The Story of LaM

Last fall , writer  Neil Gaiman hosted a show for the Fox Movie Channel called " 13 Nights Of Fright". 

They found him a real life Morticia Addams to play his dark, Goth un-dead silent assistant. Her name was Malena. Neil also had a living assistant back home. Her name is Lorraine . Little did he know, at this point, they were probably the same person. They wear the same clothes, like the same music, and both have an affinity for dead things.

After seeing 13 Nights of Fright, Lorraine went to Malena's website and wrote her a letter telling her how much she loved the show and asked her if she would do a reading. (Malena's pretty magic like that )  They  spoke for about three hours that night and haven't stopped since.  

It soon became clear what they liked best in the world was music. And one by one the songs came together and so did the music. They are now joined at the hip; talking, writing, giggling, and of course singing and playing NON STOP!

Gothic folk hasn't produced a group as enchanting as this since.....well, never until NOW! So, watch for these sinfully seductive, sensuous banshees. Although the album isn't out yet, you will see them...........Everyone goes to sleep sometime.

And that's the beginning of Lorraine a' Malena.

Says Lorraine,

 " It didn't take Malena and I very long before we started talking about music... me wanting to do a solo CD and her wanting to do a CD away from Los Angeles. We discovered we both sang, we both played the violin, even looked alike. We found out we loved the same music, and wanted very badly to make an album  that was beautiful and scary, dark and haunting. The kind of music that looked into the darkest part of the night and finds all your favorite people there dancing "

Says Malena,

"I started telling Lorraine how being a vocalist was a lonely road. No matter how well you sing, if you don't have anyone to play with you it's a no go. I've sang other people's songs for years but none appealed to me like Lorraine and Neil's.  When I heard her CD, I knew it was a blessing. I had no idea Lorraine played the music I loved so much. Just the notion that someone was singing and writing the kind of music I liked was a new thing for me. I used to play the violin as a young lady and when I heard Lorraine, I cried! I wanted to play again so badly. I told Lorraine how I used to play in a youth symphony but had sold my violin years ago. She offered to send me her old violin, the one she wrote all the flash girls songs on. Of course, I about fainted and couldn't believe what she was saying! Sure enough, a week later I received her violin in the mail. I love it so much knowing it was hers and I plan on playing it beautifully for her. The song Isobel has a violin solo that I WILL be able to play sometime soon. All it takes is a little bit of practice, right? Lorraine and I balance each other's talents out beautifully. She has what I lack and vice a versa. Neil's lyrics are so haunting, comical and romantic. I can't wait to be a banshee!"

Neil will be writing a lot of the songs for us, some of his old ones will come out again from the Flash Girls and Folk Underground CD's. We are doing a new Neil song titled, "Just Me and Eve" where we make the Moulin Rouge girls look like Nuns. Solo artist Lojo Russo is coming along to perform the coolest  haunting version of the Irish traditional song   " I'll Tell Me Ma"  ever done. There will also be a scattering of original songs by our own lovely selves. 

In the musician department we have Claudia Gonson from the Magnetic Fields will be playing piano, Chris Ewan from the Future Bible Heroes is playing some keyboards. Robin Adnan Anders from Boiled in Lead is working his magic with drums , Adam Stemple , from the TimMalloys  (also writer of Singer of Souls, coming out from Tor Books in July ) is signed up as producer. Adam's bandmate, John Sjogren from the Tim Malloys will be sitting in on guitar and  Lorraine's bandmates from Folk UnderGround,  Paul Score and Trevor Hartman will be around for a song or two as well.

Miles Teves, artist extraordinaire and Malena's husband whom she calls, "Mr. Gorgeous" (which she purrrs in a sexy Latina accent) is doing the cover. So, you KNOW we'll look Divine.

The CD titled  " Mirror Mirror is available on Aranya Records