Cloy - Music

For Boxharp Inspiration Comes From 78s Of Burl Ives And John Jacob Niles’ Children’s Songs Played On A Fisher Price Record Player And Zoviet France Albums Encased In Burlap And Tinfoil. Field Recordings Layered Harmonies Found Objects Obsolete Hand-Me-Down Machines – All These Things Brought Producer Scott Solter And Singer Wendy Allen Together. In Their Music The Disparate Parts Lead Down Diverse Paths Rich In Atmosphere And Emotional Resonance. Allen And Solter Moved To The Quiet Lonely Rural Atmosphere Of The American South In 2006. Allen Says “We Moved There For The Space And The Solitude And We Were Unprepared For How Much Of That We Got. Themes Of Nameless Grief That Run Through My Family Roots In The Virginia Mountains Make Up A Large Part Of The Lyrical Content.” Allen Has Played And Toured With Several Bands Since The Start Of The Decade Including The Court And Spark Tarantel Paula Frasier Of Tarnation William Lazarus And Howard Hello As Well As Writing Film Scores For Small Indie Film Projects. She Is A Member Of The Balustrade Ensemble.
As A Producer Recordist And Mixer Solter Has Worked With Numerous Indie Artists Including Erik Friedlander Spoon The Mountain Goats John Vanderslice Lazarus The Forms Pattern Is Movement Superchunk Okkervil River Liam Singer And St Vincent. Solter Has Released Two Solo Albums The Brief Light On Manifold Records 2003 And One River On Tell-All Records 2005 . He Has Also Executed A Number Of Remixes Including The Full-Lengths Scott Solter Re-Populates The Caribbean Hidden Shoal 2009 Scott Solter Remixes Pixel Revolt In Analog Digital Download 2007 Canonic Scott Solter Plays Pattern Is Movement Home-Tapes 2006 And MGM Endings/Cellar Door Remixes Artichoke 2004 As Well As Remixes For Division Day Voices Voices And Neon Indian Among Others. He Is A Member Of The Balustrade Ensemble And Produced 2007’s Capsules For Dynamophone Records. read less