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New Videos – Marley Carroll Live on WBSF Clemson

marley — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:23:29 +0000

Blockhead / Emancipator / Marley Carroll on Tour

marley — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:38:43 +0000

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

Event : Careful & Marley Carroll at Bobo Gallery

marley — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:37:23 +0000

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

October, So Far

marley — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 03:44:25 +0000

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

Event : Melanaster w/Rio Bravo 05.15.10

marley — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:19:11 +0000

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)

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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!

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MountainX Feature on Asheville’s Electronic Music Scene

marley — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:50:50 +0000

Last week, The MountainX ran a cover feature called “The Body Electric,” focused on Asheville’s burgeoning electronic music scene. The articles cover Asheville’s place in the world of electronic music (The Body Electric), the subgenres and styles of DJing (DJ Heroics) and the critical role of promoters and venues in growing the scene (Predicting the Weather).

Featured performers and interviewees include: Sonmi Suite, Panther God, Telepath, Cleofus Williams, Brett Rock, DJ Bowie, and Marley Carroll, in addition to promoters and artist collectives like Under One Beat and Low Frequency Ops.

Here’s an excerpt:

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At first glance it might seem that Asheville is stacked in favor of roots music, what with a guitarist on every corner and an Americana band in every bar. But there’s also much to suggest Asheville as an electronica hot bed, despite that scene’s apparent underground status.

Exhibit A: Asheville is where Robert Moog — pioneer of electronic music and inventor of the Moog synthesizer — worked as a research professor of music at UNCA, based his electronic musical instruments manufacturing company and lived out his final years.

Exhibit B: Asheville has (perhaps in spite of itself) embraced live band-electronica fusion acts like Telepath (since moved on to Philadelphia) and electronic music/arts festivals like Trinumeral.

Exhibit C: Take a walk around downtown and check out the posters affixed to power poles and displayed in shop windows. Every other one is for a DJ show. Same thing with Facebook events. Many electronic artists eschew conventional publicity methods in favor of new media. Not seeing many electronica shows? Go online.

Exhibit D: Even the rootsiest of venues is booking electronic acts. The Rocket Club is home to a free weekly Super Dance Party (Wednesdays at 10 p.m.), with DJs Crick Nice and Adam Strange (GFE) and DJ Mark Davis (who has been spinning underground dance music in Asheville since the ’80s). Mo Daddy’s welcomes its first-ever hip-hop show with local artist Foul Mouth Jerk, PyInfamous from Crystal Springs, Miss., and Charlotte’s One Big Love on Friday, March 5. The Grey Eagle hosts Baltimore duo Beach House on Friday, April 30.

But even with new developments — and nearly everyone seems to agree the local electronic scene has grown exponentially in the past few years — electronic music isn’t a new phenomenon. Its roots reach back to ’70s-era disco, dating the genre older than not just its current practitioners, but many of their parents.

Fueling Asheville’s newfound fondness for electronica is certainly the live band/electronic fusion — anything from the live instruments-meets-computers of The Nova Echo to live sequencing of engineered loops and beats as performed by Freepeoples Frequency. But more than sonic accessibility, it’s technical accessibility that brings new fans to the multifaceted genre. Music makers no longer need to be piano or guitar virtuosos — computer proficiency and a desire to create are the instruments of this under-represented but increasingly available art form.

Want to know more about local electronic music? Read on …

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Event : Melanaster at the Rocket Club in Asheville

marley — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:11:21 +0000

On Friday, January 22nd, Melanaster will rock Asheville’s Rocket Club with Open Windows and Do It To Julia. Show starts at 9PM with Julia, $7. Facebook Event.

This is a fantastic bill, and made more special by the fact that we’ll also be celebrating:

• JAG and Gabe’s birthday

and

• Lydia’s going-away party

Join us on the west side to defrost, have a drink, and tell the people you love them. Map.

Video : Highway Hearts [Music Video]

marley — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:47:16 +0000

Marley Carroll – Highway Hearts [Music Video] from Marley Carroll on Vimeo.

Video for “Highway Hearts,” lead single from the album Melanaster.

Footage source is “Journey Through a Day” (1967) produced by Dale Johnson. Public domain, Prelinger archives.

Marley Carroll, Mr. Invisible, Good Earth Project Selected For What.CD Compilation

marley — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:29:47 +0000

The final track listing has been released for this year’s What.CD artist compilation. Among the 100 artists that submitted tracks for consideration, Marley Carroll, Mr. Invisible, and The Good Earth Project (a collaborative NC hip-hop effort featuring members of Mr. I, Ike Turnah, Mr. Mattic and others) were selected for inclusion in the twenty-one track compilation.

This is a fantastic opportunity for NC musicians to be spotlighted in a huge online community, and proof of the excellent quality of music emerging from the region. We should all be proud!

The blog will be taking a hiatus until early next week. We’ll see you soon!

Last Chance To Download Melanaster For Free

marley — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:44:57 +0000

As part of the transition into the new phase of the Melanaster project, I am retracting the free download of the album more than year after it was made available online.

Here’s your last chance to download the album for free (well, at least officially):