Jaggery’s “Private Violence” and the Fine Art of Murder
Great music often comes from great literature. Henry Purcell’s opera Dido and Aeneas, based on Virgil’s Aeneid, is one example. Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s Welcome to the Pleasuredome, inspired by Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “Kubla Khan,” is another. Jaggery’s latest release, Private Violence, carries on the tradition with a collection of songs singer Mali Sastri wrote after reading Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood.
An impressively beautiful new EP from Jaggery. This album is based loosely on Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood. At only 25 minutes stretched tightly over 5 tracks, Jaggery has transcended the traditional sense of a concept album by surpassing its source material in terms of its own existence. The lead singer’s lyrics are incredibly deep and often discomforting, adding to the unsettling nature of the music. The band is in top form weaving jazz, chamber music, and avant garde pop into a tapestry of aural expression that leaves you yearning for more. Don’t miss this…
link: http://www.moosickrevoos.com/2012/11/jaggery-private-violence.html
We are pleased to announce the Private Violence TOUR DATES:
Private Violence is an EP we’ve been working on for quite some time. The five songs on the EP were all inspired by Singer Mali’s feelings after reading Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood, which took hold of her and didn’t let go. We will be playing a few East Coast dates in the days preceding the official release (11/13/2012). The tour begins with Org: Literati ~ a literature-inspired multimedia affair, featuring some of our favorite Boston-area artists; NYC’s show will be at our favorite listening room in the city, and the band we are sharing the bill with ~ our junkyard cabaret friends Not Waving But Drowning ~ designed for us what may be the best poster of our career (see here); in addition, we are playing in DC on a Saturday night (dream come true) at the estimable DC9 and we finish off in Philly, at The Fire, opening for a project called When Guitars Attack that includes one of our favorite Philly singer/songwriters, Andrew Lipke. More info about all shows at the right sidebar –>
Please spread the word about these shows ~ especially to your weirdo-rock loving friends.
Hoping very much to see you East Coasters on the road!
Some things in this world are simply too beautiful and unique to invite comparison. You may be thinking of your first love, the passing of a comet, deep-fried Oreos or Britney Spears, but let me point you in the direction of Jaggery, a Boston-based musical ensemble that blurs the boundaries between genres and takes its audience on a happily delirious, and wholly unpredictable, jaunt through them all.
it is official: the Private Violence EP will be released on November 13th, 2011.
We are incredibly excited to unleash this EP to the world ~ in physical CD format complete with illustrious booklet full of lyrics, photographs (by the incomparable Noah Blumenson-Cook) including collages of the art pieces that Rachel made as part of the local-and-digital-only pre-release that was Org: Murder Ballads.
Mali is busy booking the Boston CD release show (likely an evening of literature-inspired performance) as well as a smattering of Northeast tour dates, so check back soon for updates!
here’s a preview of what the cover looks like:
