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ANNA DOMINO: LAND OF HER DREAMS
Tokyo born musician Anna Domino has paved quite the eclectic career— with influences ranging from the far east to Ann Arbor. Her nomadic youth came to berth in the midst of the New York post punk scene of the late 70s and into the fold of the legendary Belgian label Les Disques du Crepuscule— a partnership that produced the brief but potent collection of nocturnal ballads “East and West.” Today Anna Domino is still a hypnotic force—exorcizing delicately the come-hither sound that only she can cast.
Tell us your name(s).
Anna Taylor (née), Domino (acquired), Delory (married)
Walk us through an intimate day in your life.
Jolted awake by a nightmare that I must not fall back into. Coffee while patrolling the perimeter to see what wildlife has rearranged during the night. To the computer to forage for encouraging words but facebook is weirdly depressing and why do I get so many email adverts for “steel buildings?” Work for what feels like days on mind numbing e-commerce site and then retreat to one of 17 projects that all need attention before they melt. Snacks, yay! Rehearse for as long as stamina or patience will allow. Somedays the guitars just don’t feel like staying in tune and I want to beat them up, but of course they don’t respond well. Then, somewhere between 10pm and 2am I go read till there’s a chance of sleep… zzzzzz
Some days I actually leave the house, the city, even the country but not as often as I’d like.
Where did you grow up and how did that influence your life as a musician?
Born in Japan. Grew up all over as parents moved, fought, divorced, moved again. Most of childhood was in Ann Arbor, a great place to be in the 60’s for music and high drama! But then to Ottawa, Canada… Brrr. Didn’t finish high school as we were not well matched. Traveled a lot once was able. Went to art school for a few years, in Toronto. Took myself to New York City in 1977 to visit a friend of an uncle and there I stayed, for 20 years. My father loved music and took me to see Bob Dylan and the Beatles and more before I could walk. It made a huge impression. But then, even before that, the grownups could stop me crying by playing Mahalia Jackson, and only Mahalia Jackson for hours on end.
What does music mean to you?
EVERYTHING, though color is a big deal too.
Tell us about the birth of Anna Domino.
I’d gone to Brussels at invitation of Les Disques du Crepuscule (Twilight Records) to record first LP which was only an EP because of time constraints. It was a hilarious and nerve-racking exercise and when I left I thought that my so brief career was already over. Then, a year and half later I got a test pressing in the mail. They had titled it “East and West” and it came out and was such a fragile, tiny thing. John Peel of the BBC championed it and, Hurrah! I got to record again. It was always touch and go with the label, you never knew if you’d work again or if a recording would ever be released… I felt I needed a pseudonym to hide behind so chose Domino as it’s the sugar company and I could see the great neon sign from my window. Also, being Anna Domino, gave me the illusion of having buildings named after me- a life long ambition.
What sparked your affair with music? Describe this memory.
Father’s influence (as above), he also played music as themes to his life; music for sorrow/happiness/rage/and fixing the furnace. Also, my grandparents on mother’s side all played something and sang every last verse of traditional ballads they’d grown up with. I grew to appreciate this with time. And, in the 80’s music did change from being something you danced to, to being something you danced in. I’d always been moved by this power and wanted to learn the language.
Name 3 artists you would like to have collaborate together if you were given the chance to orchestrate a musical mesh between them-and why.
Not to be contrarian but I do believe that musicians, like painters and maybe all artists, are better on their own. There are lots of exceptions but collaboration between artists in the same medium hardly ever brings out the best unless they’ve known each other forever and trust each other. Bands that stay together play well together but one time collaborations are hard, so much insecurity in one room!
Time Warp. Describe a musical memory you are fond of.
I was never without my 9 volt battery powered, aqua blue, transistor radio. Drove teachers, elderly relatives, camp counselors and most friends batty. Many school yard fights over this small object but I slept with it on and would not let it go. Then I learned to memorize the songs and sing them to myself, equally annoying. I think people understand how important music is to kids, now, but then it was just odd and antisocial. Then there was the time I won a whole pack of Juicy Fruit gum in a dancing competition at age 9. The thing was, we were all supposed to be dancing in pairs but I jumped in on my own, made total fool of self and won the Great Prize! Juicy Fruit remains a favorite.
What is it that you most want to exercise through your music?
Exercise or Exorcize? I want to give my demons a workout! That covers both, yes?
If given a chance to re-score a soundtrack to any film, what would it be?
That is a tough one… Cannot think of one as scoring is so different from song writing. I would love to write a theme song for a Bond or Super Hero film!
Do you find that these are exciting times for musicians and/or is there anything you find disheartening?
It’s always both. There is more great music out there than ever but we will never get paid…
Name a favorite album that you never seem to tire of.
Aretha Franklin’s “Respect,” Brian Eno’s “Another Green World” and “Taking Tiger Mountain,” Eels “Electroshock Blues,” Weepies “Hideaway,” Nick Cave “The Boatman’s Call,” T-Rex “Electric Warrior,” Cesaria Evora “Miss Perfumado,” Magnetic Fields “69 Love Songs,” Ali Farka Toure- everything, Brazilian Girls “NYC” and “Talk to the Bomb,” LCD Soundsystem, Oumou Sangare, Al Green, Depeche Mode “Violator,” Skip James, Ledbelly, George Jones… Roxy Music… Mahalia Jackson! I have to stop.
Are there any new projects brewing that you would like to give us a verbal sneak peek of?
There are always new projects, but will any see daylight? I’ll be playing a few shows in new year, just me and guitars, playing tambourine with my feet and Michel on a 12 string. It will either be powerful in it’s simplicity or it will be silly, or a bit of both. I am really looking forward to it either way. Also dearly hope to take the Snakefarm project (traditional American ballads with unexpected arrangements) out as theater! But that is asking a lot of the gods.
I give you this scenario, you write a little chorus for it: temporary amnesia-you don’t know who you are.
Woke up this morning, all I had was wrong
In ten words, Anna Domino today.
Saltwater, tin, calamity, lacquer, skyscraper, snowfall, phosphorescent, temper, stereo, anthem
Sorry, then realized you want a sentence but all I get are more words.
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