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Rasputina is an American
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band based in New York City, known for their unconventional music style, as well as their fascination with historical allegories and fashion, especially those pertaining to the
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. The group is fronted by cellist/vocalist
Melora Creager Melora Creager (born March 25, 1966) is an American cello, cellist, singer-songwriter, performing artist and founder of the rock band Rasputina (band), Rasputina. Early life, beginnings and Rasputina Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City, M ...
, who writes the music and lyrics and creates art for the band's albums, singles, and website.


History

In 1989, Creager wrote a manifesto, and placed an ad in The Village Voice seeking women to form an electric cello choir.
Julia Kent Julia Kent is a Canadian cellist and composer from Vancouver, Canada, and based in New York City, United States. She has performed as a member of Rasputina (band), Rasputina and with Antony and the Johnsons. Musical career Kent creates music us ...
, then an editor at the Village Voice, was the first respondent. The original group of nine was whittled to three. They named themselves "Rasputina", after one of Creager's songs. The group performed frequently and became a local favorite in New York City. Columbia Records' A&R representative and producer Jimmy Boyle saw the group perform at a New York festival. He signed the group to the
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label in 1996. Creager and Boyle produced their first album on Columbia titled ''
Thanks for the Ether ''Thanks for the Ether'' is the debut studio album of American rock band Rasputina, released on August 6, 1996, on Columbia Records. The album was recorded at Sear Sound Recording Studio in New York City, and produced by Jimmy Boyle and Melor ...
''. In 1997 the band released ''
Transylvanian Regurgitations ''Transylvanian Regurgitations'' is an EP by Rasputina and remixed by Marilyn Manson and Twiggy Ramirez which was released in 1997 by Columbia Records. All songs are by Melora Creager except track 6, Brand New Key by Melanie Safka. Background ...
'', a follow up EP remixed by Marilyn Manson and
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. On their second full-length album, ''
How We Quit the Forest ''How We Quit the Forest'' is the second studio album by American rock band Rasputina, released in 1998 by Columbia Records. After years of being out of print, it was re-released by frontwoman Melora Creager on her own label, Filthy Bonnet Recor ...
'', Rasputina signed on
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(from Nine Inch Nails) as their drummer and producer. He also provided electronic drums and sound effects. Rasputina toured with such musicians as
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, Marilyn Manson,
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, and
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. Creager played cello with
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for their final tour in Europe, 1994. The band appeared as musical guests on ''
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'' on two occasions, once in 1996 and again in 1998, to promote ''Thanks for the Ether'' and ''How We Quit the Forest'' respectively. After working first with Columbia and then
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to produce their first four albums and first four EPs, the band then went on to produce all their subsequent work through Melora Creager's own record label, Filthy Bonnet Recording Co., starting with their live album '' A Radical Recital'' in 2005, and later often selling music at their live shows or through the band's website directly, with no label affiliation, beginning with '' The Willow Tree Triptych'' in 2009. These off-label releases have generally been very limited runs, often with only around 100 copies being made available. In summer 2010, a documentary was made about Rasputina called ''Under the Corset'' by
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. In January 2011 Melora Creager announced on ''
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'' that Dawn Miceli would be playing the drums on the February 2011 tour. Rasputina released ''
Unknown Unknown or The Unknown may refer to: Film * ''The Unknown'' (1915 comedy film), a silent boxing film * ''The Unknown'' (1915 drama film) * ''The Unknown'' (1927 film), a silent horror film starring Lon Chaney * ''The Unknown'' (1936 film), a ...
'' on April 10, 2015. The record is a concept album that exhibits the band's frontwoman, Melora Creager's, trauma after her computer was hacked into. The album is only available on CD from the band's website so, as Melora states on the site "conceptually... anyone who purchases it is known to me." The entire album was recorded solo by Creager in three weeks. The 2015 "Unknown" lineup is the first in the history of Rasputina to add piano and beat boxing, in place of traditional drums, by Luis Mojica. On June 26, 2015 Rasputina released a compilation of demo recordings from 1991 to 1997 titled "Magnetic Strip" and was only available by digital download on the band's website. In the fall of 2016, Polly Panic joined Rasputina as the second cellist. The first tour of the line up with Melora, Polly Panic as second cellist/backing vocalist, and Luis Mojica as keyboardist/beat boxer and backing vocalist. In July 2017, Melora Creager announced a new album, ''The Feel-Good Hits of 1817''. In her email newsletter, she stated that the album would be vinyl-only, and limited in quantity. The album ''None but the Lonely Heart'' was released through the band's website in 2018. The album is a collection of piano covers performed by Creager, including songs by
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, and
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. The title is taken from the Tchaikovsky song of the same name, which also serves as the first track on the album. In 2019, the album ''Skin is Living Leather'' was released on the band's website. It features nine songs, three of which are covers, five new songs written by Creager, and one which was co-written with Creager's daughter Ivy.


