"Universalia Jane's 'The Oracles of Delphi' is my favorite album ever.Literally every song is good from start to finish"
-Marnie Portman-Shop Worn Angel CKUW 95.9 FM Winnepeg
"I like your stuff kid." Don Van Vliet- Captain Beefheart
"Universalia Jane's voice is big and small, guttural and clear as water.Her music speaks of lifetimes of the human condition, of battles and truces, and of escapades that sound with eerie familiarity.The universe is her limit, just listen."
-Shannon Wells-Mountain Aire Community Radio
"Universalia Jane has a sound inherently dark and moody, but shining through it is a unique vision:theatrical, melancholic, intense and cutting edge.There are many different elements working to make this music intriguing and glistening."
-Valerie Pollhouse-Arizona Daily Sun
"Her engaging keyboard work coupled with her dark alto vocals imbibes an entire structure of music that, in want of a better comparison, is uniquely, gothic blues.Her harmonious recordings profess a careful orchestration of sound rarely formulated so passionately."
-Omar Victor-The Noise
Universalia Jane's music defies categorization. If one were asked to compare her to another, it would be difficult and would have to include a list of many as her music, although stylistically consistent and identifiable, is ever changing; morphing from one mental landscape to another.That list might include people like: Danny Elfman, Tom Waites, Diamanda Galas, Patti Smith, Rachmaninoff, P.J.Harvey, Kate Bush, Fiona Apple, and Siouxie and the Banshees.
Jane's live show varies from solo performances with just her keys, to full band with an array of instrumentalists. No matter what the line-up, she consistently captivates her audience. She has opened for such groups as:Devotchka, Bitch and Animal, Two Ton Boa, Drums and Tuba, Calexico, Mark Growden,Faun Fables, Mr.Bungle, Blackfire, Two Gallants, Manuok, and many more.
Her music appeals to a broad spectrum of listeners as it encompasses a diverse musical background.That history includes four years study with former Metropolitan Opera resident Sheila Marks, master classes with NYC Metropolitan Opera's Jerome Hines and Giorgio Totsie,winning Columbia State Jazz Festival's Soloist's award two consecutive years, juried by Bobbie Mcferrin, and performing in numerous bands in and around California and Arizona.She has been aired on radio stations across the country and multiple foreign radio stations.Her single "Ode ForEmancipation" reached #23 on the alternative charts of mp3.com and three others held in the top 100 for over a year.
"The Oracles of Delphi", features full instrumentation (with the exception of one solo piece) including: piano, cello, bass, drums, violin, musical saw,
turntables, sax, and guitar.It travels from a haunted carnival to a soulful lounge to a Wagnerian opera set, into the realm of the industrial and out into the depths of space. Universalia Jane is true to herself and to her music and it shows.You be the judge.
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