Dora Maar by Dora Maar
Dora Maar (1907 - 1997, née Henriette Theodora Markovitch) is often characterised as a muse to great artists and most frequently of all as The Weeping Woman. She was of course an excellent photographer, poet and noted member of the Surrealists and numerous Parisian Leftist groups, but this has largely been rendered as by the by - such is the misogyny of much historiography.
Dora Maar (2013 -) is also a band from Leith, Edinburgh. What is the significance of their name? Think of it as an attempt (albeit by appropriation and in its own small way) to redress an imbalance, an inequality at the hands of the lazy, the apathetic and the prejudiced.
‘Dora Maar’ is their debut release. Its six songs are humble but refuse to be dumb. They are literate and nervy, yet kinda fun(ny). They emerged from long nights, long walks, countless cinema trips, feverishly (half-)read books, absurd daydreams, absurdly dirty dreams, paranoid delusions and obscure obsessions.
You might also detect touches of The Velvet Underground, Postcard Records, Ennio Morricone, Godards Vic and Jean-Luc, The Monochrome Set, The Pastels, Chic, Magazine and/or Pulp, depending on how hard you’re listening.
Tracklist
| 1. | Jessica Says | 4:02 |
| 2. | The 'Fetch' | 4:22 |
| 3. | Bletchley Park | 4:01 |
| 4. | Anna Karina, 1965 | 5:17 |
| 5. | Ended Now, Alright | 3:58 |
| 6. | I Won't Come Back | 3:08 |
Credits
A cassette.
Lyrics by Andrew R. Hill.
Music by Dora Maar.
Recorded August '13 in Leith.
Mixed by Andrew Scott.