Discography


Albums

*''
Thanks for the Ether ''Thanks for the Ether'' is the debut studio album of American rock band Rasputina, released on August 6, 1996, on Columbia Records. The album was recorded at Sear Sound Recording Studio in New York City, and produced by Jimmy Boyle and Melor ...
'' – Columbia Records, 1996 *''
How We Quit the Forest ''How We Quit the Forest'' is the second studio album by American rock band Rasputina, released in 1998 by Columbia Records. After years of being out of print, it was re-released by frontwoman Melora Creager on her own label, Filthy Bonnet Recor ...
'' – Columbia Records, 1998 *''
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'' – Instinct Records, 2002 *'' Frustration Plantation'' – Instinct Records, 2004 *''
Oh Perilous World Oh Perilous World, the fifth full-length studio album from American cello rock band Rasputina, was performed by the band's creator cellist/lead singer Melora Creager and drummer Jonathon TeBeest with second chair Sarah Bowman contributing additio ...
'' – Filthy Bonnet Co., 2007 *'' Sister Kinderhook'' – Filthy Bonnet Co., June 15, 2010 *''
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'' – Filthy Bonnet Co., April 10, 2015 *''The Feel-Good Hits of 1817'' – Filthy Bonnet Co., 2017 *''None But the Lonely Heart'' – Filthy Bonnet Co., 2018 *''Skin Is Living Leather'' – Filthy Bonnet Co., 2019


Live albums

*'' A Radical Recital'' – Filthy Bonnet Co., September 13, 2005 *'' Melora a la Basilica'' – Filthy Bonnet Co., December 30, 2008 *'' The Pregnant Concert'' with artwork by Dese'Rae L. Stage – Filthy Bonnet Co., May 10, 2010.


Compilation albums

*'' Great American Gingerbread'' – Filthy Bonnet Recording Co., 2011 *''Magnetic Strip 1990–1998'' – Filthy Bonnet Co., 2015


Singles and EPs

*''
Transylvanian Regurgitations ''Transylvanian Regurgitations'' is an EP by Rasputina and remixed by Marilyn Manson and Twiggy Ramirez which was released in 1997 by Columbia Records. All songs are by Melora Creager except track 6, Brand New Key by Melanie Safka. Background ...
'' – Columbia Records, 1997 *'' The Olde HeadBoard'' (CD and vinyl EP, limited release) – Columbia Records, 1998 *'' The Lost & Found (1st Edition)'' – RPM Records, 2001 *'' Our Lies'' (extremely limited release), 2001 *'' My Fever Broke'' – Instinct Records, 2002 *'' The Lost & Found (2nd Edition)'' – Instinct Records, 2003 *'' The Willow Tree Triptych'' – (extremely limited release), 2009 *'' Ancient Cross-Dressing Songs'' – (extremely limited release), 2009 *''Egg Nog Edition'' – December 20, 2013 *''Fa La La- Sketchbook.1'' - January 13, 2014 *''Little Queen of Spades'' - April 15, 2014 *''Good Day, Gentlefolk'' – Filthy Bonnet Co., April 2, 2015 *''Assiduity'' – Offered as MP3s on Melora's site, 2017


Promotional

*''Transylvanian Concubine/The Vaulted Eel, Lesson#6'' – Oculus Records, 1993 *''Three (3)'' – (promo), 1996 *''Three Lil' Nothin's'' – (promo), 1996 *''
Transylvanian Regurgitations ''Transylvanian Regurgitations'' is an EP by Rasputina and remixed by Marilyn Manson and Twiggy Ramirez which was released in 1997 by Columbia Records. All songs are by Melora Creager except track 6, Brand New Key by Melanie Safka. Background ...
''(vinyl promo) – Columbia Records, 1997 * ''The Olde Headboard ''- Maxi Single (promotional distribution) – Columbia Records, 1997


Videos

*''The Olde Headboard'' – Music Video, 1998 *''The Olde Headboard'' (Weathered Mix), 1998 *''My Orphanage'' Live at the Knitting Factory, 1999 *''Under the Corset'' – Documentary, 2010 *''Great American Gingerbread'' – Combination of CD rarities, including a DVD of live performances at The Knitting Factory, 2011


Compilation appearances

*"Transylvanian Concubine" on ''The Black Bible'', a four-disc compilation album released by
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, 1998 *"Transylvanian Concubine" on the '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Album'' soundtrack, 1999 (the song was featured in the season 2 episode " Surprise") *"Hunter's Kiss" on the compilation album ''12 Tales'', 2002 *"
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" on the Neil Gaiman tribute album '' Where's Neil When You Need Him?'', 2006 *"A Skeleton Bang" on the charity album '' Colours Are Brighter'', 2006 *"Warbots" on the compilation album ''Asleep By Dawn Club Mix #2'', 2006 *"Sweethaven" on the
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cover album ''This Is the Town: A Tribute to Nilsson (Volume 1)'', 2013 *"A Bit Longer Than Usual (Rasputina Mix)" on the Tweaker remix album '' And Then There's Nothing'', 2013


