Post by Henny Macc on Apr 24, 2020 4:46:36 GMT
Andrew Mailloux (September 4, 1983 - )
Years active: 2003-2011, 2013-present
Country of origin: United States of America
Recorded vocal range: G2-F♯5 (G2-G♭5) - 2.9 octaves
Band history:
- 2003-2011 - Rishloo (lead vocals)
- 2013-present - Rishloo (lead vocals)
Recorded high notes:
F♯5/G♭5: "River of Glass", "Dead Rope Machine" studio outtake, "Downhill"
F5: "Just a Ride"
E5: "Dead Rope Machine", "Freaks & Animals", "Great Rain Beattle", "To Tame the Temporal Shrew", "Weevil Bride"
D♯5/E♭5: "Dark Charade", "Dead Rope Machine", "Diamond Eyes", "Disco Biscuit", "Feathergun in the Garden of the Sun", "Great Rain Beattle", "Harlequin", "Just a Ride", "Landmines", "River of Glass", "Scissorlips", "Weevil Bride", "Winslow"
D5: "Katsushika", "Radio", "Winslow"
C♯5/D♭5: "Alchemy Alice", "Blitz", "Dark Charade", "Diamond Eyes", "Disco Biscuit", "Downhill", "Eidolon Alpha", "El Empe", "Feathergun in the Garden of the Sun", "Great Rain Beattle", "Just a Ride", "Katsushika", "Keyhole in the Sky", "Landmines", "Omega", "River of Glass", "Romance of a Dead Kingdom", "Scissorlips", "Seven Rings Left", "Shades", "Systematomatic", "The Water Is Fine", "Turning Sheep into Goats", "Weeble Wabble", "Weevil Bride", "Winslow"
C5: "Dark Charade"
B4: "Dead Rope Machine", "Diamond Eyes", "Disco Biscuit", "Downhill", "Eidolon Alpha", "El Empe", "Fames", "Feathergun in the Garden of the Sun", "Freaks & Animals", "Harlequin", "Just a Ride", "Katsushika", "Keyhole in the Sky", "Landmines", "Lovely Room", "Narcissist Code", "Omega", "Radio", "River of Glass", "Scissorlips", "Seven Rings Left", "Shades", "To Tame the Temporal Shrew", "Turning Sheep into Goats", "Weeble Wabble", "Weevil Bride", "Winslow"
A♯4/B♭4: "Blitz", "Dark Charade", "Dead Rope Machine", "Disco Biscuit", "Eidolon Alpha", "El Empe", "Fames", "Freaks & Animals", "Harlequin", "Just a Ride", "Keyhole in the Sky", "Landmines", "Pandora", "Romance of a Dead Kingdom", "Scissorlips", "The Water Is Fine", "Weeble Wabble", "Winslow", "Zdzislaw"
A4: "Alchemy Alice", "Blitz", "Feathergun in the Garden of the Sun", "Great Rain Beattle", "Illumination", "Katsushika", "Narcissist Code", "Omega", "Radio", "Seven Rings Left", "Shades", "Systematomatic", "To Tame the Temporal Shrew", "Weevil Bride"
G♯4/A♭4: "Alchemy Alice", "Blitz", "Dark Charade", "Dead Rope Machine", "Diamond Eyes", "Disco Biscuit", "Downhill", "Eidolon Alpha", "El Empe", "Fames", "Feathergun in the Garden of the Sun", "Freaks & Animals", "Great Rain Beattle", "Harlequin", "Illumination", "Just a Ride", "Katsushika", "Keyhole in the Sky", "Landmines", "Lovely Room", "Narcissist Code", "Omega", "Pandora", "Radio", "River of Glass", "Romance of a Dead Kingdom", "Scissorlips", "Sometimes", "Systematomatic", "The Water Is Fine", "To Tame the Temporal Shrew", "Turning Sheep into Goats", "Weeble Wabble", "Weevil Bride", "Winslow", "Zdzislaw"
Recorded low notes:
E3: "Alchemy Alice", "Dead Rope Machine", "Feathergun in the Garden of the Sun", "Feratu", "Gulf of Mexico", "Illumination", "Katsushika", "Salutations", "Shades", "These Days", "Turning Sheep into Goats"
D♯3/E♭3: "Alchemy Alice", "Blitz", "Dead Rope Machine", "Diamond Eyes", "Disco Biscuit", "Downhill", "Feathergun in the Garden of the Sun", "Just a Ride", "Landmines", "Pandora", "Scissorlips", "Systematomatic", "Winslow"
D3: "These Days"
C♯3/D♭3: "Disco Biscuit", "Eidolon Alpha", "El Empe", "Feathergun in the Garden of the Sun" live Jet Lounge 2011, "Freaks & Animals", "Gulf of Mexico", "Omega", "Sometimes", "Systematomatic", "Weeble Wabble", "Zdzislaw"
C3: "Dead Rope Machine", "Shades"
B2: "Eidolon Alpha", "Radio", "Shades", "Weeble Wabble"
A♯2/B♭2: "Dead Rope Machine", "Feathergun in the Garden of the Sun"
A2: "Gulf of Mexico"
G♯2/A♭2: "To Tame the Temporal Shrew"
G2: "Dead Rope Machine"
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*Italics mark non-melodic notes.
