Marley joins downtempo luminaries Blockhead and Emancipator for the Southeast leg of their winter tour.  Marley will be performing a solo P.A. set of original music (including songs from Melanaster) that combines his trademark glitch DJ techniques with live vocals and keyboards.

02.01 – Asheville NC @ Stella Blue

02.02 – Charleston, SC @ The Pourhouse

02.03 – Athens, GA @ New Earth Music Hall

02.04 – Tallahassee, FL @ The Engine Room

02.05 – Gainesville, FL @ The Vault

02.06 – Atlanta, GA @ King Plow

This one is not to be missed, we promise!Marley will be premiering a brand-new solo set that includes songs from Melanaster as well as some new originals, performed on keyboards, turntable, sampler and electronics.

Careful (Eric Lindley) has been featured on the blog a few times in the past year, and Melanaster Records is beyond delighted to have him on board for a show in Asheville.

See you there!

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Careful & Marley Carroll

Bobo Gallery | 22 N Lexington Ave

Asheville, NC 28801

Wednesday, November 3 9PM $5

Facebook Event

OK, time to take a break from the constant stream of promotion for an honest update.  Please, come in, have a seat.

First, things are going swimmingly in the world of Melanaster Records.  I just returned from Trinumeral 10 in Miami, where I performed alongside Asheville favorite DJ Bowie, recent Asheville-by-way-of-Miami transplant Panther God, and national acts like Tokimonsta, Blackalicious, and Big Boi.  I performed the first night at 7th Circuit, holding it down outside in the beautiful Miami night air to a scattered crowd of engaged onlookers (that trance-like swaying state means you’re either bored or fascinated) while Otto Von Shirach’s sideshow / carnival / performance art electro madness raged inside the club.

It was not like this. Well, kinda. We definitely said, “I’m in Miami trick!” a lot.

The rest of the time I just enjoyed the myriad performances from all colors of the electronic music spectrum.  Everything from raw hip-hop (Blackalicious) to mashup party jams (Mochipet) to techy, aggressive dubstep (Heyoka).

October has a few more things in store.  First, there’s this:

(tiny poster = humble promo)

… where I will likely display more aggressive electro / house flavors for the people (huge sound system).  Next, this date will be special for Asheville:

November 3 2010

Keep it on the calendar.  And at the end of October, of course, there’s the brain-melting lineup at MoogFest, and though I haven’t yet committed to playing, I’ll likely end up at some after-party somewhere holding it down.

So there we are.  Since you have made it this far, here’s a special secret:

There will be a new Melanaster release in October.

xo,

Marley

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)