Post by IhateMana on Feb 15, 2020 23:20:06 GMT
Birth Name: Jarboe La Salle Devereux
Associated Acts: Swans, Skin, Blackmouth, AEAEA, various collaborative works
Vocal Range: A2 - F6
{Vocal Summary}A chameleon voiced singer, Jarboe La Salle Devereux (if that is indeed actually her name) was as much an influence on Swans as they were on the no-wave and experimental scene when they first arrived. Her arrival pushed Swans in a more gothic direction as opposed to their earlier industrial beatings. A classically trained singer, upon her discovery, she was promptly "untrained" by equally enigmatic Swans frontman Michael Gira. As a result, behind her bizarre, unorthodox and often times completely unhinged performances lies a deep, completely conscious understanding of her voice, though it now also comes complete with a distinct southern drawl.
Jarboe displays perfect intonation and control right through her upper register (that is, of course, when she isn't shouting, howling, screaming, muttering, exhaling profusely, etc.). Her tone in her upper register is surprisingly bright, yet simultaneously heavy, a quality she is very capable of switching on and off for effect. Her breath control is impeccable, capable of very impressive and steady sustain of notes throughout her register. Probably trained as an alto (at a guess), she darkens very early, normally around D4 but at times even as high as E4, giving her immensely heavy resonance around the upper 3rd octave. This very heavy and early use of it, however, seems to impede her ability to dip much lower than E3, though she is undoubtedly capable of doing so.
Jarboe displays perfect intonation and control right through her upper register (that is, of course, when she isn't shouting, howling, screaming, muttering, exhaling profusely, etc.). Her tone in her upper register is surprisingly bright, yet simultaneously heavy, a quality she is very capable of switching on and off for effect. Her breath control is impeccable, capable of very impressive and steady sustain of notes throughout her register. Probably trained as an alto (at a guess), she darkens very early, normally around D4 but at times even as high as E4, giving her immensely heavy resonance around the upper 3rd octave. This very heavy and early use of it, however, seems to impede her ability to dip much lower than E3, though she is undoubtedly capable of doing so.
Significant High Notes
F6: ("The House of Void")
E♭6: ("I Crawled" Live, Swans are Dead, "I'm a Killer")
D6: ("I Feel Pretty", "Mouth of Flames" Demo, "A Sea of Blood and Hollow Screaming")
C♯6: ("Anhedoniac", "Anhedoniac Bottle")
C6: ("Bornless", "Bound", "Red Rose", "Romp")
B5: ("Red", "Troll")
B♭5: ("Bornless", "Bound", "Red Rose")
A5: ("Beautiful Child", "Bornless", "I'm a Killer", "The Oblivion Seekers (Of Ancient Memory)", "The Seance", "Summoning Tigers in Dark Eden")
G♯5: ("Bound", "A Sea of Blood and Hollow Screaming")
G5: ("Beautiful Child", "Greed", "The House of Void", "Romp", "Sex, God, Sex", "The Soul Continues")
F♯5: ("Not Noah's Ark", "Summoning Tigers in Dark Eden")
F5: ("Anhedoniac", "Romp")
E5: ("8mmsweetbitter", "Overthrown (Reprise)", "The Seer Returns", "Sex, God, Sex")
E♭5: ("Cry Me a River", "The Flames Grow Bright", "Freedom", "Hypogirl", "Lullaby", "Racing to Our Death")
