A lo-fi lullaby of century old blues, folk songs and prayer music Liz Janes & Create(!) adds new wrinkles to well ironed standards. Jump-up jigs have been repurposed as plaintive banjo-led ballads while Biblical slave songs are smashed and stretched into full shack stomp and boogie. Here the work of Charlie Patton, Pete Seeger and the Carter Family are imbued with the spirits of John Coltrane, John Fahey and Nina Simone.

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Poison & Snakes documents Liz's progression as a seasoned singer, songwriter and performer. Her mellifluous blues-tinged voice and unexpected phrasing are set against eclectic and unpredictable arrangements by herself and producer Rafter Roberts (The Rapture, GoGoGo Airheart, Tristeza). Poison & Snakes features contributions by drummer Tom Zinser (Pinback, Three Mile Pilot), trumpeter Jason Crane (Rocket from the Crypt) and backup vocals and saw by Pall Jenkins of Black Heart Procession whom Liz worked wit...   [ read more ]

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The joy of first listening to the music of Liz Janes, is like finding some rare 78 at a grage sale or finding some mislabeled home recording at the Goodwill. There is a tuck of secrecy behind the growled passion, at times soft enough to get the most stubborn insomniacs to relax, other times piercing through the heart of the most confident suitors. Emerging out of the northwest punk improv scene, Liz Janes takes a breath and tells it straight. There is still a clever tumbling of fingers, a snapping, a pluc...   [ read more ]

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