Sokai Stilhed
Going through some recent emails about shows that happened in town while I was in Indonesia, I discovered Sokai Stilhed. That’s the childhood nickname of Heather Cullen and the moniker she performs and records under. Her songs are delicate and soulful with a wonderful mysterious lo-fi production that layers her voice with acoustic instruments and sounds. So I dropped her a line and asked if she would like to bring some of her discs here to sell. She came by today and they look even cooler in person than on the web. These lovely sounds are wrapped in envelopes with handmade covers. The first untitled disc has a section of an old carpet invoice and a little envelope pasted to the cover. Inside the little envelope is a little folded sheet of paper with the titles typewritten out. On top of this, the bigger envelope which makes up the sleeve has a button and thread to tie closed the opening. It is a little personal message reaffirming the private nature of the music inside. The second disc is similarly wrapped, except that both envelopes are closed with sealing wax embossed with a fish design (this one can be found in the case as we don’t want to break the seals). They are both really lovely items and we only sell them for $7.00. Check out the above link for some sounds on her myspace page. I also found an excellent article that Dave Segal wrote about her in The Stranger. As you can read, she’s just played a number of gigs, but has a few more coming up including a night at The Josephine on July 16th with Hemmingway and The Shining Ones, which should be an interesting contrast. - Eric