manRay19 Press junk and flyers
Review on www.michiganartists.com
| Reviewed by Christina Andseron, michiganartists.com Crazy,
beautifully chaotic, raging screams, a dichotomy of lyrics.......
This oh so 'eccentric' quartet is just well, crazy....Yet, I've never heard any music as
quite as unique as that of Manray's 19.
In all honestly, as much as I really dig some of the local bands of this certain genre,
their CD, 'See You on The Ground' was blaring from my car's CD player for
the first week I had it.....I was soo astonished by their music, that I became so
sidetracked before I could actually write a review for them... But here I am, and so
should you be listening to their CD while reading this..
MR19 could be classified as many certain types of sounds, but it would be sort of hard to
just stick to one....Mainly because each song is always going to be different from the
last. For example, the first song, errr intro possibly, is just thirty seconds of
screaming....more than likely you'll end up getting an odd look on your face and
think,"what the hell is this?" but right afterward is when you see who this band
really is all about...and really, I'm sure you'll be quite impressed....
Dangling Participle is a Fugazi sounding song which also reminds me of Hot Water Music
from the vocal aspect. I can see the 'emo' involved in this song, and yet it lingers
throughout the CD, yet you may have to stop and catch it entirely....
Up until the first minute and a half of track five, it seems as if it's all one song, but
then it turns into that sound that made the Chicago scene famous. In a way this song, 'The
Land Effect' reminded me of the way the band 'Joan of Arc' (if any of you are familiar
with them....) composed their music. The whiny vocals, the weezy guitars.....but it comes
out to become addicting...
The next track,'See You on The Ground' just about killed me....This song is soooooooo
awesome. Personally, this song completes the CD, and it's just soo, sooo good. Trust me,
you'll all have this one on repeat for a few days.....It has such a good quality to it,
and although it's lyrics aren't all too uplifting, it won't be making you feel otherwise
.... Definitely the highlight.
Screaming and um...uniquely appealing for track seven...let's just say it's some crazy,
shit spoken words ... Hmmm...
The eighth track, 'Justin's Song' has that 'punky' sound do it. I think they've done a few
different mixes to this one as well ... I read in a review that they sent that someone
said that they sounded like 'Tooth and Nail' records, 'Roadside Monument.' Actually, I see
it in this track especially, and ironically ... it sounds like a lil' like Nirvana ... Old
skool Nirvana that is .... just the guitars and screams mainly....
ok then....
Until the end of this thirteen song CD, Manray 19 will take you everywhere you wanted to
go for a musical ride...It's best listened to from front to end..... don't just listen to
the first ten seconds of each song just to see what their about, but seriously listen to
this all the way through..... I never really thought anything significant came out of the
Upper Peninsula, but wow...... I was completely contradicted....
If this unbelievably genius band were to roll into the Chicago or Milwaukee scene, I would
definitely think that they would take over... in the meantime though, I highly recommend
that all of you people should give this disc a listen to, especially all you indie-rocker
kids.... This is ear friendly to mostly all, and yet, it wouldn't hurt to give them a
chance anyway.....
As it was said before, I can surely see this disc becoming legendary..
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ManRay
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See You on the Ground - Demo CD
© 1999 Matchpale Records
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Aiding & Abetting #183
www.cent.com/abetting
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manRay 19
See You on the Ground
(self-released)
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The back of this disc has to be seen to be believed. It kinda shows the thought process of how bands go about the sequencing of a CD. Hard to explain more than that, except to say that there's a load of info there. Pretty cool.
The music is fuzzy and messy. Don't know what I expected from an UP (that's Upper Peninsula, for those not up on their Michigan nomenclature) band, but in any case I didn't expect this. Hyper drumming, languid shouts and heavy fuzz on the guitars.
As if the Chicago noise pop thing went into the backwoods, I suppose. The pop forms are there (deep in the background), the experimentation is basically in the drumming and the guitars and bass simply wail and moan. All with vaguely tuneful choruses. Really. You know, come to think of it, this does remind me a bit of the God Bullies and Thought Industry, a couple of southern Michigan bands. Vaguely. As much for the spirit of adventure as anything.
Energizing and exciting. manRay 19 may not have a huge commercial future, but this disc could become legendary. There is a lot here to appreciate and feed on. Highly recommended.
