Gravemist
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| Gravemist | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chicago Illinois |
| Country | U.S. |
| Years active | 1999-current |
| Genres | Rockabilly Skiffle Lounge Gothabilly Americana Western Swing Dark Cabaret Gothic Rock |
| Members | Jason Demise Natassja Noctis |
| Past members | Josephus, Dan Dead, Phineas Stein |
| Website(s) | Gravemist.com |
Now known as "GRAVEMIST", This is The band formerly known as CREEPERS. The band originated a "new old-fashioned" sound, often dubbed "creepabilly", a mix of dark gothic blues, skiffle, and a softer rockabilly edge including crooning ballads and love songs. They also incorporate vaudevillian and spaghetti western influence into instrumental tracks. They may be the first interracial American rockabilly band to date. (sources needed)
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[edit] Biography
Gravemist are an independent rock band whose only permanent members have been Jason Demise and Natassja Noctis, the lead singer and lead guitarist respectively. Their music usually includes semi-acoustic instrumentation, with swing, rockabilly, and skiffle rhythmic styles as a base. The band is known for often incorporating heavy literary influence from Horror fiction, Steampunk, and Occult literature into their lyrics.
The name "Gravemist" refers to an unexplained supposedly supernatural mist which rises from graves in cemeteries that have paranormal activity.
They have been recording and releasing music since 1999. All of their music (thus far) has been independently released by Graveyard Creep Records.
The "official story" is that the two main characters, Noctis & Demise are actually anachronistic resurrected ghost hunters from a time past.
In 2006, CREEPERS changed their name to GRAVEMIST.
The 2006 name change was due to a band with "Creepers" in their name getting signed to a semi-major label. Also, too many people failed to realize that "Creepers" was a term synonymous with Teddy Boys, NOT a way to say that the band are "Creeps".
[edit] Band Members
The two primary players:
Jason Demise (singer) (upright bassist)
Natassja Noctis (guitarist)
The duo have also been known to incorporate various live players into a backup band for certain concert appearances, but still retain all songwriting and creative responsibility.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Releases as CREEPERS
- Meet the Creepers Family (cassette only demo release)(1999)
- Snake Oil and Assorted Remedies...(cassette only demo release) (2002)
- Creepabilly Traveling Show (2003)
- Spider Venom CD Maxi-single (2004)
- Sounds of the Devilish Duo (2005)
- Under the Full Moon CDLP (2005)
[edit] Releases as GRAVEMIST
- TRIALS: The First Seven Years Part Two (2007)
- TRIBULATION: The First Seven Years (2007)
- Bachelor's Grove CDLP (2006)
- The October Requiem (2006)
[edit] Videos as CREEPERS
- "Demon Lovers" Promo Video (2004)
- "Spider Venom" Promo Video (2005)
- "Full Moon" Promo Video (2005)
[edit] Videos as GRAVEMIST
- "Solitude" Promo Video (2006)
[edit] Cultural Notability
- May be The first openly LGBT act in both the the Rockabilly and skiffle genres.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ASCAP Title Listing of Recorded Songs Performed by Gravemist.
- Gravemist Interview on Skullring.Org .
- Jason Demise & Natassja Noctis at Church of Satan Official Site .
- Gravemist Interview on Sepiachord.com .
- Gravemist Interview on Tales from the Shadows of your Soul .
- Gravemist Discography, Biography etc at the band's official website .
- WhosWho Chicago entry on Gravemist.
- Graveyard Creep Records Releases history about Gravemist.
- Download.com Review/info about Gravemist as Creepers.
