Date: Thu, 2 Nov 1995 23:55:07 +0100 
      From: Frank Brinkhuis (brink2@XS4ALL.NL) 
      Subject: Tarnation/Warren Defever

I found the piece below on the Indie-List (Vol. 4 No. 43). It's a snippet
from an interview with Paula Frazer (Tarnation). She was interviewed in
Amsterdam by pjoe@grafix.xs4all.nl, during her first promotional tour around
Europe.

"... You might think it's weird that 4AD would pick up a band like this.
"First only Warner was interested in us, but they gave a tape to 4AD's
label owner, Ivo Watts.  When he finally listened he contracted us.
He likes female voices a lot." After that Ivo tried to give Tarnation
a direction.  "He wanted me to make a solo record.  But I wanted to do
an album with the band." There's still a lot of solo work on Gentle
Creatures, a record produced by His Name Is Alive wizard Warren
Defever, among others.  "That was Ivo's idea.  A good idea, but it
didn't work out as I liked.  Warren wanted to keep everything bare and
clear, while I like a bit of reverb.  And he didn't have the right
kind of mics.  My favorite moments aren't the sessions with Warren.
We were in his house for a week and it gave a lot of tension in the
band." The band split right after the sessions.  "But I've found three
new band members.  We're still using the name Tarnation, but it sounds
a lot more dynamic.  A bit louder, but still reserved.  A lot of
contrast, I think it sounds better than the last Tarnation."

One of the things Paula is very content about is the artwork 4AD did
for the album.  "I think Paul of 4AD has done a wonderful job.  The
pictures were made by a guy from Portland and seem very old and weird,
the pale colours give just the right effect.  I'm glad 4AD has taken
care of that; we couldn't have done it any better," she says."

Frank


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