The Use of Ashes

[Sara Zaza]

Hey, i have one cd by this band which is called "Firetree" which is on
Mellow Records from '96.  I was wondering if anything else was available as
I do like this dc a lot.  Musically it is a bit like crossing the Deux
Filles lps (Simon Fisher Turner & Colin Lloyd Tucker) wiht Neu '75 or the
1st La Dusseldorf or even Ralf & Florian era Kraftwerk.  Very dreamy,
opiated psychy folk rock but very much with a krautrock edge.  I can see why
they took their band name from Pearls Before Swine's song....
I had seen reviews that put them in the same camp as The Revolutionary Army
of the Infant Jesus and there are some similarites, but TUOA have a warmer,
driftier sound while Rev Army are more Dead Can Dance/Current 93 in their
approach.

JStanton


-----Original Message-----
From: K Henderson <henderson.120 at OSU.EDU>
Date: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 11:14 PM
Subject: OFF: The Use of Ashes


>Hey there..
>
>Can anyone tell me anything about a Dutch band called The Use of Ashes??  A
>guy named Peter van Vliet is the leader/guitarist/vocalist, and appears (or
>so it seems) on the IEM - IEM Have Come for your Children CD.  TUoA
>apparently toured with PTree some time ago, so no doubt that's how he and
SW
>met.  I also saw reference to Van Vliet playing in a Pink Floyd tribute
concert.
>
>I was just wondering what their CDs were like, or even what CDs they have,
>and where they might be available.
>
>Grakkl (FAA)
>