Q+A: Volcano Choir

Volcano Choir

Photo by Cameron Wittig

Volcano Choir, the union of instrumental rock group Collections of Colonies of Bees and indie-folk luminary Justin Vernon (Bon Iver), started simply from an electronic tape trading project.  But the band’s sound is far from plain -layers of light electronic tones, guitar, and percussion mixed with the intimate resonance of Vernon’s voice make Volcano Choir’s debut album, Unmap, a sonic masterpiece.  Eleven spoke with guitarist Chris Rosenau about the collaborative efforts in the creation of Unmap and how to come up with a good, fitting band name.

Volcano Choir – Island, IS

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This entry was written by Annie Rose Fondaw, posted on December 2, 2009 at 7:20 pm, filed under Q+A and tagged , , , , , . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.