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David Narcizo , born ___MASK80___ 6 , 1966 , in Newport , Rhode ___MASK22___ , United States , is primarily known for his work as the longtime drummer for Throwing Muses . Throwing ___MASK20___ is an alternative ___MASK10___ ___MASK53___ formed in 1981 in Newport , Rhode Island , that toured and recorded extensively until 1997 , when its members began concentrating more on other projects . The group was originally fronted by two lead singers , Kristin Hersh , and Tanya Donelly , who both wrote the group ' s songs . Throwing ___MASK20___ are known for performing music with shifting tempos , creative chord progressions , unorthodox song structures , and surreal lyrics . The group was set apart from other contemporary acts by Hersh ' s stark , candid writing style ; Donelly ' s pop stylings and vocal harmonies ; and David Narcizo ' s unusual drumming techniques eschewing use of cymbals . Hersh ' s hallucinatory , febrile songs occasionally touched on the subject of mental illness , more often drawing portraits of characters from daily life or addressing relationships . Bernard Georges ( born ___MASK28___ 29 , 1965 ) is best known for his bass ___MASK12___ work in Throwing ___MASK20___ and 50 Foot Wave . 4AD is a British ___MASK54___ that was started in ___MASK78___ by Ivo Watts - Russell and Peter Kent , originally funded by Beggars Banquet . Alternative ___MASK10___ ( also called alternative music , alt - ___MASK10___ or simply alternative ) is a genre of ___MASK3___ that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s and 2000s . In this instance , the word " alternative " refers to the genre ' s distinction from mainstream ___MASK3___ . The term ' s original meaning was broader , referring to a generation of musicians unified by their collective debt to either the ___MASK55___ style or simply the independent , D . I . Y . ethos of punk ___MASK10___ , which in the late 1970s laid the groundwork for alternative music . At times , " alternative " has been used as a catch - all description for music from underground ___MASK10___ artists that receives mainstream recognition , or for any music , whether ___MASK10___ or not , that is seen to be descended from punk ___MASK10___ ( including some examples of punk itself , as well as new wave , and post - punk ). Kristin Hersh ( born ___MASK13___ 7 , 1966 ) is an American singer , songwriter and author , known for her her solo work and with her ___MASK10___ bands Throwing Muses and 50FootWave . She has released ten solo albums . Her guitar work and ___MASK16___ style ranges from jaggedly dissonant to traditional folk . Hersh ' s lyrics have a stream - of - consciousness style , reflecting her personal experiences . Ivo Watts - Russell ( born 1954 in Northamptonshire , ___MASK83___ ) was ___MASK51___ - founder with Peter Kent of the indie record label 4AD . He has also produced several records , although he prefers to use the term " ___MASK55___ director ". Newport is a seaside ___MASK63___ on Aquidneck ___MASK22___ in Newport County , Rhode ___MASK22___ , United States . The City of Newport is located approximately southeast of Providence , south of Fall River , and south of Boston . It is known as a New ___MASK83___ summer ___MASK9___ and famous for its mansions . It is also the home of Salve Regina University and Naval ___MASK79___ Newport , which houses the United States Naval War College , the Naval Undersea Warfare Center , and a major United States Navy training center . It was a major 18th - century port ___MASK63___ and also contains a high number of surviving buildings from the colonial era of the United States . Tanya Donelly ( born ___MASK74___ 14 , 1966 , in Newport , Rhode ___MASK22___ ) is an American Grammy Award - nominated singer - songwriter and guitarist based in New ___MASK83___ who co - founded Throwing Muses with her stepsister Kristin Hersh . She then went on to work in The Breeders and Belly in the 1990s . In the late 1990s , she settled into a solo recording career , working largely with musicians connected to the Boston music scene . Lakuna was an electronic instrumental project begun by drummer David Narcizo after Throwing ___MASK20___ first split up following their 1996 Limbo album . Lakuna first released a 12 - inch called So Happy and then a 1999 full - length album called Castle of Crime . Narcizo provided drums , drum programming , and keyboards on all the tracks . The album ' s guest musicians included Bernard Georges on bass , Kristin Hersh on guitar loops , Belly ' s Tom Gorman on bass , Melissa `` Misi '' Narcizo on piano and keyboards , and Frank Gardner on bass and bass synthesizer . Narcizo employed tape loops and samples from obscure , vintage music to achieve the album ' s ambient - styled instrumental sounds . Lakuna recorded on the 4AD and Throwing Music labels .