February 2012
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Los Angeles Times Feature: Big Sir talks about...
During 12 years of sonic partnership, vocalist Lisa Papineau and bassist Juan Alderete’s mesh of meditative lyrics, electro-inflected boom-bap and prog-jazz has combined fury and philosophy in a way that doesn’t have to shout to be heard.
Formed in 1999, their band, Big Sir, brought together the operatic tone of Alderete’s fretless bass with Papineau’s penchant for...
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Sound Colour Vibration Review: Before Gardens...
Rodriguez Lopez Productions and Sargent House have been expanding on dozens of releases over the last few years with the plethora of artists that exists between the two. Connected at the heart by Cathy Pellow, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and many others, this is a movement of sound and vision that is gaining considerable reputation as progressive minds are evolving even further from their origins....
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Big Sir Announce EU/UK Tour and Two dates in...
Big Sir — the longtime collaboration between singer/composer Lisa Papineau and bassist/composer Juan Alderete (The Mars Volta) - announce Spring 2012 EU and UK headlining tour dates in support of their forthcoming new album, Before Gardens After Gardens coming out on February 7th. Please see complete dates below. In anticipation of this new release, Prefix Mag just premiered another new...
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Dirty Impounds Albums of the Week: Big Sir Before...
Big Sir: Before Gardens After Gardens (Rodriguez Lopez Productions/Sargent House)
Just lovely, haunting, too, and thought provoking like an itch that wakes one in the night, suddenly aware of some sore spot stirred up that now must be attended. The latest work from this 12-year-and-counting collaboration between bassist-composer Juan Alderete (The Mars Volta) and sublime singer-composer...
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Juan Alderete creates the "Vato Vibrato" Tone...
In this video Big Sir’s own Juan Alderete creates a TC Electronic TonePrint for the Shaker Vibrato pedal. He names the TonePrint “Vato Vibrato”.
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I Paint My Mind: Big Sir – Before Gardens After...
Big Sir is a collaboration between kindred spirits – two people who’s interests, skill, and acumen converge in an incredible melding of aesthetics. They include trip hop & down tempo with rhythms that sometimes break out, bass lines that bring you with them, and dust it all with some of the most heart-tingling vocals you’ll ever hear. Big Sir is of course Juan Alderete (Racer X, The Mars...
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LA WEEKLY Feature: Big Sir
Big Sir Had Serious Health Scares. So They Made an Album About Life and Death
Six years after the members of Big Sir were forced to confront their mortality head-on, singer-composer Lisa Papineau and bassist Juan Alderete are back with their third album of jazz-prog-electronic jams, Before Gardens, After Gardens.
Right around the time they were finishing their last album Und Die Scheiße...
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The Daily Texan Reviews: Before Gardens After...
Big Sir experiments with new sounds
The longtime collaboration between The Mars Volta’s Juan Alderete and singer-songwriter Lisa Papineau (well known for contributing vocals to M83), Big Sir’s minimal setup harbors a complex atmosphere that is eerie, yet absolutely intriguing. The duo retains that quality in their latest release Before Gardens After Gardens, the group’s third studio...
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Nanobot Rock Two Reviews / Two Takes on Before...
-Greg’s Take- Big Sir: Before Gardens After Gardens
For the last twelve years there has been a collaborative effort which has flown under the mainstream radar that can only leave us wondering Why hasn’t the world taken notice?
The musical talents of Lisa Papineau, who brings experience from M83 and the Watchmen soundtrack, and Juan Alderete, who has donated ripping bass lines to Racer...
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Behind the Hype Review: Before Gardens After...
With over two dozen play throughs over the past couple weeks, my first album submission of the year puts me on a good note. Big Sir’s latest album, Before Gardens After Gardens, is their first LP in many a year. Comprised of the beautiful songstress Lisa Papineau (known for her work with Air and M83) and legendary The Mars Volta bassist Juan Alderete, Big Sir is a staple of the Sargent...
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PREFIX Track Premiere: "The Kindest Hour" by Big...
“The Kindest Hour” will appear right at the halfway mark on Big Sir’s upcoming 11-track album, Before Gardens After Gardens, which makes me think it could be an important transitional song. Singer/composer Lisa Papineau (Air, M83) and bassist/composer Juan Alderete (The Mars Volta, Racer X) create this pretty, eerie (also pretty eerie) tune with help from Heather Lockie and her...
January 2012
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Bowlegs Album Review: Big Sir's Before Gardens...
Big Sir’s third record is a twitchy creature at heart. Smooth trails of melody are stirred up with a flickering set of rhythms, soft synth lines and various guises of bass guitar. The duo – Lisa Papineau, and The Mars Volta bassist Juan Alderete – continually tweak their output, playing with elements of soul, funk and even the odd foray into drum and bass BPMs.
