Rasputina - My Fever Broke (2002)

Three months before releasing a remix album of his own material, Marilyn Manson reworked Rasputina's "Transylvanian Concubine" for Transylvanian Regurgitations. The EP featured just two remixes of the track, plus four songs taken directly from Thanks for the Ether. Without any additional mixes or previously unreleased material, Transylvanian Regurgitations failed to hit with many of Rasputina's fans, and it quickly fell into obscurity. After parting ways with Sony, Rasputina signed with Instinct and issued Cabin Fever in spring 2002. With careful planning, the trio decided to try their hand at assembling another remix EP. My Fever Broke features several enticing interpretations of two songs from Cabin Fever. "State Fair," the more explosive and rowdy of the two, is given new life by industrial rock veterans Chris Vrenna and Joseph Bishara. The more delicate "Sweet Water Kill (The Ocean Song)" appears in two remixes, each with a unique approach. "AntiqueHighHeelRedDollShoes" is included in its original album form, but manages to hold its own alongside the assortment of electro treats presented throughout the EP. The group also includes a childlike-sweet cover of Belle & Sebastian's "The Fox in the Snow," as well as a live concert video of "My Orphanage" shot during a show at New York City's Knitting Factory. My Fever Broke is a solid effort with a good balance of both new and remixed material that should appeal to both hardcore Rasputina fans and casual listeners alike.

Rasputina - Cabin Fever! (2002)

Rasputina - How We Quit The Forest (1998)

Rasputina - Cabin Fever! (2002)

Rasputina's supernatural approach in making music is impressive, because it's independent of the goth rock that came before the band and especially alone in the current mainstream. It's practically primitive, but positively so. Cabin Fever, Rasputina's third studio album, casts a dark dreamscape of lush string arrangements and grating cellos, and Melora Creager's sinister scowl is at its best. The pseudo-classical chaos of "AntiqueHighHeelRedDollShoes" and "Thimble Island" is invasive and the metal distortion of "Sweet Water Kill (The Ocean Song)" struts with Siouxsie Sioux appeal. K. Cowperthwaite and Nana Bornant complete the trio's fascination with 19th century imagery, and the band's typical musical menagerie of psychosis ("Cross Walk") and humor ("PJ + Vincent & Matthew + Bjork") isn't terribly melancholy. "A Quitter" captures the band's unique sound structure: It's charming with a dream pop aesthetic; however, Rasputina's finer moments sustain a soft spot for a romantic fabliau. "The Hunter's Kiss" plays around with that notion with its twirling cellos and storybook lyrics. The goth rock element shifts once again, and Cabin Fever suggests that Rasputina's corsets aren't too tight.

Rasputina - How We Quit The Forest (1998)
Rasputina - My Fever Broke (2002)

Rasputina - How We Quit The Forest (1998)

How We Quit the Forest is the second studio album from Rasputina, released in 1998. After years of being out of print, it was re-released by frontwoman Melora Creager on her own label, Filthy Bonnet, on CD and for the first time, vinyl, in 2011. Former Nine Inch Nails drummer Chris Vrenna produced the album and provided its many sounds and samples.

A long box edition was also manufactured, previous to its wide release, for promotional purposes. It contained a story-book with art put together by Creager, also featured as a CD extra program activated when used in a computer. It is very difficult to find.

Rasputina - Cabin Fever! (2002)

Rasputina - My Fever Broke (2002)