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Artist Biography
by John Bush
Initially a one-off project involving most of
Seefeel plus
Mark Van Hoen (aka
Locust),
Scala gradually took on the feel of a major operation with the apparent dissolution of
Seefeel during 1997. At the outset, the group involved vocalist
Sarah Peacock, percussionist
Justin Fletcher, and bassist
Daren Seymour of
Seefeel with
Van Hoen in the producer's chair.
Scala released an EP and a full-length album during 1996-1997 while
Mark Clifford --
Seefeel's nominal frontman and the only member not involved in the new project -- worked on his own
Disjecta project. More indebted to noise and trip-hop than the looped sound-wash
Seefeel had been known for, the quartet also focused on a somewhat tighter song structure and emphasized
Peacock's vocals. In early 1996,
Scala released the
Lips & Heaven EP, followed the next year by the debut full-length
Beauty Nowhere, on Britain's Touch Records. Though
Seefeel had released their third record
Ch-Vox in late 1996, it was their last.
Scala returned with two additional albums, released almost simultaneously in 1998:
To You in Alpha and
Compass Heart.
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