Nic Le Ban - Guitarist Of The Living Jarboe

J. Nunis Guitars have announced signing an endorsement deal with guitarist Nic Le ban, main collaborator with Jarboe - erstwhile Swans vocalist/keyboardist/arranger. Originally hailing from Seattle, Le Ban has been touring and recording with Jarboe since '04. In addition, Le Ban is releasing a solo acoustic CD as part of a double CD project with Jarboe on the art-house label VIVO in Europe. This will be a limited edition, hand numbered release.

Le Ban will part of the tour line-up of The Living Jarboe as they undertake a European Tour October in support of The Men and The Conduit with a line-up comprising:Jarboe(vocals), Nic Le Ban(guitar), Paz Lenchantin (bass, violin), and Mike Rollins (drums).

Featured artists on The Men include an eclectic array of awesome performers: Blixa Bargeld (Einsterzende Neubauten, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds), Alan Sparhawk (LOW), Iva Davies (Icehouse, Master & Commander soundtrack), Jim Thirlwell (Foetus), Edward Kaspel (Legendary Pink Dots), Paz Lenchantin (A Perfect Circle, Zwan, RTX), William Faith (Faith & The Muse, Tweaker), Monica Richards (Faith & The Muse), David Torn (David Bowie, David Sylvian, PLaTTeRCeLL...), Chris Connelly (Revolting Cocks, Ministry, Pigface), David J (Bauhaus, Love & Rockets, The Jazz Butcher), Percy Howard (Bill Laswell, Meridiem), Steve Von Till (Neurosis), Joseph Budenholzer (Current 93, Backworld, Lydia Lunch), Mika Vainio (PanSonic, Bjork remix), as well as: James Izzo (Thread), Blind Michael Bradley(Myssouri), Diana Obscura (The Living Jarboe), and songwriter/guitarist Nic Le Ban.

In addition, The Living Jarboe has just released The Conduit. This special, limited edition release features music co-written and performed by Jarboe and Nic Le Ban accompanying texts written by Boston artist Joshua Fraser and sung by Jarboe. Also featured on The Conduit are two songs created out of names and words submitted to Jarboe via her "Living Rumor" subscription list which boasts members from Turkey to Slovenia to Egypt to California.