Switchblade Symphony was a San Francisco, CA, USA,
darkwave band formed by composer
Susan Wallace and vocalist
Tina Root, in 1989. During its lifetime, the band had two live guitarists, first
Robin Jacobs, then George Earth (ex-
Red Elvises) and also two live drummers, first
Eric Gebow (now with
Blue Man Group), and then
Scott van Shoick. Their début album was "
Serpentine Gallery" (1995, Cleopatra) and their last original album was "
The Three Calamities" (May 1999, Cleopatra). Their music combined orchestral synth's,
industrial rock /
trip-hop beats and eth…
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