Pleasant Stitch

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Pleasant Stitch's CD was reviewed in the May, 2001 issue of Keyboard Magazine. They were also the "ProFile" section of January, 2002 issue of Electronic Musician. Check their website for news, videos, photos, and to join their mailing list: http://www.pleasantstitch.com

" Pleasant Stitch, rounded off by Sarah-Jane on vocals, is certainly not your average “booty shaking” electronica... Think dreamy, cool, meditative. Think a sonic wash of gentle rhythm and more vocal styles than you thought possible coming from a single mouth. Pleasant Stitch’s strength lies in the way they work outside traditional models of electronic and modern music. They’re just as comfortable playing with aggressive distortion as they are playing at a whisper. The band has been working on their newly-released, self-titled album for over two years, and the attention to detail and craft shows." -Pulse Magazine

"Female-fronted experimental pop bands were abundant in the Twin Cities in the '90s, but the wave has subsided, leaving PleasantStitch as the genre's leading local envelope pushers. Stitchers Bob De Maa, Carty Fox and Will Pierce have broad experience in sound engineering and electronic music, and their high-tech, high-art approach to studio-craft is palpable on this debut CD. "PleasantStitch" floats along on oceanic layers of guitar textures, slinky techno rhythms, gorgeous electronic string sections and a subtle jazzy undertow. But the curious centerpiece is singer Sara-Jane Hill. She airily coos opaque lyrics, growls like a jazz diva, exalts like the second coming of Björk and soars to operatic heights -- often all within the same verse. It's beautiful, forceful music that constantly seduces ..." --Simon Peter Groebner, Star Tribune

"All told, the foursome spent two years making "Pleasant Stitch," and it shows. It is multi-layered work with a lot of craft at the core. Nothing is tossed off; it is a purposeful project from start to finish, and it rewards listeners with something new every time out. It is a record of sounds, not necessarily songs, but the sounds make themselves into songs. Hill sounds like a jazz singer, but a jazz singer for these times. There is a classicism about her, but also something thoroughly modern. Her voice and haiku dip and rise with the music and serve as instruments, adding to the lush, exquisite soundscapes." --Jim Walsh, St. Paul Pioneer Press

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Jan 05, 03:46 PM

After listening to these albums and songs since 2000 or so I am consistently haunted and moved by Sarah Jane's vocals. This albums subtle production is ultra suede, sexy, and memorable.