About each String of Consciousness:

Perceval Bellone plays saxophone, clarinet and Tibetan bowls. He has studied electro-acoustic music, been active in improv scenes and managed to find a style both very personal and physical.

Alison Chesley is a Chicago based cellist who has been active in the rock world for the past 14 years. In addition to recording and touring with the band Verbow, she has worked with musicians such as Bob Mould, the Sea and Cake. She currently fronts her own band, Helen Money, and likes to spend her time trying to coax the sound of a Fender Stratocaster out of her cello.

Andy Diagram paints soundscapes with his trumpet. He blends all sorts of colourful sounds, and then mixes them in his “echo chambers” along with the help of a harmonizer. In the last 18 years Andy's unique style has allowed him to join many bands such as Dislocation Dance, Pale Fountains, James, Honkies, Frank Black (Pixies), and permanently Spaceheads, and David Thomas' 2 Pale Boys.

Nicolas Dick shapes sonic matter using drones, loops and many other guitar effects, giving life in the process to a vibrant and radiant magma, which morphs into a flowing lava of melody. Nicolas has been playing with Kill the Thrill for 16 years (a major French noise band) and has occasionally shared musical experiences with Erik M. He is currently the sound engineer for the GRIM (Group of Reasearch in Improvised Music).

Pierre Fenichel constructs rhythms with his double bass thus stressing a sensual groove. His instrument purrs under the delicate caresses of the bow and thus wails or start pitching like a lost sail whose hoar-bow alone can grab the life-saving flow of musical notes. He plays his medium in an elegant way, flirting at times with jazz's seductive contours... he excels during live performances and he has been touring the continent for a good twenty years in French jazz and swing bands.

Hugh Hopper was one of the original founding spirits behind the Canterbury school of progressive rock. He still plays with Robert Wyatt and Soft Machine, and his fuzzed-out bass sound has proved an influence for countless players.

Philippe Petit uses turntables and laptop to build up electronic layers. He is a music commentator for various magazines and radio stations, as well as running the labels Pandemonium Records & BiP_HOp that have so far released at least 80 records in total.

Raphaelle Rinaudo plays the harp, combing and messing up her strings cautiously knitting melodies that she later distorts by pulling the chords. The atmosphere thus carefully woven, cannot but convene the repressed temptation of the sirens’ song… Raphaelle also plays in the Macé ensemble whose album Circulations was released via Sub Rosa.

Stefano Tedesco has played with Rhodri Davies & Joe Williamson, David Toop and & Durrant and also with Tim Hodgkinson and Elio Martusciello. He is counts membership in the Otomo Yoshihide's Anode ensemble and the Symbiosis Orchestra (Claudio Sinatti, Andrea Gabriele, Scanner, Iris Garrelfs, Diego Conti and Geoff Warren). Stefano creates a whole range of amplified or acoustic resonances, harmonies, percussions, clinking…

Hervé Vincenti plays a Fender Jazzmaster and Gretsch guitar, developing graceful notes and varied melodies. Hervé constantly tries to dig up new sounds through the unconventional use of his instrument which growls and grinds, revels in the whole sonic range of amplified or acoustic strings: resonance, melodies, percussion, drones, jingling... Hervé is also a member of Foern-Set and he had played with Luc Ferrari.

Lenka Zupkova plays electric violin, she has been performing contemporary scenes for years and is considered a virtuoso. A highly creative and inventive player, her chords are truly enchanting.

Our Moon Is Full, their debut album, also features contributions from the following:

Barry Adamson was a founder member of both Magazine and the Bad Seeds and also served time in The Birthday Party, The Gun Club, Buzzcocks and with Iggy Pop before setting his sights on a solo career which has so far taken him through 20 years, numerous soundtracks (with Oliver Stone, David Lynch, Danny Boyle, Derek Jarman and more), 6 studio albums, a few books and also his upcoming directorial debut. He is also the founder of Central Control International.

Lisa Smith-Klossner is a singer best known for her work with fellow Strings of Consciousness member Hugh Hopper, formerly of Soft Machine. They have recorded two albums together – 1997’s Different and Cryptids (2000).

Scott McCloud’s group Girls Against Boys have been wowing the alternative scene since 1992’s debut Nineties Vs. Eighties, following swiftly with a grunge antidote in their twin bass attack with classic albums on Touch And Go, Geffen and most recently Jade Tree. His smoky vocals have been oft-copied, but never bettered.

Eugene Robinson has a fearful reputation as the wild front man for San Francisco based rockers Oxbow. Since 1990 he has been equally perplexing and terrifying audience with his unique take on interactive performance.

Black Sifchi is a French spoken word artist/poet. He has recorded albums with various artists, including Unsavoury Products and Genetically Modifidied with The Black Dog (Warp Records). He is also a DJ and a photographer.

Pete Simonelli is a writer and vocalist in another San Francisco group, this time called Enablers. A relatively new outfit, with their debut released in 2004, Enablers have built a solid standing with live audiences for their outstanding dynamic and Pete’s extremely visual prose.

J.G. Thirlwell, aka Foetus, Clint Ruin and Steroid Maximus (to name but a few) has been creating music since 1978, taking in fistfuls of records under each guise, the establishment of Self Immolation (recordings and publishing) & more recently Ectoptic Ents, as well as acclaimed work with Thurston Moore, Lydia Lunch, Marc Almond, Orange Juice, Kronos Quartet and Nurse With Wound.