Rosy Parlane

After the experimental rock outfit Thela broke up in 1996, members Rosy Parlane and Dion Workman became Parmentier. That project lasted until 1998 when Parlane began investigating soundscapes, tape loops, and field recordings on his own. Three self-released 7"s appeared that year with the sequential titles #1, #2, and #3 before they were collected on the full-length #1-4, the first release from the Sigma Editions label. A move from his native New Zealand to London in 2000 coincided with the release of Parlane's collaboration with Fennesz, the 3" CD Live (At Synesthesia). The a...