D5: ("Cry Me a River", "Deflowered", "Erase", "Freedom", "Let Go",, "Mahakali, of Terrifying Countenance", "Mouth of Flames" Demo, "The Oblivion Seekers (Of Ancient Memory)", "Scarification", "A Sea of Blood and Hollow Screaming", "The Seance", "Why Are We Alive", "Yum-Yab Killers")
C♯5: ("The Believers", "Dear 666", "L.S.B.", "Pure War", "Red Rose", "Volcano", "The Witch")
C5: ("Alchemic 1", "Alchemic 3", "Alchemic 6", "Better Than You", "Blackmail", "Blood on Your Hands", "Consume Me", "God Loves America", "A Hanging", "In an Open Sea", "I Got a Gun", "Killing for Company", "Like a Drug (Sha La La La)", "Love Will Save You", "The Man I Love", "A Man of Hate (Lord Misery)", "Raktabija the Demon", "Real Love", "Romp", "A Sea of Blood and Hollow Screaming", "(She's a) Universal Emptiness", "She Cries (For Spider)", "Still a Child", "Ugra 7", "We'll Fall Apart")
B4: ("Alchemic 1", "Alchemic 8", "The Believers", "Black Dream II", "Can't Find My Way Home", "Freedom", "God Loves America", "Her", "I'll Swallow You", "I'm a Killer", "The Keys to the Chamber", "Kiss of Life", "Lavender Girl", "Like a Drug (Sha La La La)", "Mother's Milk", "Nobody", "Ode to V", "One Thousand Years", "Red Velvet Wound", "(She's a) Universal Emptiness", "Shiva Could Not be Defeated", "Shiva Implores Eternally", "Song for a Dead Time", "Song for the Sun", "Spiral Staircase", "Warm Liquid Event", "YRP 2")
B♭4: ("Alchemic 2", "Ascend", "Blind", "Bornless", "Dear 666", "A Jewel Shone on Shakti's Crown", "Erase", "The Flames Grow Bright", "Greed", "The House of Void", "I Feel Pretty", "I Got a Gun", "I Know You Don't Like Me", "In Harm's Way", "Killing for Company", "Love of Life", "Magick Girl", "The Noose", "Power and Sacrifice", "Racing to Our Death", "Real Love", "Scarification", "Shimmer", "Taker", "Tribal Limo", "Volcano", "When She Breathes", "Yum-Yab Killers")
A4: ("Alchemic 4", "Alchemic 5", "Bebe Marie", "Circles in Red Dirt", "Come Out", "Deflowered", "Erase", "Forgive", "The Golden Boy Who Was Swallowed by the Sea", "His Last Words", "Honey", "Liquid Bebe Psychedelia", "The Lonely Voyeur", "The Long March of Ghosts", "Love Will Save You", "L.S.B.", "The Man I Love", "Mother/Father", "My Buried Child", "The Never Deserting Shadow", "New Mind", "Newborn Child", "Our Love Lies", "Overthrown", "A Piece of the Sky", "The River that Runs With Love Won't Run Dry", "Seizure", "Sex, God, Sex", "Shotgun Road (Redemption)", "Show", "Spiral Staircase", "Still a Child", "Transmografication", "Ugra 9", "We'll Fall Apart", "Where Does a Body End?", "Why Are We Alive", "You Know Nothing")
Significant Low Notes
A3: ("Alchemic 4", "Alchemic 7", "Bebe Marie", "Blackmail", "Children of God", "Conduit 6", "Conduit 8", "Divine Protections", "Failure", "Forbid", "Forgive", "His Last Words", "I Remember Who You Are", "Listen", "Love Will Tear Us Apart", "Mouth of Flames", "My Buried Child" Sacrificial Cake version, "Receive", "Sacred Disciple Wannabe", "The Seance", "Seizure", "Shotgun Road (Redemption)", "Sinner", "Still a Child", "Within")
G♯3: ("Better Than You", "A Coruscation", "I Feel Pretty", "I'm a Killer", "Lavender Girl", "A Man of Hate (Lord Misery)", "A Piece of the Sky", "Tragic Seed", "You Need Me")
G3: ("Baroque Purple Tears", "Better Than You", "Blood and Honey", "Blood on Your Hands", "Bound", "Can't Find My Way Home", "Celebrity Lifestyle", "Her", "The House of Void", "In an Open Sea", "Listen", "The Lonely Voyeur", "The Most Unfortunate Lie", "The Oblivion Seekers (Of Ancient Memory)", "One Thousand Years", "Red Rose", "Scarification", "She Cries (For Spider)", "Shotgun Road (Redemption)", "When She Breathes", "Within", "YRP")
