Siren

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There are six bands called Siren. The first is a british band led by Kevin Coyne who later had an acclaimed solo career, and Dave Clague (formerly of Bonzo Dog Band). Siren released 2 albums on the Dandelion label in 1969 and -71. Coyne was asked to replace Jim Morrison in Doors, but he declined. The second is an american progressive metal / heavy metal band from Tampa, Florida, formed in 1981. They have a three releases - "Metro-Mercenary" EP in 1984 (self released), "No Place Like Home" in 1986 and "Financial Suicide" in 1989. Their vocalist, Doug Lee, is also appeared on three studio albums of the german progressive thrash metalers Mekong Delta. The third is a melodic anarcho punk from California, USA. They released on album for Day After Records called "Becoming Wheels". The vocalist, Brian Zero is a columnist for Maximum R'n'R zine. The fourth Siren is an all-girl hardcore punk band from Sittard and Maastricht, The Netherlands. Founded in early 2005 . Siren ceased to exist in the half of 2008. They released 1 album with 4 tracks called Siren. It features, Winter, Another Heartache, Accelerate and Survival of the Slickest. The fifth one is a Swedish rock/metal-band based in Tumba, a suburb to Stockholm. They have a bit own sound and have released two demos so far, the first one called Prelude released in 2005, the second one called Dark Thoughts, released in 2006. The sixth is a Black Metal Band from Germany close connected to NSBM-Band Absurd. The Band was active between 1995 and 1998 as a one-man-project of Richard Neu. 3 Demos and an EP were released. Siren was the first band to play the track "Colours of Autumn", today connected with Absurd, although Hendrik Möbus wrote the lyrics for this track.

Jazz Siren Verona Chard Extends UK Tour

Source: Michael Ricci
July 6, 2010

Five years after making her professional debut with the late, great British jazz lynchpin Humphrey Lyttelton, vocalist Verona Chard has wrapped her sultry tones around a clutch of classic compositions on her own offering, Fever, due for release on July 21. Inspired by the music of another of the nation's great jazz stalwarts, John Dankworth--and his 1964 release Shakespeare and All That Jazz--the West Country chanteuse is now set to take the album on the road. The London-based siren will ...
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Performance / Tour

Gigging: John Ellis's "The Ice Siren"

Source: Inverted Garden by Eric Benson
June 22, 2010

Melding jazz with other idioms is a risky endeavor, one that often ends in a depletion of the music's greatest virtues. Much of the jazz-fusion of the 1970s synthesized the worst of jazz and the worst of rock into a watered-down sound. This can be pleasant enough, but how many of the genre's albums have the full-bodied kick and boozy head-rush of the early Stones or Miles's '60s quintet?

This isn't to say that great jazz can't converse with other ...
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Recording

The Siren's Sound Reviews "Jazztap"

Source: All About Jazz
August 22, 2009

Sonace is a progressive jazz, electronica and rock composer from Houston, Texas. Only 35 listeners on their Last.fm.

Lets push that up guys, cause its purely music worth listening to. 'Specially the experimental side of the project - which is quite catchy and the whole album is also pretty diverse and reaches some different, some ultimate progressive barriers.

Considering all the combinations and elements involved this is not a bad listen.

Artist - Sonace Album - Wiretones Jazztap ...
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Recording

Vicki Burns releases debut CD "Siren Song" to a wider audience in October 2004!

Source: All About Jazz
September 30, 2004

Jazz vocalist Vicki Burns will be releasing her critically acclaimed CD “Siren Song" to a wider audience in October, 2004. This campaign will include radio airplay, reviews and more. About Vicki Burns: Vicki Burns is a jazz singer who has been delighting audiences in the Bay Area for the past ten years. A vocalist with impeccable taste, a sure sense of rhythm and a glorious tone, she infuses each song with heartfelt expression, digging into the lyrics and melody for ...
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