The Melismatics
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Lost The Feeling
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Soul Sucker
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Digging Deep
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Genre: Indie / New Wave / Post punk
Location Minneapolis, Un
Profile Views: 400028
Last Login: 1/30/2012
Member Since 9/15/2004
Website www.melismatics.com
Record Label CC Entertainment/E1 Music (US Distro), Susstones
Type of Label Indie
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Bio
The Melismatics' NEW album "MANIA!" was produced by Jon Auer of The Posies and Big Star, along with Ed Ackerson (Motion City Soundtrack, Golden Smog, The Replacements) and was mixed by John Fields (Jimmy Eat World, Rooney, Har Mar Superstar, etc). The LP was mastered at Sterling Sound in NYC by Chris Athens (Coldplay, Beastie Boys, NERD, etc) and features collaborations with Dan Wilson (Adele, Semisonic) and Jon Auer who also lends vocals to several tracks. The Melismatics formed at the turn of the century in the fertile ground of the Minneapolis indie-rock scene. Their debut album "Postmodern Rock" quickly caught the attention of college radio stations around the country and garnered favorable reviews from critics around the world. Shortly thereafter, Minneapolis indie-rock king pin Ed Ackerson (Motion City Sountrack, The Replacements, The Jayhawks) signed the band to Susstones Records and produced their next two albums "New Infection" and "Turn It On". The Melismatics toured the country numerous times over and continued to win loyal fans with their high-energy and unpredictable live shows. Their music has been featured on MTV's "The Hills," "The City"and "Laguna Beach," NBC's "Windfall"; Animal Planet's "Jockeys" and they've played such notable events as Lollapalooza, Summerfest, and CMJ. The Melismatics released "The Acid Test" on CC Entertainment/E1 Music (2008). Renowned producer John Fields caught the band performing at 2007 SXSW in Austin, Texas and signed on to produce the album. The music video for "Digging Deep" charted at #2 on MTVU and received widespread airplay. Booking: Craig Grossman - Greenroomcraig@gmail.com .. Legal: Ken Abdo - Ken@lommen.com .. <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="CalendarWidget" width="200" height="715" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/swflash.cab"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.sonicbids.com/2/Content/Flex/CalendarWidget.swf"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <param name="FlashVars" value="searchHost=www.sonicbids.com&artistID=17435&minDate=2012-01-30&showArtist=false&showVenue=true&showEvent=true&borderColor=#000000&backgroundColor=#FFFFFF&fontFamily=Arial&fontSize=12&fontColor=#000000&linkColor=#128ca8&pageSize=5&mode=items&collapseInfo=true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"> <embed src="http://www.sonicbids.com/2/Content/Flex/CalendarWidget.swf" quality="high" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="200" height="715" name="CalendarWidget" align="middle" play="true" loop="false" flashvars="searchHost=www.sonicbids.com&artistID=17435&minDate=2012-01-30&showArtist=false&showVenue=true&showEvent=true&borderColor=#000000&backgroundColor=#FFFFFF&fontFamily=Arial&fontSize=12&fontColor=#000000&linkColor=#128ca8&pageSize=5&mode=items&collapseInfo=true" allowscriptaccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer" wmode="transparent"> </object> -
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Influences
Supergrass, David Bowie, Devo, Suicide, Bauhaus, Yoko Ono, Jesus and Mary Chain, Guided By Voices, The Raveonettes, The MGMT, Cindy Lauper, The Who, New Order, Joy Division, Husker Du, The Kinks, The Velvet Underground, Television, The Nerves, The 27 Various, Polara, The Beatles, T Rex, My Bloody Valentine, The Mystery Jets, Brian Eno, The Cars, Alkaline Trio, Black Flag, House of Freaks, Lou Reed, Mott The Hoople, Radiohead, The Small Faces, Dinosaur Jr., Jefferson Airplane, Bruce Springsteen, Arcade Fire, Jandek, Andres Segovia, Black Sabbath, Kraftwerk, The Ramones, The Pixies........ -
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5 new shows announced! http://lnk.ms/DYSJN
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New Gig announced in Tempe, AZ at Long Wongs at the Firehouse on 7/28/2012 http://lnk.ms/bxMDF
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New show announced in Des Moines, IA at Gas Lamp on June 19, 2012 http://lnk.ms/c0G7h
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New Gig announced in Des Moines, IA at Gas Lamp on 6/19/2012 http://lnk.ms/br05x
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New show announced in Flagstaff, AZ at Hotel Monte Vista on July 27, 2012 http://lnk.ms/bl5W5
Videos
Your Love is a Poison
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.. .. .. The Melismatics formed at the turn of the century in the fertile ground of the Minneapolis indie-rock scene. Their debut album "Postmodern Rock" quickly caught the attention of college radio stations around the country and garnered favorable reviews from critics around the world. Shortly thereafter, Minneapolis indie-rock king pin Ed Ackerson (Polara, The Jayhawks, Limbeck, Sing It Loud) signed the band to Susstones Records and produced their next two albums "New Infection" and "Turn It On". The Melismatics toured the country numerous times over and continued to win loyal fans with their high-energy and unpredictable live shows. After releasing three albums, having their music featured on MTV's "The City", "Laguna Beach", NBC's "Windfall", and numerous extreme sports videos, The Melismatics have now released their latest effort "The Acid Test" on CC Entertainment/E1 Music (street date September 30, 2008). Renowned producer John Fields (Jimmy Eat World, Rooney, The Jonas Brothers, Switchfoot, Clay Aiken, etc) caught the band performing at 2007 SXSW in Austin, Texas and signed on to produce the album. "The Acid Test" takes The Melismatics in a stunning new musical direction and features the co-lead vocals of Ryan Smith and Pony. The new album also highlights the rock-solid bass work of Mark Wade and inventive drumming of Ron Caron. In the summer of 2008 The Melismatics won the grand prize in the Lollapalooza Last Band Standing Contest and received the chance to play at one of the country's largest outdoor festivals. The Melismatics have found a sound all their own that is familiar yet unique, euphoric and adventurous. As students of rock history, they have taken the best elements of the past and mixed them with their own modern vision; They fuse such influences as New Order, The Jesus And Mary Chain, The Kinks, Big Star, David Bowie, The Cars, and many others. The Melismatics' sound is constantly evolving and developing-- as The Onion put it, "no one ever accused The Melismatics of being predictable."
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Booking: Craig Grossman - Greenroomcraig@gmail.com
Legal: Ken Abdo - Ken@lommen.com
Member Since:
September 15, 2004Members:
Ryan, Mark, Pony, RonInfluences:
Supergrass, David Bowie, Devo, Suicide, Bauhaus, Yoko Ono, Jesus and Mary Chain, Guided By Voices, The Raveonettes, The MGMT, Cindy Lauper, The Who, New Order, Joy Division, Husker Du, The Kinks, The Velvet Underground, Television, The Nerves, The 27 Various, Polara, The Beatles, T Rex, My Bloody Valentine, The Mystery Jets, Brian Eno, The Cars, Alkaline Trio, Black Flag, House of Freaks, Lou Reed, Mott The Hoople, Radiohead, The Small Faces, Dinosaur Jr., Jefferson Airplane, Bruce Springsteen, Arcade Fire, Jandek, Andres Segovia, Black Sabbath, Kraftwerk, The Ramones, The Pixies........Sounds Like:
,"Soul Sucker" video by Randy Smith
"Digging Deep" video by Randy Smith
Video by P.R. Epstein
