Margot Day's intense voice soars through three and a half octaves with crystalline tone, lyrics that are multi-faceted yet direct, and unforgettable melodies. The songs are not unlike pop, using melody, rhythm, and song structure with a goth, techno and industrial edge. Her music flirts with real and synthetic sound, combining guitar, synthesizer, percussion, and flute with loops and samples. The result is a fun and unique blend that asks you to dance, sing, laugh, and cry. Interview with Margot Day Margot Day's Bio Reviews of the MARGOT DAY CD CMJ New Music Report (Feb.23 1998) Margot Day has already recorded a debut full-length and gained some notoriety for working with the Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch and Nada Surf’s Ira Elliot on various projects. Her new self-titled EP continues to document her intense songwriting style and futuristic vocal and flute sounds. Day, classically trained in opera and flute, demonstrates her dramatic style with electronic-based musical accompaniment and dark, sensual vocals. Vocally, she’s similar in style to Kate Bush and Tori Amos, hanging near the high-end of her vocal scale on “Wishes,” while other times dropping down to her mid-range to add mystery and attitude, as on “Hereafter.” The whispery, vocal repetition of “Kismet” will strike a chord with Raincoats fans; the funky rhythm and groovin’bass of “Dancing On” is one of the EP”s most danceable moments. --Brenda Linguit

OUTBURN (Three stars; highest rating) Groovy, jazzy and quite eclectic: Margot's fun lyrics and cute vocals combined with flute, keyboard, guitars, and percussion create an unusual and unexpected style of music. I enjoyed all five tracks on this remarkable CD --Octavia's Alcove INTERFACE ...we'd sure love to party at her place sometime. E-RUPTURE In light of Madonna's newly "gothic" look and feel, I'd like to suggest that at least half of you more adventurous souls who purchased that little product go out and buy yourself something artistic and original, like Margot Day. Margot has a lovely lilting voice, the songs are fresh and inventive... it's all the things new electronic music should be. If you like Nina Hagen or Kate Bush you're gonna like Margot Day. Besides, you'll never hear a Godzilla sample in a Madonna song. GRINDING INTO EMPTYNESS Margot Day has an incredible voice, and she puts it to use on her latest CD, which is self titled. Her versatile voice which may resemble Diamanda Galas at some points, Tori Amos at some points, and even PJ Harvey at times, is mixed with a variety of musical instruments from every side of the spectrum. It starts out with a jazzy sound, and progresses to a more electronic one, mixed with flute, guitar, and percussion. The songs are styled similar to a pop song, but with an edge, gained with instrumentation and vocals, that sets it apart. This Future Records artist is definitely someone to check out, and to keep an eye on. --Scott Mallonee This is a very polished first released, Margot Day has an amazing voice and a very eclectic style of music. While I did not like all of this disk each song did have something impressing about it. Margot Day has a rather varied voice that for the most part reminds me of Gitane Demone and at times of Diamanda Galas and the female vocalist for Moon Lay Hidden Beneath a Cloud. The first track was a little jazzy for my taste but the lyrics were beautiful. The most standout track on the album to was Hereafter. I am looking forward to the next release from Margot Day, because this one certainly showed promise. --Josh Fotheringham INDUSTRIAL BIBLE This self titled EP from Margot Day showcases her talents as a vocalist and lyricist, as well as a flutist. Throughout Dancing On Day manipulates her vocals superbly, reaching octaves higher than I have ever heard in electronic music. The music behind this piece is a combination of jazz and hip-hop, with the beats tumbling along while jazzed up horn sections bleat in the background. On Wishes, Day continues to deliver her lyrics in a sultry manor. . . Hereafter is a eerie piece in which Day delivers her vocals in a similar style as older Banshees tunes. Slowly chanting the lyrics on Kismet, Day shows yet another side of her vocal abilities. . . I think that Day has a phenomenal voice. . . --Dave
SUFFERING IS HIP "Singer/Songwriter/Flutist Margot Day's intense voice soars through three and a half octaves with crystalline tone, lyrics that are multi-faceted yet direct, and unforgettable melodies." So begins the spec sheet, and for once, I agree. Reviewers have likened her voice and music to that of Nina Hagen, Siouxie Sioux and Laurie Anderson. I would add to that list Danielle Dax in tone and ambiance, and Yma Sumac in vocal range and mastery. Margot Day headed The Plague and their album "Naraka" .. which was an excellent album in its own right, but merely hinted at what was to come. Her debut solo CD blends her beguiling and spoookeee vocal acrobatics with her lush and versatile songwriting and arranging talents. The album "Margot Day" could be just as easily enjoyed as you swoop down the catwalk of your local goth nightclub, or at home with the candles lit, a few bottles of red wine and a naked friend. --Marquis Deja Du   Side-Line (Belgium) This American girl made from music her passion. These a 5 songs perfectly illustrate all her adoration for the musical art. That’s probably the reason why she already collaborated with artists like Adam Yauch (Beasty Boys), Jim Thirwell etc...The opening track “Dancing on “ is a quite strange piece of world music and dub with a female opera allure singer. It sounds unusual, refreshing and without any particular style in mind. Her particular voice incites numerous people to compare her with artists like Nina Hagen or Kate Bush. I think she just get a very personal and single voice, like these other artists, but here stops the link! The last cuts