Regions opens the album...
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Sound Colour Vibration Interview: Lisa & Juan...
An interview is one of the most authentic and honest windows into the hearts and minds of the artists and musicians we’ve come to admire. And, in this particular case… an added dose of humility. Logistics and self-deprecating humor aside, there is no better approach towards familiarizing yourself with the music you know and love, than by speaking with the musicians who have created the...
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Big Sir To Play some California Shows
We are very excited to announce two new west coast shows for Big Sir one in Los Angeles with Marcel Rodriguez Lopez of (Zechs Marquise & The Mars Volta’s) electronica project called Eureka the Butcher featuring Sadah Luna don’t miss them if you are in the area: BIG SIR Feb 20 - Hollywood, CA @ Harvard & Stone w/ Gregory Rogove, Eureka The Butcher & Sadah Luna, & Devendra...
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The Pop Stereo Reviews: Big Sir's Before Gardens...
Big Sir isn’t as big as Big Sur…but they could be. This dynamic duo made up of Lisa Papineau and Juan Alderete (of The Mars Volta) has explored a stunning amount of sounds and textures using both electronic and analog beats over their three album career. Their latest album, Before Gardens After Gardens is no different and continues this tradition of audio exploration. ...
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RCRD LBL Premiere: New track DL "Our Pleasant...
Big Sir, the longtime collaboration between singer/composer Lisa Papineau (Air, M83 collaborator) and The Mars Volta’s bassist Juan Alderete, will release a new effort on February 7 via Rodriguez Lopez Productions /Sargent House. The album, Before Gardens After Gardens, is a collection ethereal prog-rock numbers, as evident on this premiere of “Our Pleasant Home.” The track features The...
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Big Sir's New Album Before Gardens After Gardens...
Big Sir the long time band of Lisa Papineau & Juan Alderete have a fantastic new album called Before Gardens After Gardens coming out on RLP/Sargent House on February 7th. You can stream or get a Free Download of the track Ready On The Line HERE . We have the CD and some new merch now available for Pre-Order HERE and we are offering a great Deluxe Bundle for only $30. To find out more about...
December 2011
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COS: Big Sir New Album Song Premiere "Ready On The...
Big Sir, the Los Angeles-based project of vocalist Lisa Papineau (ME & LP, M83, Air) and The Mars Volta bassist Juan Alderete, will release their third album, Before Gardens After Gardens, in February. The two composers’ articulate, electronic-tinged blend of R&B, jazz, and hip-hop falls somewhere between Papineau’s acoustic solo work and Alderete’s forays into prog-rock as part of...
October 2011
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Behind The Hype : Live Review / Big Sir
Big Sir at the Bootleg Theater
Last night was a very different kind of concert experience for me. In the quiet streets of late night Silverlake, we found ourselves at the Bootleg Theater. The reason? The first tour of the mighty Big Sir.
Started by Lisa Papineau and Juan Alderete (bassist for The Mars Volta) a few years ago, they had yet to ever nationally tour until this week. Joining...
September 2011
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Big Sir Adds 2 New Shirts To The Merch Store
Big Sir now has two shirts available at the merch store and will have them on their tour dates.
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Big Sir Announce More Shows!
Big Sir will be playing a few shows on the West Coast to debut new songs from their upcoming album along with some classics. Kicking it all off on September 30th at the Bootleg in Los Angeles will be Juan Alderete, Lisa Papineau and Cedric Bixler Zavala in the line up for that show. Make sure to come support and hear the incredible new songs. We can’t wait! GET ADVANCE TIX for LA. Below...
August 2011
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Premier Guitar Video Rig Rundown w/ Juan Alderete
Premier Guitar’s Chris Kies talks to bass player Juan Alderete backstage while in Chicago on tour in The Mars Volta where they both talk through his current Rig.
July 2011
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Sargent House / RLP Presents May We Introduce You...
Big Sir is Lisa Papineau and Juan Alderete. After a five year wait Big Sir have just finished their 3rd album and it will be coming out on RLP / SH in January 2012 with a lot of great special guest players including Cedric Bixler Xavala on drums. We have already been talking a lot about Lisa and Juan’s other projects; Sargent House put out Lisa Papineau’s solo album Red Trees in 2010...
June 2011
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Lisa Papineau Talks with Sound Colour Vibration
Lisa Papineau is one of our favorite singers and musicians at Sound Colour Vibration and we are very excited to bring this interview to our site. She was born in New England and is a current resident of Paris, France. Lisa has released two full length solo records, two records with her project Big Sir that includes The Mars Volta bassist Juan Alderete de la Peña, soundtrack scores and so...
