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Sick
Bees new release, “The Marina Album” is coming
to the people care of Seattle’s UP Records. Sick
Bees are Starla on guitar & vocals and Julio on drums.
Originally from Illinois and Texas, the two girls met
and started playing together in Seattle, WA in 1996.
The Sick Bees view the Marina Album as one big song. Starla
and Julio spice up their musical mix on the record by
adding in an assortment of noise makers here and there,
most notably the Clarinet. Starla comments of the variety
of instrumental ingredients, “You might hear the
fun machine in there. FUNtastic - that machine! And a
new garbage can lid from Home Depot!” Starla’s
little sister Leigh, of Whitehouse, Texas makes a guest
vocal appearance on “D=m/V.” Starla reflects
on her sisters contribution, “We had her say the
word "weight" instead of "mass" because
it sounded so much better with her accent, even though
weight and mass are not the same of course.”
Starla of Sick Bees describe their own music like this,
“bit jarring but with the daily pop hooks you need
for healthy balls and breasts. We do not sing about relationships
(usually). We feel that topic has been well explored.”
Sick Bees have no idea where their inspiration comes from.
But they are sure that it’s not from a higher power.
When asked of their source or creative catalyst, Starla
ponders the notion of inspiration in general, “A-sick
bees wonders what drives people, too! Isn't that funny?
People ARE funny! Ever since we didn't believe in Jesus
no more, what drives us has come into question many a
time.”
Bottom line, their approach is sonically straightforward,
“Jamming makes the song. The vocal idea and direction
of said song comes from daily life. You know, anything
that happens to be going on in our universe at a particular
moment is material for us.”
Sick Bees love being in the studio. But they dig going
on the road. “Meeting other bands and people at shows
is the whole reason for LIVE. Sometimes the people are
super cool and you're super jazzed and you have MEMORIES,
just like they said you would.”
What do Sick Bees want listeners to feel when they hear
The Marina Album?
Starla states, “I would like them to feel my hand
slipping up their pants' leg.” She continues, “Julio
and I are aware that these songs are so personal that
they may not translate at all. Hopefully the fun we're
having will rub off...and we the people who take the time
to hear the record, well... get off!”
Sick Bees debut release “On The One” came out
in 1998 care of RxRemedy. “My Pleasure” care
of UP Records was their sophomore album, released in 2000.Sick
Bees plan to follow up The Marina Album with a full-length
style batch of new songs scheduled for release on UP Records
in late fall of 2005. |
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