Faith & Disease, the ethereal darkwave duo whose sound recalled the lush approach of Mazzy Star and This Mortal Coil, came together in 1991—the year punk broke—and held fast to sold synth-beats and gossamer lyrics while Seattle peers Mudhoney, Soundgarden, and Nirvana rose to prominence. Bassist Eric Cooley and vocalist Dara Rosenwasser issued the “Jardeau Blue” single in 1993; alongside their friend David Goebel they then launched Ivy Records. Five albums appeared on the imprint: Beauty and Bitterness (1993), Fortune His Sleep (1995), Live Songs: Third Body (1996), Insularia (1998), and Lamentations: A Collection (1999). At the close of the decade the pair moved to Projekt, which released Beneath the Trees in fall 2000. Two years afterward Cooley and Rosenwasser joined ambient electronic guru Jeff Greinke to create the lush, poetic Dream the Red Clouds EP.
LouiseBeauty and Bitterness · 1993Beauty and Bitterness5:26
She's Got a Halo (Kill Switch...klick Mix)Passport to Kunming · 2003Passport to Kunming4:54
Beneath These TreesBeneath the Trees (25th Anniversary Edition) · 2000Beneath the Trees (25th Anniversary Edition)1:10