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New Album Is Done!
It’s done! Just turned in the master for the new Big Sir album. More news to come about release date. It will be coming out on Rodriguez Lopez Productions.
February 2011
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WatchBig Sir, serving up the cuts in 2011
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An Interview with Juan Alderete
Juan Alderete of The Mars Volta, Big Sir, Vato Negro, Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group and Racer X. Shows his total pedal nerd side in Part 1 of an interview by Janek Gwizdala Check out the Video interview HERE
December 2010
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Lisa Papineau & Jun Miyake Co-Write Track for Wim...
Lisa Papineau co wrote a song with Jun Miyake called “The Here And After” which will be in the Wim Wenders film called Pina about the late, great German Choreographer, Pina Bausch. The movie will be out in February through Warner Brothers. This is not the first collaboration Lisa has had with Miyake below is a clip of them performing together at a Pina Bausch Tribute concert in Paris...
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Big Sir Live From Bass Player Magazine Show
Check out all Seven live videos of Big Sir from the Bass Player Magazine Show featuring guests Chris Tsagakis (drums) & Matt Embree (keys & backing vox) from RX Bandits joining Lisa Papineau & Juan Alderete in Big Sir for the evening.
November 2010
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October 2010
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LA WEEKLY FEATURE : LISA PAPINEAU "Rainmaker"...
check out the feature on Lisa Papineau by Chris Martins in LA Weekly.
REPOSTED By Sargent House
Lisa Papineau performs “Rainmaker” a new song with Chris Tsagakis aka Technology on drums and Michael Morgan also on drums. We truly only got one take of this one and then we got shut down because it was loud. Lisa wanted to shoot at night and after the Fang Island glassroom well...
Lisa & Juan on New Omar Rodriguez Album
You can Pre Order Omar Rodriguez Lopez’s Cizaña De Los Amores on CD or Vinyl from the USA now. Or just listen for free and or download in any file size you like HERE . Will be released in Europe on October 18th, 2010 on RLP via Koncurrent. Featuring vocals from both Lisa Papineau on tracks 1 & 7 and Ximena Sarinana Rivera on tracks 2,3,4,5 & 6. And Juan Alderete de la Pena on Bass...
September 2010
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June 2010
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FLABMAG Feature on Lisa
Singer/Composer Lisa Papineau is best known for her work with Tyler Bates in Pet and Big Sir with bassist Juan Alderete of The Mars Volta. But those aren’t her only projects; she has contributed vocals to Air, M83 and many others, as well as produced her own solo albums. Her most recent of which is Red Trees, released on Sargent House May 5th. She is exceptionally prolific! Lucky for me I...
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SHOW: Big Sir on 9.26.10
Big Sir will be playing it’s first show in Los Angeles in what feels like forever. We will be joining RX Bandits on one of their three full album shows, on Sunday, September 26th, 2010 at the Troubadour in Hollywood. Big Sir will be playing some of our new songs along with some of the old.. We hope to see you all there but definitely buy tickets in advance this show will be sold out well...
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FUJI ROCK: Vato Negro
Juan will be taking his Vato Negro project to play at this years Fuji Rock Festival in Japan. Joining him will be Omar Rodriguez Lopez on guitar and Deantoni Parks on Drums. Let’s hope next year BIG SIR will be playing ! New album coming, so who knows…. Check out the killer line up for Fuji Rock 2010
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NME: Top 10 Downloads Featuring Lisa Papineau
NME knows what’s up naming Lisa Papineau’s “White Leather Pants” in it’s Top 10 Downloads this week.
4. Lisa Papineau – ‘White Leather Pants’ Leading lady of LA band Big Sir, Papineau has also worked with other acts like M83, Air and P.O.D. – but we’re loving her solo stuff. ‘White Leather Pants’ (from her album ‘Red Trees’) is one sexy song – while...
May 2010
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Big Sir Albums at the HOLIDAY SALE: All Albums $5... →
Sargent House & Rodriguez Lopez ask: What is absolutely necessary for a great holiday weekend? SALES !
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In honor of all BBQ’s across this great planet we bring you the Sargent House / Rodriguez Lopez Productions $5 or less for any file size you want…
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Little Big, but No Sir - June 17th Vato Negro and...
Juan Alderete’s Vato Negro will be playing this sweet show, a lot of great musicians come out for the night if your in LA.
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The Keyboards are Out - Recording Time
Lisa’s in LA, Cedric’s in LA, Juan’s in LA = Big Sir new album recording sessions….
