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Jarboe Releases Sightings, Inspired by a Red-Eyed Vireo
Jarboe's Sightings album draws on a red-eyed vireo encountered at her home in Roswell, Georgia, combining field recordings, analog sounds, digital sounds, backing vocals and electronic tones.
Jarboe created Sightings after encountering a red-eyed vireo at her home in Roswell, Georgia. She recorded the bird's sound and added backing vocals and electronic tones to create a variable, minimalist soundscape. The album combines field recordings with analog and digital sounds.
Thor Harris and members of Father Murphy contributed strings, guitar, percussion and wind instruments to Sightings. The tracks Vireo Serenade, Choir And Night Fox, The Holy Waters Sangha and Francesca Sun draw inspiration from different natural and human themes. Jarboe described the album as a celebratory work for Francesca Sundsten.
Jarboe released Walls, an industrial electronica work, in 1984. At Michael Gira's invitation, she joined Swans as a vocalist and keyboardist and remained a key member until the band's initial split in 1997. Her 1998 album Anhedoniac addressed the emotional effects of her experience with Swans. She also made albums with musicians including Neurosis, Lary Seven and Justin Broadrick.
Sightings is Jarboe's 33rd solo album and the 55th album of her overall career.
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