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. Music ©2007-2010 Melanaster Records.
read more***On behalf of the Melanaster Band I want to thank everybody that made it to the Hookah Bar show last Friday, 12/11. The vibe, crowd, and music (Paper Tiger + RBTS Win) was simply perfect. On to the next adventure…*** Poster says it all. UNHUNGRIFY on Facebook
read moreDebut 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 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 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 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 moreFriday, September 18 2009 at 8PM! Physical tickets available at Hunk Clothing and Honeypot, online tickets available at Harvest Records and Brown Paper Tickets. For the uninitiated, Prefuse 73 (Scott Herron) is the pioneer of a chopped-up style of instrumental hip-hop commonly referred to as “glitch-hop,” although I prefer “glitchop” (rhymes with ketchup). I bought […]
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