*Underlines marks notes in backing vocals or otherwise muffled/obscured in the song mix.
{Detailed bio}
An old TRP favorite vocalist, Andrew Mailloux is frontman and songwriter for Seattle-based independent progressive/art rock band Rishloo, who have developed a strong underground following in the last decade or so. Though Rishloo are recognized for their technical prowess all around, I know that Mailloux's vocals in particular have been a point of focus for many fans, due to the remarkably fluid range of dynamics that he sings with, and the sheer stamina that some of his performances entail. His singing can vary from soft, feathery light tenor vocals (as can be heard in parts of "Winslow" and "Great Rain Beattle") to powerful, raw chesty belts with stupendous amounts of grit, reminiscent of Maynard James Keenan or Serj Tankian at times. The most notable examples of the latter are probably a 13 second long sustained gritty C♯5 at the end of "Turning Sheep into Goats", or a 30 second passage from "Alchemy Alice" that's sung almost entirely on intense C♯5 belts throughout. Though Mailloux's singing may appear flashy for his affinity of writing such difficult vocal parts to recreate, he actually tends to keep himself reserved to a surprisingly concentrated range for most of his singing - rarely going higher than E♭5/E5 in most songs, and he has yet to demonstrate anything higher than F♯5 on any recordings to date, though it sounds like he would be well capable of it if he tried. He also tends to limit his use of his low range - usually bottoming out in the lower third and occasionally upper second octave in songs, though he also may have more to offer on that end than we've heard so far.
Rishloo first formed in 2003, and recorded their first demo later that year - entitled The Blue Dolphin, which only consisted of two songs. The following year, they released their first full length album, Terras Fames, which began to get them some notice, especially due to its sonic resemblance to Tool. On these early releases, Mailloux's belting abilities were already somewhat developed, but his vocal style was audibly a decent bit more restrained than it would later go on to be - with much more of his singing centering around fourth octave notes, and fifth octave being more of an occasional feature on certain songs. However, certain songs off Terras Fames still hinted at a potential for further range development and growing vocal development, such as the E♭5s in "Harlequin" and the A♯4s and C♯5 from "The Water Is Fine". And indeed this potential did continue to grow, because by the time the band released their second album, 2007's Eidolon, Mailloux's vocal abilities had already expanded significantly. This album featured much more of his signature belting on many songs, and overall saw him pushing his boundaries quite a bit as a vocalist in a number of different directions. Included among the more impressive vocal displays on Eidolon was the song "Weeble Wobble", which was a song mostly consisting of layered tracks of Mailloux's voice over some light background percussion, building harmonies beautifully and overall spanning B2-C♯5.