Known radio stations playing the sounds of Michigan's backwood brothers, MR!9:
WUPX-FM Marquette, MI
WMTU-FM Houghton, MI
WDET-FM Detroit, MI
KXLU-FM Los Angeles, CA
KVSC-FM St. Cloud, MN
Can't wait to start a real radio campaign when the CD comes out!
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WMTU Houghton, MI
Michigan Tech University
CMJ chart Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999
> 1.Hot Water Music
> 2.The Metroschifter
> 3.The Get Up Kids
> 4.Ben Harper
> 5.Reggie and the Full Effects
> 6.Robyn Hitchcock
> 7.Stereolab
> 8.ManRay19
> 9.V/A-Punk Rock Jukebox
UNDERCURRENTS Playlist
Air Date: Tuesday, May 19, '98
Host: Zakk, The Punk in a Suit. KVSC 88.1FM St. Cloud University, MN.
1. Behead the Prophet N.L.S.L.: In the Garden
2. Strychnine: Moron
3. Bitchslap: Inkorekt Speling
4. Apocalypse Hoboken: Pop Sensibilities
5. The Reclusives: Ted
6. Zeke: Flat Track
7. Snap, Krackle, Drop: Big Brother
8. The Lysdexics: One More Restriction
9. Molotov Cocktail: Aliens
10. Manray 19: The Blob
11. Lifetime: How We Are (req.)
12. Man Afraid: Cemetery Ridge
13. Code 13: Free the Unabomber
14. " ": Two-Fisted Tales
15. Urbn DK: Appointed One
16. The Spooky Kids: Plan 9 From Space
17. X: Sex & Dying in High Society
18. Adrenalin O.D.: Bulimic Food Fight
19. Seven Seconds: We're Gonna Fight
20. Ferd Mert: I Still Miss My Ex
21. The A.G.s: Punk Chicks
22. Fleas 'n' Lice: Up the Punx
23. Boris the Sprinkler: Little Yellow Box
24. The Gain: Just Right
25. The Stains: John Wayne was a Nazi
KXLU
Los Angeles, CA.
demo-listen program
I love your CD!!!!!
I've been meaning to write you for weeks. My deepest apologies for being
such a slacker, but your CD is totally fucking great. Thank you so much for
sending it my way! Keep it coming or if you have friends making shit
anywhere near as good as yours send it my way too! Rest assured I'm playing
the hell out of it on my show.
Thanks again,
tony
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the WORM HOLE
a 'zine out of New York |
This was weird. A writer for the worm hole has a brother-in-law
or something in Marquette and he picked up our record in the local Sam
Goody. Here is the review:
the NORTH WIND
Thursday, October 16, 1997
Avant-garde bands revive MQT stage
Live music will once again grace the stage of the Club MQT on
Saturday as the bands manRay 19 and One Shot Nothing play a benefit
concert.
"There aren't many places in Marquette for avant-garde bands to
play," said Kent Randell, who plays guitar and sings in manRay 19.
"We don't play any Top 40 covers, and we're too loud for bars."
Matt Mahaffey of Tri-M Productions put the show together.
"It's going to be packed," he said. "We're going to have to turn
people away at the door."
The building that was home to Club MQT and the Kleen Klubb is in the
process of becoming the Washington Street Pub.
Micheal Canda, who will manage the bar, said the top three floors of
the building will be a bar and the basement may become an all-ages
concert hall. He said Saturday's concert will be a sort of trial.
"If everything goes well Saturday, we're going to have more gigs
here," Canda said. "I think it's going to work out. ÝMarquette¨ may be
a good social scene again."
The members of manRay19 are: Justin Worsham, "fuzz" bass and vocals;
Jesse DeCaire, bass and background vocals; Evan Potila, drums; and
Randell. He described manRay 19's sound as noisy yet melodic.
"There's no way to describe our band: we're not punk or hardcore.
We're very loud," Randell said. "The most unusual thing about our band
is that we have two bass players."
One is noisy and distorted beyond belief and otrher bass is clean,
he said. "We call them 'yin' and 'yang.'"
Admission is $5. Procceds from the benefit will go to the U.P.
Children's Museum. The show is open to all ages. Doors open at 7 p.m.