Marvelkind

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article is uncategorized.
Please categorize this article to list it with similar articles. (May 2008)

Marvelkind
Marvelkind in Los Angeles 2007
Background information
Origin	Chicago, Illinois
Genre(s)	Indie rock electro pop
Years active	1995–present
Website	www.marvelkind.com
Members
Benjamin Hughes Seth Larson David Golitko Aaron Miller

Marvelkind is an eclectic electronic rock band from Chicago, Illinois, USA. Their music is self-described as "Gonzo Electro Noise Pop"^[1]and they have been compared to bands such as Devo, Billy Idol, Depeche Mode, The Faint, Brainiac, and Mercury Rev. Marvelkind's is notable for their expansive use of keyboards and electronics coupled with extremely frenetic live shows.^[2]

The band's current lineup was formed in the early fall of 1991 in Naperville, Illinois, a large suburb west of Chicago. They formed a relationship with Mercury Rev and Shady front man David Baker in 1996 and during the early winter months of 1996 they recorded the Loofa (I Wish I Was Her)/ I'm Electro single which was never officially released.^[3]

Over the next few years, they worked with David Baker and fellow Naperville allumni Justin Rickles, a.k.a J-Rick.^[4] their debut EP Mini. Mini was released on Throwrug Records and received a fair amount of critical acclaim. ^[5] ^[6] It features guest vocals from Lucky Boys Confusion guitarist/vocalist Adam Krier. ^[7] The band toured over the next few months and officially relocated to Chicago, IL where they built a home recording studio and began working on their second release. During the years which followed they recorded a number of songs. They contributed a version of "Trouble" for the Material Issue compilation cd Just What This World Needs, as well as a Christmas single which was self-release and distributed only to acquaintances and friends. The songs have since been re-released by Volunteer Records on the Holiday Heart benefit CD.^[8] Conquering the Universe Chorus Verse was the bands first full-length album and was released in 2001.

In January 2002 Singer, Benjamin Hughes, relocated to Los Angeles, CA. and the band went on a temporary hiatus. Over the next few years they managed to continue recording and released their second full-length album State of the Artificial in late 2007.

1 Band members
2 Discography
3 The Logan Blvd. House
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Band members

Benjamin Hughes — Vocals, guitar
David Golitko — Vocals, guitar, keyboard
Aaron Miller — Drums, electronics
Seth Larson — Keyboards, bass guitar

Former members

Brent Rickles — Bass Guitar (1991-2000)
Jeremy Lemmon — Guitar (1991-95)
Robert Johnson —Drums (1991-93)

Producers and Engineers

David Baker — Mini
Justin Rickles, a.k.a J-Rick; - Mini, Two Sides ^[9]
Adam Olmsted — State of the Artificial

[edit] Discography

Height/Lambchop —7" single (1994)
Cherry Wine/ 94.3 —Split 7" single with Star Period Star (1997)
Purple Cassette —Unreleased cassette demo (1997)
Mini —E.P. Throwrug records (1998)
Two Sides —7" single(1999)
Just What This World Needs A Tribute to Material Issue —Veronica Records(2000)
Conquering the Universe Chorus Verse —L.P. (2001)
State of the Artificial —L.P. (2007)

[edit] The Logan Blvd. House

The Marvelkind lived in a house on Logan Blvd in Chicago IL, for 6 years with Mercury Rev front man David Baker. There were multiple studios setup throughout the house and guests of the marvelkind included The Faint, Soviet, Assassins, Local H, Nash Kato and a number of other local bands and artists.
Artists Seth and Lisa Williamson worked from the house garage for many years producing a number of paintings, prints, and sculptures.
The soundtrack to the feature length film Design was recorded here by David Golitko.
Early versions of the Assassins songs on their first album You Will Changed Us were recorded by Aaron Miller, David Golitko, and Joe Cassidy in the Logan house.
The house was the childhood home of Mary Lou Henner