Sep/100
Video : Stephan Bodzin × Marc Romboy × Skydiving
Amid my ongoing current obsession with minimal techno, I came across this video. Stephan Bodzin × Marc Romboy × eight minutes of base-jumping and skydiving = hypnotic, and kind of amazing.
Jul/100
Event : Exposure #26 MMA DJ Battle
Marley will be competing in the upcoming Exposure series DJ battle in Asheville! The competition involves a 10-minute mix-off, judged by a panel of NC’s finest DJs.
Come support the local DJ scene and give it up for your favorites!
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10:00 – 3:00am
$5 18 & up
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The $5 cover also gives you access to all open clubs within The Grove House!!!!
$5 all you can drink beer specials
Scandals
http://www.scandalsnightclub.net/
11 Grove Street
Asheville, NC 28801-3203
(828) 252-2838
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Jul/100
Video : Mr. Invisible × Native Instruments
Last month, Mr. Invisible shot two videos in Los Angeles demonstrating the new Maschine beat machine and X1 controller from Native Instruments.
Mr. Invisible Performing Live with Maschine
Justin Aswell Maschine Solo
Mr. Invisible is:
• Justin Aswell (MC, production)
• Ill-Use (MC. production)
• Marley Carroll (DJ)
Mr. Invisible’s newly-revamped website (beta) has just gone up, with photos, videos, shows, news feeds & more: www.mrinvisible.net
Jul/100
Selected : Eric Lindley (New Album, NYTimes Feature)
About a year ago, we featured Eric Lindley on the blog. Eric is a singer, writer and composer who makes beautifully hushed lo-fi pop songs in the style of Smog, Elliott Smith, Arthur Russell, et al, but abstracted with sparse electronics.
This month, he will release Oh, Light under his new moniker, Careful. The new record is available streaming here, and will be released physically later this month. Careful was also featured this week as a New York Times Critics Choice.
On a personal note, I love this music, and I’m glad it’s getting the exposure it deserves!
Jun/100
Video : Mr. Invisible L.A. Roundup
June has been insane, which accounts for the lack of updates / Melanaster news as of late. We’ll be back soon in full-force, new & improved. Here’s a quick rundown of what’s been going on with my other projects:
• Mr. Invisible spent a week in L.A. earlier this month as part of our sponsorship with Native Instruments. We shot a promotional video for their Maschine workstation and played a show at Low End Theory, alongside Daddy Kev, D-Styles and Gaslamp Killer. Stellar.
• Uncle Mountain just wrapped up a week-long residency in Manteo (outer banks, NC) with the ECU Summer Dance Theater. Incredibly fun, miserably hot, days off in the ocean, bodysurfing among jellyfish blooms.
• Modo is about to embark on a short southeast tour that will take us to the Pensacola Museum of Art, among other places, fresh from a killer show at the Lexington Ave Brewery.
Combine all that craziness with DJ gigs here and there and you can see why the blog has gotten little love lately. But look forward to new videos, new music, show announcements, and more Melanaster goodness.
May/100
Selected : Stephan Bodzin
Stephan Bodzin.
Stephan Bodzin is an experimental electronic artist and minimal techno producer from Bremen, Germany. He started a label called HERZBLUT, and in 2007 released a full-length album called Liebe Ist.
My fascination with minimal house and techno is all so new, but it continues to grow daily. Especially when I encounter tracks like this.
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Stephan Bodzin – Vendetta
May/101
Music Video : Bjork – It’s In Our Hands (Marley Carroll Remix)
New companion music video for Marley’s remix of Björk’s “It’s In Our Hands,” which appears on The Remixes.
May/106
Free Download – Marley Carroll (Live at Club 828)
(click to download)
Melanaster Records, in partnership with ONE WORLD Entertainment, is offering a free download of Marley Carroll’s live DJ set from March 27, 2010 at Club 828 in Asheville. That night, Marley shared the bill with Lorn and Martyn (Brainfeeder).
This download is a raw, unedited recording straight from the sound board. A quick sampling of the set list includes tracks from Fever Ray, Lusine, Four Tet, Mr. Oizo, Boards of Canada, Kona Triangle, Jan Jelinek, Susumu Yokota, Ellen Allien and more. This mix finds Marley flexing his newfound love of minimal house, in addition to the innovative glitch-hop-inspired looping work that is becoming the hallmark of his live DJ sets.
Click the image at the top and the download will start immediately! No strings, no gimmicks, just a peaceful audio offering from Melanaster Records and ONE WORLD Entertainment. Enjoy!
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Marley Carroll – Live at Club 828
Apr/100
Event : Melanaster w/Rio Bravo 05.15.10
Saturday, May 15th 2010 The Melanaster Band will join Wilmington-based progressive rockers Rio Bravo for an intimate show at Asheville’s Hookah Bar.
Rio Bravo is a virile quartet of young rockers that recalls Radiohead, Band of Horses and Muse. They’re embarking on an East Coast tour, and this will be their first show in Asheville. We’re happy to be sharing the stage with them! More at the band’s MySpace page.
Essential info : The Hookah Bar at 38 N French Broad St, 9PM | $6.
Rio Bravo – “Tear Me Up” (Live)
“ Rio Bravo is a four piece indie rock and roll group hailing from Wilmington, NC. This local rock sensation is tearing up the scene and gaining new fans with every show. RIO BRAVO is poised to take over the world… Whether it is touring the US, benefits for TOMS shoes, Invisible Children, or packing out downtown bars and club, this band it definitely leaving it’s mark. Tracks like “So Young” and “Honesty” display the quartet’s diverse musical range and artistic scope. Fans of Rio Bravo will also go on and on about how amazing the band is live, and about their amazing stage presence in any venue. In Short, Rio Bravo puts on a real live rock show that should not be missed! Make sure you catch RIO this Spring on their East Coast Tour! “Featured Content
