Zoë Keating (@zoecello): It’s @Bandcamp Friday! 100% of your purchase goes directly to the artists. Here are a few artists who influenced me: 🧵
Alexander Balanescu’s album of Kraftwerk covers for string quartet, “Possessed”, was partially responsible for sending me down this path of layered cello music. Give it a listen on the service of your choice and then purchase his latest directly from him:
https://balanescu.bandcamp.com/track/wonderful-month-of-may
Jhno was our housemate at 964 Natoma. Through him I discovered a world of experimental electronica I didn’t know about and from there I got the idea to make cello music sound “electronic” without using electronics. I also borrowed all this looping gear
https://jhno.bandcamp.com/album/duduk-oud-viola
Robin Guthrie, you know him from the soaring soundscapes of the Cocteau Twins. This is what guitars sound like in heaven.
https://robinguthrie.bandcamp.com/track/kingdom
Bright Brown, aka Alex Nahas. If you’ve heard me live, you’ve heard him running my sound. I played cello in his band in the 90s and consequently fell in love with schlepping heavy gear 100s of miles and eating french fries covered in gravy at 2am.
https://brightbrown.bandcamp.com/album/soft-landings
Tarentel. Another band I played with 20 (!) years ago that introduced me to the wonderful wide world of instrumental post-rock. Thats me playing cello on “Popol Vuh”.
https://tarentel.bandcamp.com/album/the-order-of-things