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Trinity & Triage – “Purposeful Mess”

March 14, 2024

Ten years ago, Trinity & Triage released a self-titled album with 11 tracks of psychedelic rock, progressive rock. Ralph Feetham composed the music, Deanna Quijada wrote lyrics and performed vocal duties, while Kevin Hartnell contributed various instrumentation, production, arrangements and mixing. Fans of Trinity & Triage should also check out the updated release of the first album as it contains extra tracks.

Fast forward ten years and the release of “Purposeful Mess” has arrived. The track was originally slated to be released on the first album, but didn’t make the initial cut. Fans of Kate Bush, Mazzy Star, Opal, and Dead Can Dance take note. We hope you enjoy this look into the archives from Trinity & Triage.

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Trinity & Triage Release New Track: “Tilting”

September 25, 2015
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Trinity & Triage Release New Track: “Tilting”

Trinity & Triage have released a new track today called “Tilting.”

A melancholy ballad blending elements of psychedelic, folk, and progressive rock, the track strips away percussion entirely to rely on atmospheric textures and songwriting. This sound perfectly encapsulates the various changes going on in the lives of the band members.

In particular, Ralph Feetham recently survived a severe fire in his home that damaged the second floor. Fortunately, everyone is fine. The same cannot be said about some of the guitars. Ralph is busy trying to get things back in order and we wish him and his family all the best during the turmoil created by this horrific life event.

There are quite a few songs started by the prolific Mr. Feetham waiting for work to be done. It’s a matter of time (and lots of money) at this point.

About Trinity & Triage

Born from the songwriting of Ralph Feetham, then later joined by Deanna Quijada and Kevin Hartnell, Trinity & Triage began working on their first demo together (“Scorn”) back in 2011. The project encapsulates a blend of progressive, psychedelic, indie, folk, world, and retro rock sounds.

Trinity & Triage is:
Deanna Quijada · Vocals
Ralph Feetham · Guitars
Kevin Hartnell · Synths

Free Stickers

Have a listen to “Tilting” below. There are also free Trinity & Triage stickers available. If you would like one, send me a message with an address to ship it to. Thanks for listening. We greatly appreciate it!

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Dronefly EP: Debut Dream Pop Release on Overlook Hotel Records

May 2, 2014
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Dronefly EP Released on Overlook Hotel Records

Overlook Hotel Records is proud to announce the release of the self-titled debut EP from Dronefly.

Overlook Hotel Records has released the very first EP from dream pop/shoegaze/indie rock trio Dronefly! The 4-track EP features subtle and sublime guitar textures with vocals ranging from delicate to majestic to create a highly dynamic listening experience.

The project features the collaborative talents of Mike Chambers (Guitars, Bass, Keyboards), Deanna Quijada (Vocals, Lyrics), and myself, Kevin Hartnell (Drums, Percussion, Synths). Together, we have aimed to create a soundscape that fans of 4AD, FatCat, Slumberland Records, and highly melodic atmospheric music will find right at home in their music collections.

Early Reviews & Reception

We are thrilled to see the EP already garnering positive attention from music blogs.

Eric from NoObject writes:
“SPACE. Not outer space. Not the space bar. But SPACE. It’s the space between chords, between drum hits and between vocal lines that makes “Closer” an incredible opener. A soft harmonic ringing carries me from section to section. Playing to the strengths of shoegaze as a genre, the track gives off a smooth weighted feeling… Dronefly is a very polished EP. There’s no sharp corners or excessive noise. But its exactly this neatness that makes me want more…”

Samantha from TheEqualGround says:
“All four of the songs on Dronefly’s album evoke a different vibe but they all so brilliantly coexist. This, to me, is a sure sign of a band that has potential.”

Stream the Dronefly EP

The EP is available now for free streaming or download.

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Tracklist & Credits

Tracklist:

  1. Closer (04:18)
  2. Doldrums (03:18)
  3. Joysticks (03:42)
  4. Forever Light (04:43)

Album Credits:
All songs written by Dronefly. Produced by Kevin Hartnell and Dronefly.

