Sarah Lipstate (born Birmingham, Alabama, March 16, 1984) is an American guitarist and composer who records under the name Noveller.
Sarah Lipstate | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1984 (age 39–40) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Musical career | |
| Also known as | Noveller |
| Genres | |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Ba Da Bing!, Divorce, Fire, Important, No Fun, Saffron, Shelter Press |
Her style typically involves creating layered soundscapes on the guitar, making extensive use of effects pedals and e-bows. Her music has been described as "icy drones and beautifully spare sounds" by the Allmusic reviewer.[1]
In 2019, she collaborated with Iggy Pop on his album Free.[2]
Biography
editLipstate was born in 1984 in Birmingham.[3] At age 2, she moved with her family to Lafayette, Louisiana.[4]
As a child, she played piano for nearly a decade and played trombone in her high school marching band.[5]
She began playing the guitar at 17 after buying the cheapest electric guitar she could afford.[6]
She attended the University of Texas and studied in the school's radio-television-film program. Many in her family are UT alums.[7]
In 2007, Lipstate moved to Brooklyn. A few months later, a mutual friend from Austin introduced her to the members of Parts & Labor who were looking for a guitarist.[8]
Discography
edit- As Noveller
- Paint On The Shadows (No Fun Productions, 2009)
- Red Rainbows (No Fun Productions, 2009)
- Desert Fires (Saffron Recordings, 2010)
- Glacial Glow (Saffron Recordings, 2011)
- Artifact (Saffron Recordings, 2012)
- No Dreams (Important Records, 2013)
- Fantastic Planet (Fire Records, 2015)
- A Pink Sunset For No One (Fire Records, 2017)
- Arrow (Ba Da Bing Records, 2020)
- Aphantasia (Self-released, 2021)
References
edit- ^ "Noveller: Overview". Allmusic.com.
- ^ "Sarah Lipstate aka Noveller brings her moody soundscapes to Iggy Pop's new album". Guitar.com. 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Interview with Sarah Lipstate! | Tom Tom Magazine".
- ^ "An interview with drone trailblazer Noveller". Factmag.com. 28 January 2015.
- ^ Hansen-Girod, Britlynn. "The Pedalboard Sorcery of Sarah Lipstate of Noveller". Reverb. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ Chiu, David. "Noveller's Sarah Lipstate On Making The Cinematic Soundscapes For Her New LP 'Arrow,' And Working With Iggy Pop". Forbes.com. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Under the "Noveller" Moniker, a UT Alum Conjures Anxious and Hopeful Guitar Symphonies". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ Interview with Sarah Lipstate, Village Voice, July 2011. Mirror hosted by the Internet Archive