Like its Southern California influences in the Paisley Underground (Rain Parade, Three O’Clock), named as an homage to the psychedelic heyday of Jefferson Airplane and Strawberry Alarm Clock, the Green Pajamas must hold the world’s record for most albums (somewhere around 30) recorded by a band with the fewest number of live appearances (somewhere more than 30) over a career that has spanned almost 30 years. Jeff Kelly and Co. recently released longplayer Death By Misadventure via longtime Pajamas label Green Monkey. Kelly and bandmates Laura Weller and Eric Lichter will be guest editing magnet magazine.com all week. Read our recent feature on them.
“I could compare my music to white light which contains all colours. Only a prism can divide the colours and make them appear; this prism could be the spirit of the listener.” —Arvo Pärt
Weller: Like Jeff, when I’m not playing rock music, I’m often listening to lots of other kinds of music. One musician who always inspires and thrills me is Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. Considered to be one of the greatest living composers of sacred music, he has attracted a huge and diverse following, including people like: Björk, Thom Yorke, Michael Stipe, PJ Harvey, Nick Cave and Rufus Wainwright, as well as a number of heavy metal bands and modern filmmakers.
If you’re interested in checking his music out, here’s a good article from the Guardian’s classical music blog called “A Guide To Arvo Pärt’s Music.”
Video after the jump.