In 2009, Rishloo released their third album, Feathergun, which continued the band's success and gained them a high amount of acclaim from fans. On this album, Mailloux truly demonstrated his abilities in peak form, with every song featuring belting up to at least C♯5 - even getting as high as F♯5 on the songs "River of Glass" and "Downhill". Rishloo continued to promote Feathergun for the next two years after its release, and though they continued to gain more popularity as time went by, Mailloux ended up quitting the band in 2011, and mostly stepped away from the music industry for the next few years after. In the meantime, the remaining members of the band ultimately retired the name Rishloo for the time being, and rebranded themselves as a three piece under the name The Ghost Apparatus. They continued writing music under this new moniker, and released early versions of two songs between 2012 and 2013, with plans to record a full album. However, later in 2013, it was announced that the other band members had reunited with Mailloux, and that together they would be taking over from where The Ghost Apparatus had left off to record a new album as Rishloo. This album was released in late 2014 under the title Living as Ghosts with Buildings as Teeth, and was hailed by many fans as a strong comeback album, particularly for its audibly Mars Volta-influenced sound. Overall, Mailloux's vocals proved to still be in very good form on this album (as could be heard during moments like the 10 second+ sustained E♭5 in "Dead Rope Machine"), however it is also audible that some of his high belting became a bit softer and less grit-driven during this time - a good example of this being the E♭5s from the ending of "Dark Charade", which sound much more head voice-oriented than his high notes ever did before. Some have speculated that this may have been a result of him taking a break from singing for several years in between, though this has yet to be confirmed as fact.
Since the release of Living as Ghosts with Buildings as Teeth, Rishloo have done some live performances in promotion of the album, but have not released any more new music, as they have been ultimately more focused on their day jobs and families. They have posted on social media a few times alluding to the possibility of there being another album that they might record, but have given no certain dates as to when that can be expected. In the meantime, however, a previously unreleased demo from the band's early years has surfaced on YouTube, entitled "The Wet Dolphin", which features early versions of some of the songs off Terras Fames as well as an unreleased song called "Soundtrack". Though I do remain hopeful that we will hear more music from Rishloo some day, if nothing else Mailloux has delivered some stellar vocals on his albums with them that are more than worthy of our recognition.
An old TRP favorite vocalist, Andrew Mailloux is frontman and songwriter for Seattle-based independent progressive/art rock band Rishloo, who have developed a strong underground following in the last decade or so. Though Rishloo are recognized for their technical prowess all around, I know that Mailloux's vocals in particular have been a point of focus for many fans, due to the remarkably fluid range of dynamics that he sings with, and the sheer stamina that some of his performances entail. His singing can vary from soft, feathery light tenor vocals (as can be heard in parts of "Winslow" and "Great Rain Beattle") to powerful, raw chesty belts with stupendous amounts of grit, reminiscent of Maynard James Keenan or Serj Tankian at times. The most notable examples of the latter are probably a 13 second long sustained gritty C♯5 at the end of "Turning Sheep into Goats", or a 30 second passage from "Alchemy Alice" that's sung almost entirely on intense C♯5 belts throughout. Though Mailloux's singing may appear flashy for his affinity of writing such difficult vocal parts to recreate, he actually tends to keep himself reserved to a surprisingly concentrated range for most of his singing - rarely going higher than E♭5/E5 in most songs, and he has yet to demonstrate anything higher than F♯5 on any recordings to date, though it sounds like he would be well capable of it if he tried. He also tends to limit his use of his low range - usually bottoming out in the lower third and occasionally upper second octave in songs, though he also may have more to offer on that end than we've heard so far.
Rishloo first formed in 2003, and recorded their first demo later that year - entitled The Blue Dolphin, which only consisted of two songs. The following year, they released their first full length album, Terras Fames, which began to get them some notice, especially due to its sonic resemblance to Tool. On these early releases, Mailloux's belting abilities were already somewhat developed, but his vocal style was audibly a decent bit more restrained than it would later go on to be - with much more of his singing centering around fourth octave notes, and fifth octave being more of an occasional feature on certain songs. However, certain songs off Terras Fames still hinted at a potential for further range development and growing vocal development, such as the E♭5s in "Harlequin" and the A♯4s and C♯5 from "The Water Is Fine". And indeed this potential did continue to grow, because by the time the band released their second album, 2007's Eidolon, Mailloux's vocal abilities had already expanded significantly. This album featured much more of his signature belting on many songs, and overall saw him pushing his boundaries quite a bit as a vocalist in a number of different directions. Included among the more impressive vocal displays on Eidolon was the song "Weeble Wobble", which was a song mostly consisting of layered tracks of Mailloux's voice over some light background percussion, building harmonies beautifully and overall spanning B2-C♯5.
