Sarah Lipstate (born

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, March 16, 1984) is an American guitarist and composer who records under the name Noveller. Her style typically involves creating layered soundscapes on the guitar, making extensive use of

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and e-bows. Her music has been described as "icy drones and beautifully spare sounds" by the

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reviewer. In 2019, she collaborated with

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on his album ''

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Biography

Lipstate was born in 1984 in Birmingham. At age 2, she moved with her family to

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. As a child, she played piano for nearly a decade and played trombone in her high school marching band. She began playing the guitar at 17 after buying the cheapest electric guitar she could afford. She attended the

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and studied in the school's radio-television-film program. Many in her family are UT alums. In 2007, Lipstate moved to Brooklyn. A few months later, a mutual friend from Austin introduced her to the members of

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who were looking for a guitarist.Interview with Sarah Lipstate

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, July 2011. Mirror hosted by the

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Discography

;As Noveller * ''Paint On The Shadows'' (No Fun Productions, 2009) * ''Red Rainbows'' (No Fun Productions, 2009) * ''Desert Fires'' (Saffron Recordings, 2010) * ''Glacial Glow'' (Saffron Recordings, 2011) * ''Artifact'' (Saffron Recordings, 2012) * ''No Dreams'' (

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, 2013) * ''Fantastic Planet'' (

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, 2015) * ''A Pink Sunset For No One'' (Fire Records, 2017) * ''Arrow'' (

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, 2020) * ''Aphantasia'' (Self-released, 2021)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lipstate, Sarah 1984 births Living people American rock guitarists Guitarists from Alabama Musicians from Lafayette, Louisiana