of this release sounds a bit more common, showing recognizable wave elements in conjunction with an experimental approach while the bewitching vocal parts inject a taste of mystery in the whole composition. That’s probably the reason why “Kismet” is my personal cut! Anyway, an original release... ROBOTS AND ELECTRONIC BRAINS (Cambridge, England) A record that skirts Goth/techno and breaks—with a flute... She serves up five tracks of eerie and dark synth-driven electro over which her full vocal range is displayed. Best is the opener “Dancing on” which loops a funky bass and horn stab sample and drops on top a rhapsody with full-on pop chorus. In searching for the traditional glib classification for any record that straddles the existing glib classifications, I’m again aided by a press-release typo: eLEKTRONK. --Jim White HYPERCULT ...surreal... hits high notes similar to 80's New Wave vocalist Lene Loverich, juxtaposed by 90's electronica... "Dancing On"... I found myself humming it... My favorite song is "Wishes"... a wonderful display of her vocals and flute... "Hereafter"... storytelling appeal... "Kismet" features hindu-esque vocals... Margot Day defiantly has originality and takes the 80's into the 90's female electronik movement... very nice. THE WEB ...pretty damn cool. Margot’s vocal range is amazing. The first track on the CD, “Dancing On,” is very poppy and strange. "Wishes” is really really catchy, as is Kismet. All the songs are very melodic and distinct from one another. And did I mention how incredible Margot's range is? The flute that comes in here and there is also quite nice. Adds some interesting touches to the music. There are only five songs here, and all are excellent. But I want to hear more from this band. Five songs just isn't quite enough... They apparently have a lot of great ideas, and I hope they implement some more of them soon! --Mage Seriah SEVEN DAYS This project from Craftsbury-by-way-of-New York resident Margot Day is short and sweet-a mere five songs. The eponymous EP is a slice of pop electronica, sampling power tools, crickets, children, birdies and god knows what else. Mostly, though, it earns playing prowess from Day’s three-octave voice-she’s studied opera. . . Now Living in Vermont, the young diva is exercising her considerable vocal talent, and flute playing, on dance music in the Ofra Haza vein-you can also hear strains of Nina Hagen, Laurie Anderson, Kate Bush and Yoko Ono. There’s even something about this offbeat collection that Kurt Weill might like; melodies with a weird, slightly atonal bent and unusual song structures. . . Romantic, sensual and mystical tendencies give these songs a girlish, fairy-tale bent. . . Day’s got a strong melodic sensibility and powerful voice, and her self-possession shines through. Something tells me she’ll pull off a provocative live show. . . Vermont’s answer to Kate Bush! --Pamela Polson
BURLINGTON FREE PRESS . . .At midnight, in a burst of thick fog and disco lights, Day takes the stage. . . Accompanied by electronic goth, she loops around operatic high notes like Lene Lovich fronting for Kraftwerk. --Adam Lisberg What I found on this eponymous disc astounds me. . . cool, ambient, synth-based stuff backs Day, who often meanders through some primitive Native American-Chinese-Hindu vocal lines. . . I also couldn’t help thinking of Nina Hagen. . . --Steve Lemcke VOX THE GIRL JUST WANTS TO HAVE FUN. . .The sound is eerie - new age, gothic dance music, . . .Laurie Andersen Magnuson, all female musicians who push the boundaries, come to mind when listening. . . It’s a new Day rising. . . --Aimee M. Petrin HARDWICK GAZETTE SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT ABOUT MARGOT There’s kind of a . . . ethereal quality to her singing, with funky rhythms and synthesizer sounds, as she sings about abuse, love, the end of the world and motherhood..She sounds like a cross between Barbara Streisand and Yoko Ono. --Dawn Gustafson LAST SIGH Fronted by the amazing voice of Margot Day, this EP provides a well rounded introduction to her music. At times jazzy, funky, and even relaxed, her vocals rely on poppy song structures to complete their delivery... a backdrop for Margot's beautiful voice, and since that's definitely the main attraction there shouldn't be any disappointment. From the catchy and repetitive chorus of "Dancing On", to the spoken verses of "Wishes", to shrill high pitched singing, Day's voice undergoes a surprising stylistic transformation from song to song. After hearing this debut Margot Day's talent is obvious... --Ben Didier VAE SOLIS Rating: 4 of 6 Erh... this is more 'alternative' side of things. This MCD brings some strange kind of dark wave music, standing quite close to the LOVE SPIRALS DOWNWARDS' creations as well as the ones by DEAD SOULS RISING (especially when it comes to vocals); sometimes Margot's stuff even reminds me of Diamanda Galas and a few Sub Pop bands. Here we have strong emphasis on vocals ...let's give this MCD '4' as a mark. --Herr Stalhammar ORIGINAL SIN (Belgium) First thing you think of when you have the CD in your hands is that it's quite a sexy thing.A gorgeous woman invites you to enter her world, but once you've dared to take the step a lot of surprises will come along your way.First seconds puts you into a super funky James Brown-set but as soon as Margot begins to sing you're already in her extra-ordinary world... if Jane Fonda would make a goth version from 'Barbarella' then it could be a bit like this. Sometimes Margot sings as a lovely pussycat, sometimes she sounds as scary as Kate bush... There's a gothy element in it, but there's a lot of futuristic sounds in it as well... Quite strange: they sound a lot like british future legends Box offece Poison... if you don't know how that sounds, just imagine something like "Peek-A-Boo' by Siouxsie & The Banshees... I love this record! --Didier Becu