Ever & Ever - Music

Miranda Sex Garden Are A Band Formed In London UK In 1989 Currently On An Extended Hiatus. Originally A Trio Of Madrigal Singers Comprising Kelly McCusker Jocelyn West And Main Vocalist Katharine Blake. 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".

Members
The Members In The Group Have Changed Significantly Over Time Only Katharine Blake Remained In The Group For Their Entire Run.

The Performers On Their Last Album Carnival Of Souls Were
Katharine Blake - Vocals Violin Keyboards Recorder 1991-2000
Trevor Sharpe - Drums 1992-2000
Ben Golomstock - Guitar Keyboards 1992-2000
Teresa Casella Ex-Mediæval Bæbes - Bass Guitar 2000
Mike Servent - Keyboards 2000
Barney Hollington The Urban Voodoo Machine - Violin And Hammond Organ 2000

Former Members
Jocelyn West Jocelyn Montgomery - Vocals 1991
Kelly McCusker - Vocals Violin 1991-1993
Donna McKevitt - Vocals Viola 1992-1994
Hepzibah Sessa - Vocals Violin Keyboards Percussion 1994

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 - TonightSex Garden . User-Contributed Text Is Available Under The Creative Commons By-SA License Additional Terms May Apply. read less