Sky Cries Mary

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Sky Cries Mary is a musical group from Seattle, Washington that formed in the early 1990's. The husband and wife team of Roderick Wolgamott Romero and Anisa Romero sing dual lead vocals entwining mysticism and inquiry into the unknown backed up by lush soundscape. Anisa is also an accomlished oil painter. Mike Cozzi (formerly of Shriekback) plays guitar. Gordon Raphael (producer for The Strokes) played keyboards. Ben Ireland plays drums.

[edit] Discography

Until the Grinders Cease (1989) Lively Art/New Rose Records. (1999) World Domination Recordings

Don't Eat the Dirt (1990) Lively Art/New Rose Records
Exit at the Axis (1992) World Domination Recordings/Capitol Records
A Return to the Inner Experience (1993) World Domination Recordings/Capitol Records
This Timeless Turning (1993) World Domination Recordings/Capitol Records
Moonbathing on Sleeping Leaves (1997) Warner Brothers Records
Fresh Fruits for the Liberation (1997) Warner Brothers Records
Seeds (1999) Collective Fruit Records
Here and Now (2005) Hoodooh Records

The first album featured Roderick Wolgamott Romero playing with Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow from The Posies. The second album featured the same trio, joined by Scott Mercado, Alfred Butler, Stephen Brian-Salit, Mark Ultra, Kevin McCoy and Jeff Guess. The band at this point reinvented itself as a septet, featuring Roderick Wolgamott and Anisa Romero, DJ Fallout aka Todd Robbins , Joseph E. Howard (aka Joe Skyward), Bennett James, Marc Olsen and Gordon Raphael. Mike Cozzi replaced Marc Olsen on the fifth through seventh albums.

The music of SCM was a sharp contrast to the Seattle grunge scene going on at the time.

Their song "The Elephant Song" was featured on the soundtrack for the movie The Harvest.

Their song "Shipwrecked" was featured on the soundtrack for the movie Tank Girl.

Sky Cries Mary were the first ever band to have an 'internet only' concert. The visuals and audio were not very good, but internet was still very primitive at the time.