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Miranda Sex Garden is an experimental gothic rock band formed in London, UK, in 1989, originally active from 1990 to 2000, reformed in 2022. The band initially was an a cappella trio of madrigal singers comprising of Katharine Blake ,Kelly McCusker and Jocelyn West, but expanded both the line-up and the sound to incorporate violins, guitars, keyboards, bass and drums after their first album.
The first album, "Madra", was entirely a cappella, with the songs all based on English renaissance verse. For their second release, the mini album "Iris", the sound evolved into a blend of their madrigal-styled vocals with sounds reminiscent of gothic rock, darkwave and ethereal wave. It was at this point the band line up expanded to include Ben Golomstock and Trevor Sharpe providing percussion, drums, guitars and organs.
The band line-up stayed stable for the release of the next album, named after a Dario Argento's film, "Suspiria", which is where the bands full sound was realized. A spin-off band, "The Waltzing Maggots" were gigging around this time, taking their name from the bizarre tracks "Widdle Biddle and His Waltzing Maggot", and "Willie Biddle in His Watery Grave".
Around the time of their third album, "Fairytales of Slavery", they said they wanted to create music that evoked a "seductive garden of earthly delights, full of color and chaos". For the release of the "Peepshow" single the band actually played naked in the window of one of the main record stores in London with the windows blocked out apart from a peephole apparently...
The band took a hiatus after the release of "Fairytales of Slavery" during which founder member Katharine Blake formed the wildly successful all girl band Mediaeval Baebes who debuted at number 1 in the classical charts with their "Salva Nos" album.
Miranda Sex Garden then reformed and released in 2000 the best album of their career, the aptly named "Carnival of Souls", featuring the bands swan song "Without Trace". The band also contributed a song to a Radiohead tribute entitled "Exit music for a film".
After this the Mediaeval Baebes took over as Katharine's main concern, and MSG fell into a slumber.
In 2006 Ben Golomstock released a solo album under the name Stories from the Moon which featured members of Miranda Sex Garden, Mediaeval Baebes, Queen Adreena, Colt, etc. which highly reprized the traditional MSG sound.
In 2007 Katharine Blake released her first solo album, "Midnight Flower", and In March 2009 Jocelyn West released her solo album, "Salt Bird".
In 2022, Miranda Sex Garden reunited. Blake, Sharpe, Casella and Servent from the 'Carnival of Souls' line-up were joined by Blake's Mediæval Bæbes bandmate Bev Lee Harling on violin and by guitarist Kavus Torabi (Gong, Cardiacs, Knifeworld, Guapo/The Holy Family etc), replacing Ben Golomstock. The revived group played a London concert at the 100 Club on 28 July 2022.
In 2023, Emmett Elvin (a long time collaborator of guitarist Kavus Torabi in Guapo and The Holy Family) replaced Mike Servent on keyboards. The band performed a UK tour during the same year.
2024 wasa the year the band have toured Europe throughout May. Yet again there has been a change in keyboard player - Justine Armatage (The Cesarians, ex-Christian Death). She has contributed to various MSG related projects like Ben Golomstock's Stories from the Moon and Katharine Blake's From The Deep. MSG then released a new single, first in 2 decades - "Velventine" on April 5, which was partially recorded in 2000 with contributions of the new members, following a new video (first in 3 decades) for the same song.
Members:
The members in the group have changed significantly over time; only Katharine Blake remained in the group for their entire run.
Katharine Blake – vocals, violin, recorders, keyboards, piano, glockenspiel (1991–2000, 2022–present)
Trevor Sharpe – drums, percussion (1992–2000, 2022–present)
Teresa Casella – bass guitar (1994–2000, 2022–present)[19]
Bev Lee Harling – violin (2022–present)
Kavus Torabi – guitar (2022–present)
Justine Armatage – keyboards (2024–present)
Former members
Jocelyn West – vocals (1991)
Kelly McCusker – vocals, violin, viola (1991–1993)
Hepzibah Sessa – vocals, keyboards and violin (1993–1994)
Donna McKevitt – vocals, violin, viola (1992–1994)
Kim Fahy – bass guitar (1994)[27]
Barney Hollington – violin and Hammond organ (1995/1996–2000)
Ben Golomstock – guitar, keyboards, harmonium, glockenspiel, piano (1992–2000; died 2018)
Mike Servent – keyboards (1993–2000, 2022)
Emmett Elvin – keyboards (2023–2024)
Discography:
Albums:
1991 - Madra
1992 - Iris (EP)
1993 - Suspiria
1994 - Fairytales of Slavery
2000 - Carnival of Souls
Singles:
1991 - Gush Forth My Tears
1993 - Play
1993 - Sunshine
1994 - Peep Show
2000 - Tonight/Sex Garden Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
The first album, "Madra", was entirely a cappella, with the songs all based on English renaissance verse. For their second release, the mini album "Iris", the sound evolved into a blend of their madrigal-styled vocals with sounds reminiscent of gothic rock, darkwave and ethereal wave. It was at this point the band line up expanded to include Ben Golomstock and Trevor Sharpe providing percussion, drums, guitars and organs.
