European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 30, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                89 oct catty Miranda sex Garden s Donna Mfd Cvet Iff the name does t grab you the music certainly will by Deedee Arrington Doke staff writer he name s disconcerting. But even moire disconcerting about England s Miranda sex Garden is the group s sound a gothic classical and otherworldly. It s intended to provide Quot the ultimate contrast of purity and distortion heaven and hell said Katharine Blake who sings plays violin and writes song lyrics for the three woman two Man group. Quot we re trying to convey a particular atmosphere like an experience in a dream a in a articulate sort of Way,1 Blake said. Using stringed instruments Organ Sweet voices and percussion Miranda sex Garden offer the music of dreams in which you get lost in winding corridors or find yourself at a medieval summer solstice festival. It could also be the Siren music of a witches coven. Group members reveal their penchant for layering horror and Beauty in their choices of album title and movie music. Their current album Suspicia is named for a Quot gothic melodramatic italian horror movie that reminded Blake of her group s music. One Suspicia track is the surreal hymn like in heaven from. The David Lynch Midnight movie classic Eraser head. Quot we did it for a laugh Quot Blake said of recording in heaven. A european concertgoers got a look at Miranda sex Garden in Early summer on the first leg of Dereche Mode s. 89 Dav catty classically trained Katharine Blake is the Only original member with the group. Tour. The group May be returning for a Shorter tour a this time As headliners a in the fall in Germany the Dereche Mode fans did t like the opening band and demonstrated their animosity by booing and at a Berlin Date tossing a. Bag of excrement onstage. The hostility Drew a Sharp comment or two from Blake and her cohorts onstage. But later Blake reflected Quot All that hatred was quite inspiring actually. It stopped being a gig and turned into a Battleground a us against the audience. Quot if you can handle 22,000 people hating you you can Deal with anything i find it exciting  although the group did not continue to tour with Dereche Mode past june Blake said she enjoyed travelling with them and she thought do benefited by having Miranda sex Garden along. I think we cheered them up for a while. It s better to have women around for a More natural  Blake said. She added that Dereche Mode members were Quot already corately insane Quot after t a few weeks on tour. Quot imagine what  be like in a year and a  classically trained at the Purcell school of music Blake is the sole remaining original member of the group which formed initially to perform madrigals. They then were discovered Quot busking Quot or entertaining As Street musicians on London s Portobello Road and recorded an album of madrigals a Cappella. When it came to picking a name the group s agent at the time presented a list of suggestions. Miranda sex Garden Blake said was Quot one of the better ones. It s ridiculous  the name helped make the group s presence known but Blake said she doubts her band is Quot in any danger Quot of achieving the wide scale popularity of say a Dereche Mode. But that s of. Quot we re not Rich Quot Blake said. Quot but we re  a singles 1. Can to help falling in love ub40 2. We oomph there it it tag team 3. Weak Sov 4. Fur Gortyna be the proclaimers 5. Stem Onyx 8. Thai the Way love one Jan Jackson 7f lately Jodeci amp show Mavlova Robins 9. Knockin a Boota a town 10. I la never get Over you expos top a albums 1.z0oropa,u2 2. Soundtrack to a steeples in Seattle Quot various a a a a a a a. Artists 3. Beck to Broe Way barbra Streisand 4. Janet Janet Jackson. 5. Core Stone Temple pilots 6. Unplugged. And seated Rod Stewart a 7. It wont be the last Billy Bay Cyrus 9.the Chronley or. 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