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The Mile End Ladies String Auxiliary
8+ albums
post-rockinstrumentalneoclassicalminimalismcello
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Coming from backgrounds in rock and punk, The Mile End Ladies String Auxiliary (MELSA) from Montréal, Quebec, Canada takes the conventional string trio format and twist it so it integrates the angst and energy crucial to these genres. The ladies began working together as a module of large scale experimental improv band Set Fire to Flames and decided to carry on the experiment on their own. The Mile End Ladies String Auxiliary blends elements of punk, folk, and minimalist composition, with an ear for the music of avant-garde legends like Arnold Dreyblatt, Iva Bittova and Steve Reich. They are Becky Foon (A Silver Mt. Zion, Esmerine) on cello, Geneviève Heistek (Sackville, Hangedup) on viola and Sophie Trudeau (Godspeed You! Black Emperor, A Silver Mt. Zion, Set Fire to Flames, Diebold) on violin. Their debut album From Cells of Roughest Air was released on Bangor Records in 2005. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
