Puracane is an

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from New York, featuring Ali Rogers on vocals, Juan Masotta on guitar and programming, David Leatherwood on bass, Susan Elinger on Piano, and Tony Diodore on guitar and violin.

History

Puracane formed in 1999, originally as the duo of Ali Rogers and programmer/producer David Biegel (who has also recorded under the name Skyjuice and as a member of Bugs).Theakston, Rob
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guitarist

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and was positively received, with

reviewer Pemberton Roach giving it four stars and calling it "everything a good trip-hop album should be" and "exceptionally accessible", also comparing Rogers' vocals to

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.Roach, Pemberton
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. Retrieved 29 December 2012 ''CMJ New Music Report'' called the album a "devastating debut". Both reviewers compared the group's sound to Tricky. The album reached number 78 on the CMJ Top 200. Following the album's release, Puracane toured as a live band without Biegel, with Sting,

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. Their second album, '' In Limbo: The Lost Puracane Sessions'' was released in 2006. In 2008, Andrew Griffiths and Drew Thurlow went on to pursue other projects. Juan and Ali focused on completing their album ''I've Been Here The Longest'', which was released in the Summer of 2009 on Astraea Records. In May 2011 Puracane released the 6-song EP ''Evil for the Greater Good '' as a "pay what you will" download.

Discography

Albums

* '' Things You Should Leave Alone'' (2000),

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* '' In Limbo: The Lost Puracane Sessions'' (2006), Bulletspace * ''I've Been Here The Longest'' (June 2009), Astraea

EPs

*"14 Nights" / "Things You Should Leave Alone" (remixes) (1999), Ubiquity * ''Evil For The Greater Good'' - (May 2011)

References

External links

* {{Authority control Electronic music groups from New York (state) Ubiquity Records artists