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Prior to making a name for herself as
Matthew Herbert's key collaborator, vocalist/producer
Dani Siciliano played in jazz combos and spun soul, funk, and jazz records in San Francisco clubs. A meeting with
Herbert resulted in the two working together and eventually marrying. It's
Siciliano's lilting voice that graces the likes of
Herbert's "Going Round," "Leave Me Now," and "Suddenly," three of the richest, danceable avant-pop singles of the late '90s and early 2000s. Other outside collaborations with Brooks and fellow
Herbert accomplice
Phil Parnell were sprinkled throughout the early 2000s. A little later in the decade,
Siciliano released a pair of solo albums for the !K7 label.
Likes... (2004) and
Slappers (2006) both involved
Herbert, but the albums were definitely her shows, and she was also featured throughout her partner's Scale (also 2006). For several years, new
Siciliano recordings were scarce. She was featured on
DJ Koze's
Amygdala (2013) and later joined the Paris-based label
Circus Company, where she released her predominantly self-produced third solo album,
Dani Siciliano (2016). ~ Andy Kellman