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| MUDVILLE w/ REM's Mike Mills, Michael Blake, Dred Scott... |
FEATURING:
Marilyn Carino, vocals
Ben Rubin, bass
John Bollinger, drums
Brian Charette, keyboards & guitar
w/ special guests:
Mike Mills, bass
Michael Blake, saxophone
Dred Scott, piano |
Mudville is the future-past, combining an ultra-modern electronic aesthetic with the classic sound of vintage vinyl. Think Curtis Mayfield’s weighty grooves, P.J. Harvey’s avant-blues passion, Roxy Music’s soaring, jazzy laments and the futurist soundscapes of Dan the Automator. Producer/bassist Ben Rubin (aka Benny Cha Cha) skillfully combines fresh production (beats, samples, synths) with old-school instruments (double bass, Wurlitzer Electronic Piano, Hammond B3 organ, horns) to create earthy, idiosyncratic music that spotlights songwriter/vocalist Marilyn Carino’s keen prose and expansive wail. With “serious chops” (Time Out New York) and comparisons to Sarah Vaughan, Nina Simone and Annie Lennox, ” Carino's fearless voice plays muse to Rubin’s unsettling yet compelling blend of churning rhythms and lush symphonic arrangements.
Homegrown New Yorkers, Carino and Rubin met via classified ad during a years-long stint in San Francisco. A sweet crooner and guitarist in traditional bluegrass and alt-country bands, Carino recorded with such notables as Billy Talbot, bassist in Neil Young & Crazy Horse (who co-produced a track on Mudville’s 2002 EP) and Matt Piucci of Rain Parade. Rubin, who played upright bass in San Francisco’s vibrant jazz scene. has remixed tracks for Wu-Tang Clan’s Killah Priest, Brazilian Girls, Marshall Crenshaw and others and has toured with Crenshaw, Jason Collett (of Broken Social Scene) and Kate Fenner. In 1995 the duo formed Long Island Lulu, a deviant soul-rock band whose eponymous 1998 CD received critical praise.
After regrouping in Brooklyn in 2000, Long Island Lulu evolved into Mudville, with Rubin producing their self-titled four-song EP (Slurry Records, 2002). Back in the studio in 2003, they recorded The Glory of Man Is Not In Vogue. This full-length release, which features such luminaries as saxophonist Seamus Blake, guitarist Jim Campilongo and guitarist Avi Bortnick (John Scofield) is distributed world-wide by MF Grimm's Day By Day Entertainment in March 2005. Tracks from the record have been heard on over 120 US radio stations including KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic and NPR’s Morning Edition as well as in the feature film Slutty Summer and Gemini Award-winning Canadian TV show ReGenesis.
Mudville’s forthcoming record, Iris Nova, will feature, among others, the maverick string quartet Ethel, pedal-steel guitar great Buddy Cage (Bob Dylan, New Riders of the Purple Sage), tabla player/producer Karsh Kale, R.E.M.’s Mike Mills, Lounge Lizards saxophonist Michael Blake, Jim Campilongo, Brazillian percussionist Mauro Refosco (David Byrne, Bebel Gilberto) and trumpeter Chuck MacKinnon (John Mayer, Norah Jones).
On stage, Mudville’s powerful live show includes drummer John Bollinger (Antony and the Johnsons) and keyboardist/guitarist Brian Charette (Chaka Kahn, Joni Mitchell, Cyndi Lauper). Mudville has recently shared stages with such notable acts as Wilco, Talib Kweli and Mos Def, Large Professor and Tina Dico (of Zero 7).
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