The band line-up stayed stable for the release of the next album, named after a Dario Argento's film, "Suspiria", which is where the bands full sound was realized. A spin-off band, "The Waltzing Maggots" were gigging around this time, taking their name from the bizarre tracks "Widdle Biddle and His Waltzing Maggot", and "Willie Biddle in His Watery Grave".
Around the time of their third album, "Fairytales of Slavery", they said they wanted to create music that evoked a "seductive garden of earthly delights, full of color and chaos". For the release of the "Peepshow" single the band actually played naked in the window of one of the main record stores in London with the windows blocked out apart from a peephole apparently...
The band took a hiatus after the release of "Fairytales of Slavery" during which founder member Katharine Blake formed the wildly successful all girl band Mediaeval Baebes who debuted at number 1 in the classical charts with their "Salva Nos" album.
Miranda Sex Garden then reformed and released in 2000 the best album of their career, the aptly named "Carnival of Souls", featuring the bands swan song "Without Trace". The band also contributed a song to a Radiohead tribute entitled "Exit music for a film".
After this the Mediaeval Baebes took over as Katharine's main concern, and MSG fell into a slumber.
In 2006 Ben Golomstock released a solo album under the name Stories from the Moon which featured members of Miranda Sex Garden, Mediaeval Baebes, Queen Adreena, Colt, etc. which highly reprized the traditional MSG sound.
In 2007 Katharine Blake released her first solo album, "Midnight Flower", and In March 2009 Jocelyn West released her solo album, "Salt Bird".
In 2022, Miranda Sex Garden reunited. Blake, Sharpe, Casella and Servent from the 'Carnival of Souls' line-up were joined by Blake's Mediæval Bæbes bandmate Bev Lee Harling on violin and by guitarist Kavus Torabi (Gong, Cardiacs, Knifeworld, Guapo/The Holy Family etc), replacing Ben Golomstock. The revived group played a London concert at the 100 Club on 28 July 2022.
In 2023, Emmett Elvin (a long time collaborator of guitarist Kavus Torabi in Guapo and The Holy Family) replaced Mike Servent on keyboards. The band performed a UK tour during the same year.
2024 wasa the year the band have toured Europe throughout May. Yet again there has been a change in keyboard player - Justine Armatage (The Cesarians, ex-Christian Death). She has contributed to various MSG related projects like Ben Golomstock's Stories from the Moon and Katharine Blake's From The Deep. MSG then released a new single, first in 2 decades - "Velventine" on April 5, which was partially recorded in 2000 with contributions of the new members, following a new video (first in 3 decades) for the same song.
Members:
The members in the group have changed significantly over time; only Katharine Blake remained in the group for their entire run.
Katharine Blake – vocals, violin, recorders, keyboards, piano, glockenspiel (1991–2000, 2022–present)
Trevor Sharpe – drums, percussion (1992–2000, 2022–present)
Teresa Casella – bass guitar (1994–2000, 2022–present)[19]
Bev Lee Harling – violin (2022–present)
Kavus Torabi – guitar (2022–present)
Justine Armatage – keyboards (2024–present)
Former members
Jocelyn West – vocals (1991)
Kelly McCusker – vocals, violin, viola (1991–1993)
Hepzibah Sessa – vocals, keyboards and violin (1993–1994)
Donna McKevitt – vocals, violin, viola (1992–1994)
Kim Fahy – bass guitar (1994)[27]
Barney Hollington – violin and Hammond organ (1995/1996–2000)
Ben Golomstock – guitar, keyboards, harmonium, glockenspiel, piano (1992–2000; died 2018)
Mike Servent – keyboards (1993–2000, 2022)
Emmett Elvin – keyboards (2023–2024)
Discography:
Albums:
1991 - Madra
1992 - Iris (EP)
1993 - Suspiria
1994 - Fairytales of Slavery
2000 - Carnival of Souls
Singles:
1991 - Gush Forth My Tears
1993 - Play
1993 - Sunshine
1994 - Peep Show
2000 - Tonight/Sex Garden Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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