Fallon Bowman
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Fallon Bowman (born November 16, 1983 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a musician from Ontario, Canada, best known for her involvement with Kittie, Pigface and her own project, Amphibious Assault.
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[edit] Kittie
At 15 years old, Bowman helped to form Kittie with classmate Mercedes Lander and Mercedes' sister, Morgan Lander. She played guitar and did background vocals on Kittie album Spit and the Paperdoll EP. She parted from Kittie in August 2001 due to arguments between her and the rest of the band. She has since reconciled with Morgan Lander and Mercedes Lander.
[edit] Amphibious Assault
While on a plane from Ontario to New Jersey, 17-year-old Bowman was skimming through a Tom Clancy novel when she came upon the term amphibious assault. Bowman thought this would be a great name for an industrial band.
Bowman went on to record several tracks with Pigface for the band's 2003 album, Easy Listening. Her enjoyment of the recording experience led her to begin writing music again. She purchased a sequencer and began exploring the industrial band genre that she admired but had never actively pursued. In the months that followed, Bowman's basement filled with drum machines and synthesizers. From her basement, she crafted the songs that made up Amphibious Assault's debut album, District Six, released on the Social Unrest label. Bowman's former Kittie bandmate, bassist Talena Atfield, has also contributed to Amphibious Assault as has guitarist Pete Henderson.
Amphibious Assault's second album was completed and originally scheduled for a June, and later, an August, 2005 release. The release was postponed, both times, largely due to Bowman's school schedule. Her scheduled live shows with Pigface were also affected by the schedule. On January 10, 2007, Bowman announced, on Amphibious Assault's website, that the second album, On Better Days And Sin Eating, was now available to purchase. The album is limited to 500 physical copies but will also be available as a digital download. She also confirmed that this album would be the last release from the Amphibious Assault project. A new project, with a different sound, is expected from Bowman in the future.
[edit] Selected Fallon Bowman discography
- Spit (with Kittie) (1999)
- Paperdoll EP (with Kittie) (2000)
- Easy Listening... (with Pigface) (2003)
- District Six (with Amphibious Assault) (2003)
- On Better Days and Sin Eating (with Amphibious Assault) (2006)