F♯3: ("Forever", "Not Logical", "The Oblivion Seekers (Of Ancient Memory)", "Out", "Pan Sonic in Red Dirt", "Volcano")
F3: ("Alchemic 3", "Alchemic 8", "Consume Me", "The Flames Grow Bright", "I Got a Gun", "In Harm's Way", "Racing to Our Death", "Red", "Scarification", "The Seance", "Stupid Child", "Surgical Saviour", "Taker", "Under", "Wooden Idol")
E3: ("Alchemic 4", "Alcohol the Seed", "Anhedoniac", "Another You", "The Lonely Voyeur", "My Buried Child", "The Other Side of the World", "Rage", "Sex, God, Sex", "Shotgun Road (Redemption)", "Song for a Dead Time", "You Know Nothing")
E♭3: ("Anhedoniac Bottle", "Blood and Honey", "The Cage", "Consume Me", "Unravelling Thread", "YRP")
D3: ("Burnt", "Conduit 8", "Conduit 11", "Dear 666", "Kali Lamentation IV", "Kali Lamentation V", "The Lonely Voyeur", "Love", "Not Noah's Ark", "Ugra 5", "Wooden Idols")
C♯3: ("Conduit 1", "Conduit 2", "Conduit 5", "Conduit 6", "Conduit 7", "Kali Lamentation VI", "My Bruise", "Not Logical")
C3: ("Alchemic 1", "Ascend", "The Body Lover", "Circles in Red Dirt", "Conduit 3", "Conduit 10", "Dog", "Inside the Temple of Changes", "Kali Lamentation II", "Mississippi", "Mother of Changes", "Running In Blood Stained Gowns")
B2: ("The Astigmatic", "Dead End", "Ode to V")
B♭2: ("Conduit 11", "Thunder Perfect Mind")
A2: ("Dead End", "Dog")
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Blue indicates whistle notes
Italics indicate non-melodic notes
Underlines indicate notes obscured in harmonies, backing vocals or otherwise difficult to hear
Boldface: indicates notes that are particularly notable examples of this singer's capabilities
{Questionable Notes}
A quick note, with Jarboe's "speak-sung" notes, I have only counted supported and sustained pitches that she has gone for multiple times throughout the song (and since this is a major part of her style and she does this frequently, they make up a big part of her lower register). Dips like the A2 in Empty Mouth probably aren't representative enough of her range. Also worth noting is a lot of her super low speak-singing gets quite whispery and therefore not countable.
A6: ("Troll" hit with bizarre technique and dubious control, potentially inhaled)
G♯6: ("I'm a Killer")
F6: ("The Believers" near the end, i'm not sure if this is her screaming or what. If i hear more stuff like this later that's definitely her screaming, I'll add it in.
D3: ("A Man of Hate (Lord Misery)")
B2: ("Kali Lamentation IV")
B♭2: ("Conduit 2", "Running in Blood Stained Gowns")
A2: ("The Astigmatic", "Conduit 5", "Empty Mouth", "Mouth of Flames")
G♯2: ("Conduit 2")
A quick note, with Jarboe's "speak-sung" notes, I have only counted supported and sustained pitches that she has gone for multiple times throughout the song (and since this is a major part of her style and she does this frequently, they make up a big part of her lower register). Dips like the A2 in Empty Mouth probably aren't representative enough of her range. Also worth noting is a lot of her super low speak-singing gets quite whispery and therefore not countable.
A6: ("Troll" hit with bizarre technique and dubious control, potentially inhaled)
G♯6: ("I'm a Killer")
F6: ("The Believers" near the end, i'm not sure if this is her screaming or what. If i hear more stuff like this later that's definitely her screaming, I'll add it in.
