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Hole’s Melissa Auf der Maur releasing unheard ’90s demos & new field recordings
Melissa Auf der Maur, formerly bassist with Hole and a touring member of the Smashing Pumpkins, will release *Bass Womb Room: My ’90s 4-Track Demos x Field Recordings*. The project marks her first new music in more than 15 years and combines personal archive material with newly created work, linking her music career to an upcoming exhibition of her 1990s photography.
Due for digital and cassette release on 4 September via Envision Records, the collection contains seven previously unheard four-track demos recorded in the 1990s and eight new interludes. The newer pieces were made for *Melissa Auf der Maur: My ’90s Rock Photographs*, opening at the Art Gallery of Ontario on 2 September, and incorporate field recordings made while she toured with Hole and the Smashing Pumpkins.
In short
- Auf der Maur releases archival demos and new sound pieces on 4 September.
- The record is her first new music in over 15 years.
- It accompanies her Toronto photography exhibition.
Explained simply
Melissa Auf der Maur was the bassist for Hole, a prominent American rock band of the 1990s alternative rock scene. She also served as a touring musician with the Smashing Pumpkins, another influential group of that era.
Alongside her musical roles, Auf der Maur worked as a photographer during the 1990s, documenting the rock world around her. Her involvement spanned multiple creative disciplines during this period.
The 1990s alternative rock movement in which Auf der Maur participated became historically significant and culturally influential. The scene produced music and art that shaped popular culture and continues to be referenced and celebrated.
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