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The Mantis Sessions, Part One
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We All Make Music
[Editor's Note: The Mantis Sessions is a three part series that will chronicle contributor Sean McKeown's first-time experience with Indaba and its online DAW, Mantis. This first part is meant to give you a look at Sean's background and feelings on the digital world's impact on music] I'm not a tech guy. Though I can marvel at what's out there, I like a very basic setup when it comes to technology. I play guitar—one guitar, one amp, and a few ...
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Umphrey's McGee:Mantis
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JamBase
By: Brian Heisler
A new President; a new Umphrey's McGee album. That's the way the band would like to have you consider it anyway. And just as the Presidential inauguration is heavily anticipated, Mantis (released January 20 on SCI Fidelity) seems to be the most anticipated Umphrey's McGee album to date. The band's innovative approach to launching the album with pre-sales that encouraged loyal fans to coerce friends to buy the album via pre-sale in order to “unlock" tiers of ...
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Umphrey's McGee: Mantis Band Enters "New Era"
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JamBase
Umphrey's McGee: Mantis
A note from Umphrey's McGee:
Umphrey's McGee We are thrilled to reveal the pre-order details for our new album Mantis, which will be released on January 20, 2009. On Inauguration Day, when our country turns a page in its history, we are writing a new chapter of our own.
Our approach to this studio project has been very different than with those preceding it. While you may find one or two vaguely familiar passages on the ...
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OK|OK's "Eating Mantis" Released Today
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All About Jazz
ok|ok's first CD Eating Mantis was released today from Ravi Coltrane's label RKM Music. ok|ok is Kyoko Kitamura (voice, laptop), Mike McGinnis (reeds), Khabu Doug Young (guitar), Tony Moreno (drums). Their animated music video “Hunt" was recently broadcast on THIRTEEN/WNET after winning the Reel 13 short film competition. ok|ok - Eating Mantis by Alex Henderson, All Music Guide
Although vocalists ranging from Betty Carter to Ann Dyer to Kitty Brazelton have made exciting contributions to avant-garde jazz, the vast majority ...
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