a cover of Dylan's "Rainy Day Women #12 and 35". This song sounds alright. "Hocus Bogus" is a sassy criticism of post-modern political and commercial culture. Three women rant about having Wal-Mart, Walgreen's and other national chain stores in their town, but Starbucks is OK. This song is more of a curiosity than anything else, but the saxophone saves it from being a total annoyance. "Come, Lily" is a strong album, and the band has the chance of being even more appealing if it sticks to its unique identity and stops doing pointless covers and trendy trifles. Two-thirds of this album is great, and the band should stick to material and leave the sterile pop to lesser talents. A search on Come, Lily at the www.allmusic.com site will reveal some cool reviews as well. (especially a four star review from Heather Phares.)Southern Illinois Univ. Press

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