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THE FUTURE of REGGAE! "This CD is the Sgt. Pepper of Reggae!" - Zane Campbell
This CD is jam-packed(over 72 minutes) with Reggae/Ska/Dub energy and action! Special guests include: Ronnie Butle [+]YO! EXCLUSIVE FREE DOWNLOADS at www.NYC-REGGAE.com
THE FUTURE of REGGAE! "This CD is the Sgt. Pepper of Reggae!" - Zane Campbell
This CD is jam-packed(over 72 minutes) with Reggae/Ska/Dub energy and action! Special guests include: Ronnie Butler (guitar on two songs), Pam Fleming (trumpet), Dan Levine (Trombone), Jim Clouse (sax), Bela Fleck (banjo and guitar on two songs), Tony Trischka (pedal steel on one song) and many others...
Biography and information about THE MOT!VES and THE MOT!VES PROJECT
THE MOT!VES beginings can be traced back to jam sessions that started in in 1998 at Louie Fleck's loft in Tribeca, NYC. The weekly jams included Paul Vlachos on guitar, Rich N Famous on keyboards and guitar, Laury Webb on drums and keyboards, Pathen Urbaez on lead guitar, Louie Fleck on bass, guitar and drums as well as a host of others. The musicians experimented with rock and reggae improvisation techniques, developed unusual treatments of cover songs and started introducing original material. A decision was made to formalize the unit into a band, the mysterious name "TFA" was selected and auditions were commenced for a lead vocalist. After several lead vocalists came and went, Rebecca Bolluyt from Iowa joined up and several local gigs followed. With the addition of Brian "Milo" Lowe also on lead vocals, the band settled on "THE MOT!VES" as their name. The addition of David Kaufman on keyboards and Douglas Guthrie on sax (both members of the cult 80's group: The Nails), and Zack Glass on guitar and Phil "Dubwise" Simon cemented the groups focus on creating original NYC style Reggae, Ska and Dub. This is the lineup that played extensively in NYC and was invited to headline the 1999 Reggae Ambassadors Worldwide conference held in San Jose, CA. The band surprised Reggae audiences with their unique fusion of Pop, Rock and Jazz influenced Reggae, Ska and Dub. Rebecca's vocals have often been described as cool and hypnotic. Milo has been able to create a completely unique vocal sound that combines precise Raggamuffin chatting/toasting with intense emotional singing. While Louie Fleck wrote over 50% of the material, all of the band members contributed to songwriting.
A complete gig history of THE MOT!VES, BUBBLE and THAT
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