Zola Jesus

[jangbi08]

She became one of the rising star of the  indie/pitchfork-ish scene.
She is a member of Special Interests forum and shown her interests in PE quite often in interviews.
I even saw one interview that she wants to do a collaboration with Mikko.( I would piss my pants if this really happens)
She's doing a collaboration with El-P(not as much as Grunt but also superb in my book) in a few days and has done one with JG Thirlwell a month back.
The more cleaner recent material isn't my cup of tea but the more older lofi/industrial tracks are great.
What do you think about her?

[kosis]

She's prime material for Late Night With Carson Daly. Same with Dominick Fernow. I wish them luck with their careers. May they both go far in making "noise" safe for children.

[FreakAnimalFinland]

Or be gateway to lure children into temptations of sleazy noise?
Especially Fernows works is all but "safe". It still makes even grown men cry. All the time.

I'm quite sure I never heard of Zola Jesus, but this might be because I hardly follow what is "indie music" or know what "pitchfork" is exactly and what they do. I recall I went there to read decent Prurient interview once, and someone there asked me porn making related questions? Possibly, but very vague recollections.

Went to see some youtube videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Huve8SMyzyI&feature=related
Drummer with CROSSED OUT t-shirts... He plays also in Jex Toth right? I meet them while playing with JT few months ago. Appeared very nice people and good in what they were doing. As a result of gig I did purchase all what JT has done.

I have high doubts that collaborating with me on any level would do anything else than damage for her career, hah.. But if there is gigs to Finland planned - I hope they'll request Grunt to warm up the event -what will ruin it for most..

[impulse manslaughter]

i ordered her first record, the spoils, yesterday because i wanted to check out some of her music.. from what i heard the newer material sounds too clean for me.

[tiny_tove]

Personally I think they are improving with any work...
Her latest stuff is really intense.

[tisbor]

Judging from the video Mikko linked it's not my cup of tea and i don't see the connection with noise. Sounds like music for some american teenager tv series? If the girl likes noise/p.e. i can't complain though + yes it would be great to see the audience reaction if Grunt opened for them.
I think a friend of mine opened for one of their gigs in Italy some months ago, but she plays "soft" synth music so i guess nothing funny happened.

[Andrew McIntosh]

She became one of the rising star of the  indie/pitchfork-ish scene.

That should have been enough to warn me off, along with the name of the group. But like the open-minded dick I am, I had to have a look at some of those videos.

Hip-hop, hardcore, indie - we're going to have to change the name of this forum to Common Interests.

[FreakAnimalFinland]

I'm guessing her noisier work would be more noisier? Have someone heard prurient collaboration tape - not as ZJ, but under her own name?

[bitewerksMTB]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UYTS-ppoQM&feature=related

[eyestrain]

...regurgitating 30-second sound bites of knowledge for a camera or an audience will surely bring out the "hipster" in anyone, regardless of whether they deserve the label or not. Aah, the joys of fame.

Doesn't take much to move people. Amoeba probably had to buy duplicates of everything after this video was released, despite the wiki-level information presented. Just another cog in the indie machine.

[Andrew McIntosh]

There you go, Mikko - get her to do "The Essentials".

[GEWALTMONOPOL]

What's with the name? Is that her real name? If so my condolences. Was it chosen? Why? Sounds awful.

[RyanWreck]

Apparently her name is Nika Roza Danilova. Her + Die Antword = annoying "hip". I think people from the mainstream listening to underground music is just fine, but I hate these groups that the underground cultures dub "ok to listen to" from the mainstream. I remember when the first Justin Timberlake album came out in like 2001 or 2002 all of the Hardcore and Metal guys were like "oh it's my guilty pleasure hahahahahahaah *gasp*... hahahahahahaah!" Which seems to be happening again with Lady Gaga (see NWN! Forums).

Went to see some youtube videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Huve8SMyzyI&feature=related
Drummer with CROSSED OUT t-shirts... He plays also in Jex Toth right? I meet them while playing with JT few months ago. Appeared very nice people and good in what they were doing. As a result of gig I did purchase all what JT has done.

...'Dat nose.

[eyestrain]

...'Dat nose.

No matter what exaggerated and hideous style she dons, that fucking schnauzer, man...do people actually think this chick is attractive?

[Andrew McIntosh]

I do, as it happens, but I have little interest in what of her actual music I've gleaned from YouTube and am still trying to work why this thread even exists. She likes Noise and PE? Good on her, but so what? What has she produced that could be classified as genuinely "Power Electronics, Industrial, Noise, Experimental, Avant Garde, Ambient"? Or have the boundaries changed and left me living in the past?