The Kate Rays is Kim Floyd’s current project. You can find the music she makes with Tony Chance on bass and Mark Hubbard on drums on Bandcamp. I recommend it. But I discovered some tracks on Soundcloud that predate The Kate Rays and that got me curious.
Kim who usually sings and plays guitar is now based in Jacksonville, Florida. I believe at some point she was in New York City. I wonder where she was in 1997. The tracks from her project Tintern Abby date from that year.
There are three songs on Soundcloud: “Foreign Types”, “Degas” and “Novocaine”. Were there demos? Were they part of a release? I couldn’t find any information.
The name of the project is clearly taken from the beautiful Tintern Abbey located in Wales. I must say I visited it once, more than 10 years ago and was blown away. They are the ruins of an abbey, but it is amazing, the location, the structure that still stands, the moss, the stonework, the green areas around it. I went to Chepstow from Cardiff. Visited the castle there. Then took a bus to Tintern Abbey. It was empty. It was just for my then girlfriend and I. And then it rained and rained. It didn’t impede us from having a good time exploring the site. I remember there being a pub very close by where we went to have a late lunch, it was cozy and warm. But I can’t remember its name.
Tintern Abbey is a ruined medieval abbey adjacent to the village of Tintern in Monmouthshire, on the Welsh bank of the River Wye, which at this location forms the border between Monmouthshire in Wales and Gloucestershire in England. Founded on 9 May 1131 by Walter de Clare, Lord of Chepstow, it was the first Cistercian foundation in Wales, and the second in Britain (after Waverley Abbey). The abbey fell into ruin after the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century. Its remains have been celebrated in poetry and painting from the 18th century onwards. In 1984, Cadw took over responsibility for managing the site. Tintern Abbey is visited by approximately 70,000 people every year.
Anyhow, as mentioned there’s no more info about Tintern Abby. The song “Novocaine” has its lyrics posted on Soundcloud. Thats nice. The other things don’t have any more details. The song “Foreign Types” was also recorded by The Kate Rays. “Degas” clearly is named after the painter.
There are some photos where we see that the band was probably a trio. We see Kim playing guitar, someone playing bass and another person drums.
And that’s all I could find about this project. From photos it looks like the band played live. Where? Not clear. But I hope we find more details about the band soon!
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Listen
Tintern Abby – Novocaine