  • Mike Chambers: Guitars, Bass, Keyboards
  • Deanna Quijada: Vocals, Lyrics
  • Kevin Hartnell: Drums, Percussion, Mellotron, Synths, Guitars, Bass

Mixed by Kevin Hartnell and mastered by Hector the Rat at the Overlook Hotel. Artwork and design by Hector the Rat for Overlook Hotel Records.

Lyrics: “Closer”

On planet where I / First encountered your kind
Where fingers beam and ripples burn / For a whisper of sky
Contemplating your eyes / Could you transmit to my world?
Distant beam of cooling light

I’ll bring you closer / I’ll bring you closer
I’ll bring you close / Close / Close

On the planet where I / First encountered your sigh
The sweetest aria / Was I calling your name
As you floated in space / Unaware of my cry?
Distant beam of cooling light

I’ll bring you closer / I’ll bring you closer
I’ll bring you close / So close now
You’ll share my every doubt / So close now

©2014 Overlook Hotel Records. Catalog R237-009.

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Trinity & Triage: Self-Titled Debut Album (Progressive Psychedelic Rock)

January 10, 2014

Trinity & Triage: The Self-Titled Debut

Overlook Hotel Records presents the debut album from Progressive Folk trio Trinity & Triage, released January 1, 2014.

Overlook Hotel Records is proud to present catalog item R237-008: Trinity & Triage. This 14-track collection marks the debut of the Islington-based trio, featuring the collaborative talents of Deanna Quijada, Ralph Feetham, and Kevin Hartnell.

Blending elements of Progressive Folk, Psychedelic Rock, and atmospheric Art Rock, the album creates a “hypnotic, dreamlike, and completely fresh” listening experience. From the heavy-riffed gothic darkness of “Cathedral” to the syncopated, psychedelic, progressive textures of “Those Who Leave,” the album is a testament to the power of three.

Critical Reception & Reviews

The album was met with widespread critical acclaim from the progressive music community upon its release.

Eric Perry @ DPRP praised the album’s depth:
“…a vibrant testament to the power of three… A laid back Folk groove is predominant in many of the songs on the album and when it is combined with a mysterious, gothic darkness – such as that found on Synaptic Edge – there is something of Phideaux to be found… This is an album that by and large takes its time… balanced with great effect by the number of harder edged tracks.”

Jason Spencer @ Progulator wrote:
“Trinity & Triage have crafted a debut album that is hypnotic, dreamlike, and completely fresh. Yes, it’s slow and subtle, but it’s also furiously sung, expertly played, and massively entertaining… worthy of prog fans of all stripes.”

André de Boer @ DPRP.net commented on the genre-bending style:
“Take a look at this London-based band which creates really fantastic, sensitive, high quality, mesmerising and renewing progressive folk. And don’t take ‘folk’ too literally here. I also like the use of Hammond organ on some songs.”

ElectricDisk.com highlighted the instrumentation:
“The wicked keyboard riffs destroy any chance you’ll switch the playlist until the song is over. Once the Hammond gets started it commands the air-space and refuses to let you escape from the bitter-sweet harmonic tone.”

Torodd Fuglesteg @ The Sound of Fighting Cats simply stated:
“This band may be the next big thing.”

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The album is available for streaming or download.

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Official Tracklist

Tracklist:

  1. Surreal (06:06)
  2. Cathedral (05:16)
  3. Synaptic Edge (04:27)
  4. Three Sisters (05:57)
  5. Carrion (03:37)
  6. We Won’t Say Goodbye (05:32)
  7. Those Who Leave (03:38)
  8. Face Of Love (06:06)
  9. Scorn (05:16)
  10. Rosebush, Leaf, & Thorn (04:37)
  11. All At Sea (04:31)
  12. Travel By Whale (06:20)
  13. Tilting (06:36)
  14. December’s Song (Tydnges I Bring) (05:55)

Album Credits

Trinity & Triage is:

  • Deanna Quijada: Vocals, Lyrics, Cover Art Painting
  • Ralph Feetham: Guitars, Bass, Synths
  • Kevin Hartnell: Drums, Percussion, Synths, B3, Mellotron, Harmonium, Guitars, Bass

Additional Musicians:
Jason Whitcomb (Synths on “Synaptic Edge”).

All songs written by Trinity & Triage. Produced and Mixed by Kevin Hartnell. Mastered by Hector the Rat at the Overlook Hotel.