D3: ("A Man of Hate (Lord Misery)")
B2: ("Kali Lamentation IV")
B♭2: ("Conduit 2", "Running in Blood Stained Gowns")
A2: ("The Astigmatic", "Conduit 5", "Empty Mouth", "Mouth of Flames")
G♯2: ("Conduit 2")
{Discography}
{Swans}
Greed - COMPLETED
Holy Money - COMPLETED
Children of God - COMPLETED
The Burning World - COMPLETED
White Light From the Mouth of Infinity - COMPLETED
Love of Life - COMPLETED
The Great Annihilator - COMPLETED
Soundtracks for the Blind - COMPLETED
The Seer - COMPLETED
Greed - COMPLETED
Holy Money - COMPLETED
Children of God - COMPLETED
The Burning World - COMPLETED
White Light From the Mouth of Infinity - COMPLETED
Love of Life - COMPLETED
The Great Annihilator - COMPLETED
Soundtracks for the Blind - COMPLETED
The Seer - COMPLETED
{Skin}
Blood, Women, Roses - COMPLETED
Shame, Humility, Revenge
Ten Songs for Another World
Blood, Women, Roses - COMPLETED
Shame, Humility, Revenge
Ten Songs for Another World
{solo}
The Thirteen Masks - COMPLETED
Sacrificial Cake - COMPLETED
My Delicate Beast
Anhedoniac - COMPLETED
Disburden Disciple - COMPLETED
Dislocation
Sound Sketches
Process
The Conduit - COMPLETED
The Men Album - Mana
Magick for Mischiefs
Magick for Prudence
Magick for Cherishings
Mahakali - COMPLETED
Ugra - COMPLETED
Daksinakali - Mana
Skullgirl
Durga & Her Smile of Radiant Vengeance - COMPLETED
Alchemic - COMPLETED
Summer Mothercrow
Primal Baroque Experiment - COMPLETED
Indemnity
Indemnity 2 - Mana
Dreams - mana
Zen J Jazz - Mana
Wabi Sabi - Mana
As Mind Dissolves as Song Begins - mana
The Thirteen Masks - COMPLETED
Sacrificial Cake - COMPLETED
My Delicate Beast
Anhedoniac - COMPLETED
Disburden Disciple - COMPLETED
Dislocation
Sound Sketches
Process
The Conduit - COMPLETED
The Men Album - Mana
Magick for Mischiefs
Magick for Prudence
Magick for Cherishings
Mahakali - COMPLETED
Ugra - COMPLETED
Daksinakali - Mana
Skullgirl
Durga & Her Smile of Radiant Vengeance - COMPLETED
Alchemic - COMPLETED
Summer Mothercrow
Primal Baroque Experiment - COMPLETED
Indemnity
Indemnity 2 - Mana
Dreams - mana
Zen J Jazz - Mana
Wabi Sabi - Mana
As Mind Dissolves as Song Begins - mana
{collaborative projects}
Beautiful People Ltd - With Lary Seven - COMPLETED
Neurosis & Jarboe - With Neurosis - COMPLETED
Knight of Swords - With Nic Le Ban
The End - With Cedric Victor - COMPLETED
Viscera - With Byla - mana
Stream Enterer vol. 1 - With Baleyyg and Jerry Blue - mana
Stream Enterer vol. 2 - With Baleyyg and Jerry Blue - mana
Stream Enterer vol. 3 - With Baleyyg and Jerry Blue - mana
Dark Consort - With Cedric Victor - COMPLETED
J2 - With Justin Broderick - COMPLETED
The Path - With Kris Force - mana
Jarboe & Helen Money - With Helen Money
Mystagogue - With the Sweet Meat Love and Holy Cult
The Neon Rain - With Nundata
Sun Falling - With Veil of Thorns
Beautiful People Ltd - With Lary Seven - COMPLETED
Neurosis & Jarboe - With Neurosis - COMPLETED
Knight of Swords - With Nic Le Ban
The End - With Cedric Victor - COMPLETED
Viscera - With Byla - mana
Stream Enterer vol. 1 - With Baleyyg and Jerry Blue - mana
Stream Enterer vol. 2 - With Baleyyg and Jerry Blue - mana
Stream Enterer vol. 3 - With Baleyyg and Jerry Blue - mana
Dark Consort - With Cedric Victor - COMPLETED
J2 - With Justin Broderick - COMPLETED
The Path - With Kris Force - mana
Jarboe & Helen Money - With Helen Money
Mystagogue - With the Sweet Meat Love and Holy Cult
The Neon Rain - With Nundata
Sun Falling - With Veil of Thorns
{blackmouth}
Blackmouth - mana
Blackmouth - mana
{AEAEA}
Drink the New Wine - mana
Drink the New Wine - mana