In 2009, Rishloo released their third album, Feathergun, which continued the band's success and gained them a high amount of acclaim from fans. On this album, Mailloux truly demonstrated his abilities in peak form, with every song featuring belting up to at least C♯5 - even getting as high as F♯5 on the songs "River of Glass" and "Downhill". Rishloo continued to promote Feathergun for the next two years after its release, and though they continued to gain more popularity as time went by, Mailloux ended up quitting the band in 2011, and mostly stepped away from the music industry for the next few years after. In the meantime, the remaining members of the band ultimately retired the name Rishloo for the time being, and rebranded themselves as a three piece under the name The Ghost Apparatus. They continued writing music under this new moniker, and released early versions of two songs between 2012 and 2013, with plans to record a full album. However, later in 2013, it was announced that the other band members had reunited with Mailloux, and that together they would be taking over from where The Ghost Apparatus had left off to record a new album as Rishloo. This album was released in late 2014 under the title Living as Ghosts with Buildings as Teeth, and was hailed by many fans as a strong comeback album, particularly for its audibly Mars Volta-influenced sound. Overall, Mailloux's vocals proved to still be in very good form on this album (as could be heard during moments like the 10 second+ sustained E♭5 in "Dead Rope Machine"), however it is also audible that some of his high belting became a bit softer and less grit-driven during this time - a good example of this being the E♭5s from the ending of "Dark Charade", which sound much more head voice-oriented than his high notes ever did before. Some have speculated that this may have been a result of him taking a break from singing for several years in between, though this has yet to be confirmed as fact.
Since the release of Living as Ghosts with Buildings as Teeth, Rishloo have done some live performances in promotion of the album, but have not released any more new music, as they have been ultimately more focused on their day jobs and families. They have posted on social media a few times alluding to the possibility of there being another album that they might record, but have given no certain dates as to when that can be expected. In the meantime, however, a previously unreleased demo from the band's early years has surfaced on YouTube, entitled "The Wet Dolphin", which features early versions of some of the songs off Terras Fames as well as an unreleased song called "Soundtrack". Though I do remain hopeful that we will hear more music from Rishloo some day, if nothing else Mailloux has delivered some stellar vocals on his albums with them that are more than worthy of our recognition.
{High notes video}
I originally had plans to make a range video for Andrew back when I still had the software and free time to do so, but at this point that's looking unlikely as it's been five years since the last time I put out a new range video.
However, it looks like somebody made a high notes compilation for him, so check that out at least! (and ignore the fact that all the notes are pitched wrong by an octave lol):
I originally had plans to make a range video for Andrew back when I still had the software and free time to do so, but at this point that's looking unlikely as it's been five years since the last time I put out a new range video.
However, it looks like somebody made a high notes compilation for him, so check that out at least! (and ignore the fact that all the notes are pitched wrong by an octave lol):{Album ranges}
Rishloo:
Rishloo:
- The Blue Dolphin (2003) - C♯3-G♯4
- Terras Fames (2004) - C♯3-D♯5
- Eidolon (2007) - G♯2-B2-E5
- Feathergun (2009) - B♭2-C♯3-F♯5
- Living as Ghosts with Buildings as Teeth (2014) - B2-F5
{Best displays of range}
"Dead Rope Machine" (G2-C3-E5)
"To Tame the Temporal Shrew" (G♯2-E5)
"Radio (B2-D5)
"Downhill" (E♭3-G♭5)
"Freaks & Animals" (C♯3-E5)
"Just a Ride" (E♭3-F5)
"Feathergun in the Garden of the Sun" live at Jet Lounge 2011 (C♯3-D♯5)
"Weeble Wabble" (B2-C♯5)
"Eidolon" (B2-C♯5)
"Shades" (B2-C♯5)
"Dead Rope Machine" (G2-C3-E5)
"To Tame the Temporal Shrew" (G♯2-E5)
"Radio (B2-D5)
"Downhill" (E♭3-G♭5)
"Freaks & Animals" (C♯3-E5)
"Just a Ride" (E♭3-F5)
"Feathergun in the Garden of the Sun" live at Jet Lounge 2011 (C♯3-D♯5)
"Weeble Wabble" (B2-C♯5)
"Eidolon" (B2-C♯5)
"Shades" (B2-C♯5)
I'd like to dedicate this thread to former TRP user VuvuzelaBzz, who was a big fan of Rishloo and Mailloux, and passed away from a tumor in early 2019.[/font]