©2014 Overlook Hotel Records. Catalog R237-008.

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Toxic Web: “I” EP – Darkwave & Dark Ambient Debut (2013)

October 4, 2013
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Toxic Web: The Debut EP “I”

Overlook Hotel Records presents the debut EP from the electronic project Toxic Web, released October 4, 2013.

Overlook Hotel Records is proud to announce the release of catalog item R237-007: Toxic Web – “I”. This 4-track collection explores the darker side of electronic music, categorized as a blend of Darkwave and Dark Ambient soundscapes.

The project features the “fiendish and beautiful” vocal work of Deanna Quijada, supported by the synth wizardry of Jason Whitcomb and the rhythm section of Kevin Hartnell. The sound is often described as a mix of Darkwave and Dark Ambient, with vocals that channel the spirits of Kate Bush, Yma Sumac, and Nina Hagen.

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“Where do you get your ideas from?”

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“Sometimes I know what a song means to me personally, and sometimes I just have a feeling about it. And where the stuff comes from, I don’t know. Well, I will say that sometimes I have an image of my muse as being a beautiful woman who’s leading me by the hand down a very dangerous looking back alley in some weird, twisted city.

And I like to think I’m brave enough to just follow her anywhere. And most of the time I feel I am, and I’ll just go for it, because it’s nice to give yourself that freedom and not judge things too harshly while you’re creating them.

I’d say that most of it is an emotional exploration of some mental state and it can take different forms and it can take different stories and it doesn’t have to be autobiographical. It is, but I’m just walking down that weird alley, checking it out, going, wow, this is different.”

Tracklist & Credits

Tracklist:

  1. Toxic Web (04:24)
  2. Sunfalls (04:06)
  3. My Hands Are Blue (03:05)
  4. Cold Grey Eyes (03:26)

Album Credits:

  • Deanna Quijada: Vocals
  • Jason Whitcomb: Vocals, Synths, Drum Programming
  • Kevin Hartnell: Drums, Bass, Guitars, Synths, Drum Programming
  • Ty Whitcomb: Guitar on “Sunfalls”

Produced by Kevin Hartnell & Toxic Web. Mixed by Kevin Hartnell and mastered by Hector the Rat at the Overlook Hotel. Cover Art Centerpiece by Guill Quijada.

©2013 Overlook Hotel Records. Catalog R237-007.

Lyrics

1. Toxic Web

Pretty eyes / By the fire light / In a veil of smoke / They won’t tell me lies
Bite your lip / Bite your tongue / Find a spine if you know one

In the toxic web / Where’s your head / Where’s the truth
All the words you have spoken
Like a fire burnin’ / They fall around on the floor
Where you stumble upon them / I stumble upon them

I act like a fool around you / So I gave up / And look at you without me
Close enough / In my own mind / I make impulsive love
Come get it / Or turn away this time / In the end it’s all fine

Black laced eyes / Filled with tears can’t control them
Bite your lip / Bite your tongue / Find a spine if you know one
In the toxic web / Where’s your head / Where’s the truth
All the words you have spoken
Burnin’ in my head / They fall around on the floor
Where you stumble upon them / I stumble upon them
Hot coals I walk on
Once again friend / Once again fire / Once again / Again / Again

2. Sunfalls

Sounds that hang above me / You’re sharing them with me
The things that you’re saying / Couldn’t mean much more to me
The absence surrounds me / I’ve nothing more to say
So come here and adore me / I wouldn’t have it any other way

Out here where the sun falls / And the sky drips endlessly down
I’ll take you before me / And make it heaven
(Repeat Chorus)

Every day with masses / I feel you in my life
With all this disaster / I’m glad that it’s all mine
I reach for your acceptance / I’m begging you to say
The things you said before me / In a special kind of way

Out here where the sun falls / And the sky drips endlessly down
I’ll take you before me / And make it heaven
(Repeat Chorus)

3. My Hands Are Blue

My hands are blue / My hands are blue

Angels are falling down / Battered and bruised
And when doors open in / Say “My God, look at you”
Look at you

Don’t tell me a lie / I won’t be alright
My hands are blue / As cold as you

4. Cold Grey Eyes

(Instrumental)

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