MONO IN VCF / 2008
The debut album self-released, produced in Tacoma and Seattle.
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LP notes:
Produced by Martin Feveyear & Hunter Lea. Recorded at the VCF home studio Tacoma & Jupiter Studios Seattle by Martin Feveyear, Hunter Lea & Jordan Luckman. Assisted by William Brown & Stuart Shank. Mixed and mastered by Martin Feveyear at Jupiter Studios. Strings on Spider Rotation, Masha, Chanteuse, The Only One arranged by Hunter Lea & Katie Freeze. Performed by Seattle Symphony members Stephen Bryant (violin), Sue Jane Bryant (viola), Walter Gray (cello).
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L-R: H. Lea, J. Falk, K. Miller, J. Luckman
by Vanessa Rudloff – Seattle, 2008
Live photos
Jeff Alldridge
L-R: D. Taggart, H. Lea, K. Miller, J. Falk, J. Luckman
by Jeff Alldridge – Tacoma, 2007
L-R: H. Lea, K. Miller, J. Luckman, D. Taggart
by Nicole Jones – Tacoma, 2007
L-R: K. Miller, J. Falk, A. Kropf, H. Lea, J. Luckman
by J. Luckman
Hunter Lea
by Jeff Alldridge – Seattle, 2006
Kimberly Miller & Hunter Lea
by Jeff Alldridge – Seattle, 2006
L-R: J. Luckman, J. Falk, C. Perales, H. Lea
by Jeff Alldridge – Tacoma, 2005
Kimberly Miller
with Hunter Lea
by Jordan Luckman, 2017
Mono In Vcf
While Mono In Vcf claim Tacoma, Washington as their headquarters, one listen to their self-titled full length conjures images of the band roaming the Parisian streets on a dark and rainy night, smoking cigarettes under the glow of the Eiffel Tower. Mono In Vcf have proved that even the French haven’t forgotten their Pacific Northwest heritage by getting on rotation on Canal B (Rennes, France) and regular spins on the Ferarock morning show. Seattle's KEXP had the group peaking at number six on its 2008 variety charts, while BBC1’s Rob Da Bank also spun Mono In Vcf that year in England. Jarvis Cocker even selected the band to open for him at his most recent Seattle appearance, April 2007.
Original singer and founding member Charles Perales chose the band name as a collision of sounds and eras. The name was just as much a statement of influences: “Mono” paid homage to Phil Spector’s “Wall of Sound” production, which guitarist and fellow main songwriter Hunter Lea favored a modern representation of on most recordings. "In Vcf" completed the idea of broadcasting sounds through a Moog synthesizer–something Lea does regularly.
The group released The Voltage Control EP on May 3, 2005. “Modern Nocturne” and “Ultra Love” became immediate favorites on KEXP-FM in the summer. During 2006 sessions for a debut album via Sony/Columbia, the group disbanded. The 2006 Columbia sessions were never released.
Lea and bassist Jordan Luckman–both founding members along with Perales– continued Mono In Vcf in 2007, joined by vocalist Kimberly Miller. The group released an acclaimed self-titled debut on June 17, 2008. Co-produced by Lea and Seattle mainstay Martin Feveyear (R.E.M., Screaming Trees), the album combines the droning psychedelia of the Velvet Underground and Nico with Phil Spector’s booming “Wall Of Sound.”
Biography by Michael Sutton & Jordan Luckman
Mono In Vcf has included the musicians
Scott Clarke.............................keys+drums
Jason Falk.......................................drums
Martin Feveyear..................production+keys
Tyson Griffin.......guitar+keys live+production
Chad Imes..................guitar live+production
Terry Jacks......................................vocals
Rick King...................................percussion
Alan Kropf................guitar+keys+production
Mike Krushka....................................guitar
Hunter Lea....guitars+vocals+keys+production
Jordan Luckman.........bass guitar+vocals+sax
Kimberly Miller.................................vocals
Charles Perales.......vocals+guitar+production
George Reed-Harmon..........................guitar
Dylan Taggart...........................keys+drums
The Voltage Control EP / 2005
The debut EP, self-released from Tacoma, Washington.
EP notes:
Tracks 1, 2 & 3 mixed by Hunter Lea. Track 4 mixed by Tyson Griffin & Hunter Lea. Mastered by Mark Miller at Kalara Studios (Seattle) on April 5 2005. Drum engineering by Chad Imes on tracks 1 & 3. Drum engineering by Tyson Griffin on tracks 2 & 4. Recorded at the VCF house in Tacoma, Washington.
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