Stolen Babies
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Stolen Babies are an American avant-garde metal band with significant influences from dark cabaret, signed to The End Records. The band formed from a 12+ member high school performance troupe named the Fratellis; the band takes its name from one of the skits performed by the group during this period (written by Dominique Persi, who handled the theatrical and performance-art aspect of the group). Stolen Babies released their first Demo CD in 2002 through their own label, No Comment Records.
Among the band's many musical influences (though they loathe to use the word) are groups such as Oingo Boingo, Mr. Bungle, and Fishbone (whom Gil Sharone has performed with). Stolen Babies are known for their on-stage theatrics and energetic performances, filled with props and Gorey-esque backdrops, all made by the various members. Except for the earliest demo, each album has featured artwork by indie comic artist Crab Scrambly.
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[edit] Members
Dominique Lenore Persi- Vocals, Accordion
Rani Sharone- Bass Guitar;
Ben Rico- Keyboards
Gil Sharone- Drums
[edit] Discography
There Be Squabbles Ahead (2006) The band's debut full-length album, featuring remixed versions of "A Year of Judges" and "Push Button" from the 2004 demo. This album was produced by Dan Rathbun, member of the similarly "avant garde" cabaret rock group Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, who also provides instrumentation on track 7 (tuba) as well as various background vocals on tracks 3, 7, and 12. The CD was released early in 2006 through the band's website, but was re-released on October 3rd following the band's signing with The End Records. The re-release also featured a quicktime music video for the song "Push Button" directed by Ilan Sharone. This album also marks the departure of Davin Givhan, the band's former guitarist.
- Spill!
- Awful Fall
- Filistata
- A Year of Judges
- So Close
- Tablescrap
- Swint? or Slude?
- Mind Your Eyes
- Lifeless
- Tall Tales
- Push Button
- Gathering Fingers
- The Button Has Been Pushed
According to Rani Sharone in an interview with Music Street Journal, track number seven obtained its title from some creative wordplay: "It all started with the word "Interlude," the song's original title. Interlude...Int er lude...Swint er Slude...Swint or Slude...Swint or Slude?...there ya go... the metamorphosis of the word interlude. Loosely inspired by a Jeopardy category."
"Filistata" is the name for a genus of spiders native to Eurasia and Northern Africa. This song is also the only known holdover from the band's Fratelli days.
2004 Demo (Out of Print) This album contains alternate versions of the tracks "A Year of Judges" and "Push Button," and was produced by John Avila. At this time, it has fallen out of print, with no known reprinting date available.
- A Year of Judges
- Push Button
- Civil Disguise
- Gimmick
2002 EP This was the first SB CD to feature artwork by Crab Scrambly, who was drawn to the band after an invite from Rani Sharone to see the band perform live. Mr. Scrambly has since provided all the artwork for the band's albums. The artwork on the disk itself was drawn by Dominique.
- Mileage
- Showcase
- Hand It Over
- Idolesce
Includes the hidden track "Sewn Line"
2002 Demo (Out of Print) This album was also released on the then-popular online music service mp3.com. The cover features a sketch of a ragdoll (drawn by Raymond S. Persi) which was the band's old logo, later changed on the 2002 EP.
- Uneven
- Lowest Form
- Ninety Steps
[edit] Side Projects/Contributions
Dominique has played with indie pop-folk polka artist Horace Weintraub, and has lent her accordion-playing skills to many of his recordings. On his myspace page she is listed as an official band member.
Gil was playing the drums for pop-punk band +44 during their tours of Europe, Australia, and Japan in 2007.
