Album Notes

Vocalist/keyboardist Joanne Elizabeth Engel has been writing and performing her own songs since the age of 14. After years of recording and performing as Joanne Elizabeth, she finally decided on Remote Impact as a band name in 2005. The following year, she worked with Matt Engel to release a 5-song EP titled "Butterfly." Joanne performed live throughout the Tacoma, WA area to promote the EP, and they began recording a full-length album. Before it was completed, their partnership ended and Joanne moved to Portland, OR.

Instead of continuing to perform live, Joanne decided to record videos of herself performing at home. Visit the Going Nowhere Tour Page or watch for videos posted in the News blog! Joanne is now collaborating with Matt Macfarlane to record individual songs for release as downloads.

ALSO ON CD BABY:
Featured on live compilation Glass Roots 2008, Tacoma Local Artists
http://cdbaby.com/cd/tacomalocalartists

REVIEWS:

Butterfly EP Review
"I would compare [Joanne Engel] with Suzie Anderson [of The Side Project] except this voice travels higher and has a different approach to the overall sound, which is backed by Matt's guitar and skilled drum programming, along with her playing piano. Joanne reminds me of Zadok from Mercir, blurring the boundaries between male/female voices with clear choir pitches and an occasional rich edge of the soul element. The genres of Art Rock and Piano Rock now blend nicely together... It's optimistic music at its most optimistic."
-Doodle, The Lab International, Issue 12

10/29/06 Concert Review
"Joanne Engel of Remote Impact sings like a delicate flower that has been vastly underestimated by the asphalt jungle it spouted from. I saw her play at Oh! Gallagher’s open mic the other night. When she first began to play her pretty piano driven melodies I wondered if this environment — rock club/sports bar — would support her style of performance. My concerns were laid quickly to rest when the patrons put down their pool cues and beer glasses to clap and cheer emphatically after she completed her first song. Surely her style will draw comparisons to other piano songwriters, such as Tori Amos and Sarah McLachlan. She also has a very Jewel-esque quality to her voice when she sings her softer whispery parts. She flits between soprano and alto while painting a flowery picture with artful words punctuated by dancing piano keys."
-Angela Jossy, The Weekly Volcano