Song inspirations

Creager is a self-proclaimed history buff and often bases the lyrics for the band on that historical knowledge. These include: *''
Thanks for the Ether ''Thanks for the Ether'' is the debut studio album of American rock band Rasputina, released on August 6, 1996, on Columbia Records. The album was recorded at Sear Sound Recording Studio in New York City, and produced by Jimmy Boyle and Melor ...
'' **"My Little Shirtwaist Fire" is based on the
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of 1911. **"The Donner Party" discusses the
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, a group of American pioneers traveling to California who encountered a series of mishaps and resorted to cannibalism. The track compares them to the colonial pilgrims. **"
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" is about the eccentric billionaire aviator. *''
How We Quit the Forest ''How We Quit the Forest'' is the second studio album by American rock band Rasputina, released in 1998 by Columbia Records. After years of being out of print, it was re-released by frontwoman Melora Creager on her own label, Filthy Bonnet Recor ...
'' **"Rose K." is about the
matriarch Matriarchy is a social system in which women hold the primary power positions in roles of authority. In a broader sense it can also extend to moral authority, social privilege and control of property. While those definitions apply in general En ...
of the Kennedy family, who had a stroke at age 94 and was cared for at the
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by private nurses and staff. Although Melora jokingly refers to this as her " Alzheimer's Song" on ''A Radical Recital'', Rose was not known to have suffered from Alzheimer's disease. In concert, Melora also frequently introduces the song by referring to Rose's husband's decision to have her daughter
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at the age of 23, to calm her alleged mood swings. **"Herb Girls of Birkenau" describes the victims of human experiments in the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, from the point of view of a powerless witness. **"Diamond Mind" is a satire inspired by the music of a De Beers diamond commercial that uses music composed by
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, which he later used as a theme of the orchestral piece '' Palladio''. *''
Cabin Fever Cabin fever is the distressing claustrophobic irritability or restlessness experienced when a person, or group, is stuck at an isolated location or in confined quarters for an extended time. A person may be referred to as stir-crazy, derived from ...
'' **"Rats" is about the 16th century decision by the then Pope to declare the semi-aquatic capybara as fish for Catholics to eat during Lent. *''Poor Relations in the Shed Out Back ( Frustration Plantation bonus disc)'' **"Yellow Fever" is about an outbreak of
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in New Orleans in the summer of 1853. *''
Oh Perilous World Oh Perilous World, the fifth full-length studio album from American cello rock band Rasputina, was performed by the band's creator cellist/lead singer Melora Creager and drummer Jonathon TeBeest with second chair Sarah Bowman contributing additio ...
'' **"1816, The Year Without a Summer" is about the Little Ice Age. The year 1816 had an unusual weather pattern (due to the volcano
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erupting) and was known as the
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. The song also makes mention of author
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writing her famous novel ''
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'', Freemasons and
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. **"Choose Me For Champion" is based on a speech by
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, and according to Creager also partially a translation of a speech made by Osama Bin Laden. **"Cage in a Cave" is about Thursday Christian's father,
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, an 18th-century man who was the leader of the mutineers from the
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in
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. **"Incident in a Medical Clinic" is about the disease Schistosomiasis (also known as Snail-fever). **"Child Soldier Rebellion" makes mention of the
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in Uganda's usage of children as soldiers. **"Oh Bring Back the Egg Unbroken" is about the
Tangata manu The ''Tangata manu'' ("bird-man," from "human beings" + "bird") was the winner of a traditional competition on Rapa Nui (Easter Island). The ritual was an annual competition to collect the first sooty tern () egg of the season from the islet of ...
competition of the inhabitants from
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. **"In Old Yellowcake" utilizes imagery of the destruction of Fallujah. * Sister Kinderhook **"Sweet Sister Temperance" is about
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**"A Holocaust of Giants" is about the Mound Builder
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s of
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and
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. **"The 2 Miss Leavens" refers to the painting "Harriet Leavens" by Ammi Phillips, as well as the 2008 death of Kylie Leavens. **"Calico Indians" is about the Anti-Rent Wars of 1844, specifically inspired by the writings of Clara Barrus.


Outside work

In 2006, Melora released a solo album, Perplexions, through Filthy Bonnet Recording Co. with then Rasputina bandmate Jonathon Tebeest on piano. Luis Mojica, former pianist and beat-boxer in the band, released a studio album, "Wholesome", with Melora Creager of Rasputina on cello and Brian Viglione of
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on drums.


References


External links


Rasputina's Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rasputina (Band) Chamber pop musicians Instinct Records artists Musical groups established in 1992 Musical groups from Brooklyn