When you open your ears and your mind to them, you'll have no choice but to be enraptured by the true nature of melody, harmony, and the beauty of their assimilation.
Unfortunately,
Big Hat is no longer creating new musical
masterworks. "The fat lady has sung," as Preston has phrased it, and they've
decided to put the band to rest. Taqueria del
Muerte - their last, best effort (and biggest departure) - was
released posthumously, but produced before the fall. It effectively
captures the heart and soul of its performers, utilizing each of their
talents to the fullest extent... especially Char and Jim. Big Hat is a new piece of history that will now have to live on offstage. Char and Jim won't be performing anymore, but Preston and Yvonne are still out there, and the torch has already been passed. Preston has put together four more unique individuals to form My Scarlet Life. Says Preston, "It's not Big Hat, understand, it's My Scarlet Life. But if you like one, I think you'll like the other."
Now, those five have a life and
sound quite distinctively their own, which they call "Trypnotica." But
that's a different experience entirely. You'll have to nudge yourself
along that path until you're pulled in; but since you've made it this far,
I don't think you'll resent the extra effort. Visit the My Scarlet Life web site.
And thankfully, Yvonne is still putting that hauntingly beautiful voice to good use with her band, X-Feline.
"...sang a song of oceans covered in all her gravity."
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