Taking a page from seminal British post-punk outfits like The Fall and The Au Pairs and their American no wave counterparts DNA and The Contortions, Erase Errata sets off spastic, clattering rhythmic explosions with stridently barked vocals, wonderfully thin razor-edged guitar, a nervous low-end, rattling machine-gun percussion, and occasional keyboard flourishes and trumpet blasts. Sudden time changes and not-quite-linear song structures help make this abrasive din all the more intriguing. More
In her Paradise Island side project, singer/multi- instrumentalist Jenny Hoyston from Erase Errata explores the more abstract, avant-garde side of her music. Paradise Island's debut EP, Get Up, and the full-length Lines are Infinitely Fine, which were released in 2003 on Dim Mak, dabble in lo-fi electronica, folk, and off-kilter rock and pop -- pretty much every style except the angular brand of no wave-inspired music she plays with her main group.