Big Sir is the longtime collaboration between bassist Juan Alderete (The Mars Volta) and singer/composer Lisa Papineau. Since it's inception in the late 90s, Big Sir has explored a vast array of tunes merging electronic and analog sounds with Papineau's extremely versatile vocal acrobatics, that leap from delicate whisper to soaring wail. Performed by: Juan Alderete (The Mars Volta, Vato Negro) Lisa Papineau (Air, M83, Me & LP) Cedric Bixler-Zavala (The Mars Volta, At The Drive-In) Jonathan Hischke (earthlings?, Dot Hacker, Broken Bells) Mark Ramos-Nishita (Beastie Boys) Heather Lockie (Mike Watt, Listing Ship) David WM Sims (Jesus Lizard, Oui) Matthew Embree (RX Bandits, Me & LP) Deantoni Parks (The Mars Volta, Dark Angels) Steve Choi (RX Bandits) Teri Gender Bender (Le Butcherettes) Their 3rd album, Before Gardens After Gardens, finds the duo expanding on their sonic palette with varied instrumentation and moods. At times danceable, others darkly haunting, the album is as visually evocative as it is musically compelling. Regions, Ready on the Line, Infidels, Right Action, The Ladder, The Kindest Hour, Old Blood, Born with a Tear, Be Brave Go on, Our Pleasent Home, 1 Thousand Petals
