Typical Girls: Women in Punk/Post-Punk/Underground Music (Circa 1975-1980s)

["J Neo Marvin" <j_n_e_o AT hotmail.com>]

Excellent point. I think that miking the amp would emphasize the "scapiness" 
of the sound. Most violinists who go electric seem to like to use a direct 
box, which makes for a smoother, rounder tone, which is the opposite of what 
you're looking for. You might try emphasizing the high end on the amp as 
well. The (especially early) Raincoats sound is very trebly.

I've read that Vicki Aspinall was classically trained, but on the first 
album, she seems to play as if she were a beginner, leaning off pitch 
sometimes (on purpose for effect I assume) and flying up and down the neck 
of the instrument at random. (Those outrageous instrumental breaks on 
"You're A Million" or "In Love", for instance.) Very free, 
who-cares-if-it's-perfect, punk rock violin. Which is why we love that sound 
to this day.

> From: Linda Smith <misslinny55 AT yahoo.com>
> To: typicalgirls AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: RE: [TypicalGirls] Raincoats / Solex / LF
> Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 16:18:07 -0700 (PDT)
>
> The sound might also be achieved by putting a pickup on the violin, 
> connecting to an amp, and then placing a microphone in front of the amp.
>
> Linda
>
> J Neo Marvin <j_n_e_o AT hotmail.com> wrote:
> >From: "m. d."
>
> >To: typicalgirls AT lists.ibiblio.org
> >Subject: [TypicalGirls] Raincoats / Solex / LF
> >Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 20:25:15 +0200 (CEST)
> >
> >hello,
> >a friend who plays violin want to know how could she
> >get "the Raincoats's violin noisy sound" on her
> >instrument?. Does anybody know?. Did Vicki Aspinall
> >use any special thing for that?.
>
> I'm no violinist or violin expert, but I think it's mainly a result of
> bowing very roughly/aggressively. Diane Wallis (ex-She Mob, ex-Content
> Providers) gets a similar sound when she plays.
>
>
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