Meredith Yayanos
Meredith Anne Yayanos is a California-based violinist, vocalist and thereminist. Her work has been featured on tracks with artists including The Dresden Dolls, The Vanity Set, Revue Noir, David Garland and The Walkmen. Since 2021, Yayanos is a member of the feminist black metal band Feminazgûl.[1]
Yayanos was a contributing artist to the comic book project 9-11: Emergency Relief, created to benefit the American Red Cross in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks. She is also the inspiration for a comic book character named Melanctha, appearing in the 21st issue of Planetary by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday.[2]
She is also a photographer with a portfolio on flickr featuring fellow artists, New York scenery, and personal photos. She is a founding member of the alternative magazine Coilhouse.[3]
Discography
[edit]The following is a partial list of albums featuring Yayanos:
- 2001 – Raz Mesinai: Before the Law
- 2002 – Kings County Queens: Big Ideas
- 2002 – Love Life: Here Is Night, Brothers, Here the Birds Burn
- 2002 – The Vanity Set: Little Stabs at Happiness
- 2002 – The Walkmen: Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me Is Gone
- 2002 – Thomas Truax: Full Moon Over Wowtown
- 2003 – Piñataland: Songs From the Forgotten Future
- 2003 – David Garland: On the Other Side of the Window
- 2003 – Mike "Sport" Murphy: Uncle
- 2004 – Aaron English Band: All the Waters of This World
- 2004 – Barbez: Barbez
- 2004 – The Dresden Dolls: A Is for Accident
- 2004 – White Hassle: The Death of Song
- 2005 – Dame Darcy: Dame Darcy's Greatest Hits
- 2005 – Amiel: Accidents By Design
- 2005 – Botanica (Band): Botanica vs. the Truth Fish
- 2005 – Parker and Lily: The Low Lows
- 2005 – Thomas Traux: Audio Addiction
- 2005 – Revue Noir: Projekt Presents: A Dark Cabaret
- 2006 – Various Artists: Brainwaves (song: "The Lovers" with Amanda Palmer
- 2008 – Faun Fables : A Table Forgotten
- 2009 – Elegi: Varde
- 2009 – Beats Antique: Contraption (EP Vol. 1)
- 2012 – Stolen Babies : "Naught" (song "Behind the Days")
- 2020 – Feminazgûl: No Dawn For Men
- 2021 – Feminazgûl: A Mallacht
References
[edit]- ^ Feminazgûl [@feminazgul] (March 5, 2021). "From the first time we heard Meredith Yayanos's strings and choral vocals mixed into our songs, we knew it was a relationship worth developing. Today we're happy to say that soon The Harpy herself will be joining us as a third member of Feminazgûl" (Tweet). Retrieved June 22, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ unknown. "Death Machine Telemetry/The Consultation". unknown. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- ^ Flickr: Photos from Theremina
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