Debut show, 09/24/09 at the Emerald Lounge in Asheville. Marley Carroll (keys, vocals), Billy Cardine (dobro), Barrett Smith (guitar), Jake Wolf (bass), Ryan Lassiter (drums).
read moreOn Friday, December 11, The Melanaster Band joins local trip-hop luminaries Paper Tiger for a show at Asheville’s Hookah Bar (map). From the press release: “Since re-defining themselves as Paper Tiger, the electronic trip-hop duo formerly known as RubySlippers & MINGLE has been well received by crowds at Trinumeral 2009, has opened a sold out […]
read more[download – 30 in 60.zip] Melanaster Records is proud to present 30 in 60, a brand-new live DJ mix that features the experimental looping and glitching techniques that Marley Carroll has developed over the past year [see video below]. 30 in 60 features 30 tracks in exactly 60 minutes, and the album cover substitutes for […]
read moreYou heard it first, folks. We’ve announced The Melanaster Band’s next show : Friday, December 11 at the Hookah Bar in Asheville, accompanied by Paper Tiger. More details on the way! Below you can stream Friday’s WPVM interview. Marley joins host KP Whaley and Mike Sule of Asheville on Bikes to discuss The Melanaster Band, […]
read moreNext Friday, October 30th, I’ll be joining Mike Sule of Asheville on Bikes and KP Whaley of WPVM on-air to talk about Melanaster and AOB’s upcoming Halloween event, The Pumpkin Pedaler. The interview begins at 2:30PM, during which you’ll hear excerpts from a soon-to-be-released DJ mix. On Halloween night, I’ll be DJing outside of Clingman […]
read moreThe 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 […]
read moreThe Prefuse 73 show and the Melanaster Band’s debut were rolling successes, thanks to gracious fans, great musicians, and the Asheville music scene. As the dust settles, there will be recordings, photos, and video from both shows posted to the blog. See you soon!
read moreAs 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):
read moreIt’s official : the Melanaster Band’s first show will be Thursday, September 24th at the Emerald Lounge in Asheville. The lineup includes Marley Carroll (vocals, keyboards), Billy Cardine (dobro, samples), Ryan Lassiter (drums), Barrett Smith (guitar), Jake Wolf (bass). Expect to hear songs from Melanaster as well as brand-new material developed in collaboration with these […]
read moreI don’t usually write like this, but I felt like to putting this up because it invites interpretation and discussion. “Movie making is a trick. Songwriting is a trick. If a song is done really well, the trick works. If not, people can see through it right away.” – David Byrne Sometimes I feel like […]
read more