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Non Credo is the duo of Kira Vollman and Joseph
Berardi. She sings, he drums, but their musical palette extends well
beyond the scope of their primary instruments. Clarinets, marimbas, accordions,
cellos, broken down keyboards, cheap electronics, altered childrens toys and
anything else that falls into their path are utilized. Their sound, with its
quick-witted arrangements and Teutonic expressionism balanced by a whimsical
attitude, falls solidly into the RIO (Rock In Opposition) camp.
Non Credo has had a long history in the new music scene. Their debut LP, Reluctant
Hosts, was released in 1988 by No Mans Land, the German affiliate of
Recommended Records, and re-released on CD in 2000. In 1995 they released Happy
Wretched Family on the noted Canadian label, Les Disques Victo. They have also
appeared on several CD compilations in Europe and the USA, and have composed
music for film, radio, dance and performance pieces. Their powerful live performances,
which mix song with improvisation, have been presented in galleries, theatres,
museums and rock dives, and they have played New Music festivals in USA, Canada
(Musique Actuelle) and Europe.
about Kira Vollman
Kira Vollman is a breathtaking vocalist with the voice of
a fallen angel."My patience threshold is pretty low", she reveals.
Perhaps this explains her tendency to jump from style to style and sound to
sound in her vocalizations. Or does it refer to her sometimes dim view of the
rest of humanity? She feels it is her duty to rip the rose-tinted glasses off
the delusional and show them exactly how miserable their lives really are. Never
without an absurdist's dark sense of humor, she is an ace at role-playing. She
is by turns an operatic soprano, a charming little girl, a guttural demon, a
siren seductress, a transvestite monk, sometimes within a single song. Vollman
also plays bass guitar, clarinets, keyboards and other assorted devices, and
supplies the lyrics for Non Credo's evocative textures.
Aside from Non Credo, Vollman has been involved in several musical projects
and bands in her hometown of Los Angeles. She was a member of the improvising
chamber ensemble Fat And Fucked Up, she toured and recorded with Kid Congo Powers
band Congo Norvell, performed frequently with musical scavengers Stay Home,
recorded with slop-rockers Thelonious Monster and sang with micro-tonalist Kraig
Grady. She is active in the LA improv scene, having worked with violinist Jeff
Gauthier and her vocal duet with Kaoru, Punishment Cookies.
about Joe Berardi
Joe Berardi first came to prominence as a member of the ground-breaking
avant-pop band The Fibonaccis. Since then, he has been involved in a wide
assortment of projects and bands. As a drummer, his unique style and use of
miscellaneous percussive objects and found sounds within the traditional drum
kit have made him a fixture on the Los Angeles music scene. He is a member of
surf-spy experimentalists Double Naught Spy Car, the metal/found objects percussion
group The Obliteration Quartet, the bent blues band The Mentones, Megan Mullally's
Supreme Music Program and plays keyboards with Weill/Eisler worshipers the Eastside
Sinfonietta. Berardi has been the drummer/percussionist of choice for a diverse
group of notorious performers, including recordings, tours and collaborations
with such notables as: Stan Ridgway, Rufus Wainwright, Ann Magnuson, Lydia Lunch,
James White and the Blacks, Congo Norvell, Donovan, Pixies Frank Black &
Joey Santiago, Algerian vocalist Rimitti (with Robert Fripp & Flea), Kristian Hoffman, Stew, The Velvet Hammer Burlesque, Motor Totemist Guild, Nels Cline and microtonalist
Kraig Grady.
