What do you get when you combine a Mexican Garage Punk singer, a Avant-Garde, signer\/songwriter\/producer from Puerto Rico via Texas and a couple Sludge Punkers from sleepy small town on the upper west coast? Crystal Fairy of course.<\/p>\n
This wonderful new outfit features Teri Gender Bender (Le Butcherettes), Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (Mars Volta, At the Drive In), King Buzzo (The Melvins, Fantomas) and Dale Crover (The Melvins, Altamont).<\/p>\n
It might seem like an unlikely musical match up until you hear the primal pounding energy that\u2019s psychedelic, psychotic, off kilter, unsafe and uncommon.
\nLook out Mary Poppins, here comes Puff the Magic Dragon!<\/p>\n
The whole idea for Crystal Fairy began when The Melvins and Le Butcherettes toured together and The Melvins started doing the song \u201cRebel Girl\u201d with Teri at the end of their set.
\n\u201cThe chemistry was on fire, not just on\u00a0stage\u00a0but off stage,\u201d explains Teri. \u201cDuring the Chaos As Usual Tour,\u00a0Omar caught up with us\u00a0on The Melvins tour because he is an\u00a0admirer.\u00a0Through the travels, The Melvins and Omar connected as well. Sometimes, Omar and I would fantasize loudly of\u00a0hopefully being able to create something together.\u201d
\n\u201cTeri is a force of nature performer extraordinaire,\u201d said Buzz. \u201cIt seemed like the obvious thing to do to ask both Teri AND Omar if they\u2019d like to write some music with us. It\u2019s the sort of thing you write down on a card and stick in your locker. It\u2019s true blue and I couldn\u2019t wait to get in the studio with them. Dale and I were thrilled they agreed to work with us.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThings moved quickly once we all got in a room together,\u201d adds Dale of the band\u2019s El Paso and Los Angeles recording sessions. \u201cIn the first few days we had six songs written and recorded. It was quite comfortable working together and things gelled between us instantly. The hardest part of starting a new band was coming up with the band name. We were working on a song and Teri was recording the vocals. It was the first time we heard the lyrics and when she came to the line \u2018my name is Crystal Fairy,\u2019 I nearly fell backwards out of my chair.<\/p>\n
\u201cThings moved quickly,\u201d said Omar, \u201cMost of the songs were written and recorded over Pho while watching cannibal movies. Nothing in moderation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Teri sings, plays guitar and keyboards, Omar plays bass, Buzzo plays guitar and Dale on drums. It\u2019s simple, sturdy and perfect. Between the four members they have like 150 years of musical experience and something like 40,000 records. A shit load. And yet, Crystal Fairy is different, special and brings a new dimension to what these four players do\u2026 a stunning combination of punk, metal, psycho rock, blood rock and rabid rhythmic excitement.<\/p>\n
Teri\u2019s vocals are piercingly heartfelt and powerful in ways we\u2019ve never heard from her. This is tribal rock music at it\u2019s best without being pretentious.
\nIt\u2019s conjuring and fiendish with Teri exploring her demented obsessions lyrically while the band lays down a driving musical force field of whip smart powerful noise.<\/p>\n
The band\u2019s self-produced, self-titled debut arrives this February, with a limited edition 7\u201d featuring songs \u201cDrugs on the Bus\u201d and \u201cNecklace of Divorce\u201d selling out the day it went on sale. Look for Crystal Fairy tour dates in 2017.<\/p>\n
Crystal Fairy is:
\nTeri Gender Bender ~ Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
\nKing Buzzo ~ Guitar, Vocals
\nDale Crover ~ Drums, Guitar
\nOmar Rodriguez Lopez ~ Bass, Guitar
\nAll Songs Written by Crystal Fairy except
\nPosesi\u00f3n Written by Stratford, Wong, Hunt, Magner and Hunter (Tales of Terror)
\nCrystal Fairy Produced by Crystal Fairy
\nAll Songs Recorded By Chris Common and Toshi Kasi
\nAll Songs recorded at E Clat Morgue Portable Disaster Unit
\nand The Sound of Sirens Studios
\nAll Songs Mixed and Mastered by Chris Common
\nDesign Mackie Osborne
\nBand Photography by\u00a0davidgoldmanphoto.com<\/p>\n
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For more info on Crystal Fairy, including upcoming tour and record release, click here<\/a><\/p>\n