Biscuit

  • Biscuit
  • Sock-O (Icon) 1995 

[This review was originally published in Badaboom Gramaphone #3 and appears here with permission.]

Known only as Jenny [Gabel] and Jim [Miller] on their CD, Biscuit combines lofty female vocals with guitar and assorted noises. Biscuit takes what at the base is a sweet song, and turns it creepy, making adjustments until what once could be a lullaby has turned into an ominous incantation. The songs remain open and loose, as does Jenny’s adherence to pitch; the large use of reverb keeps the tunes awash in atmosphere.  The album was co-produced by Kramer and Steve Watson.

[Ben Goldberg]