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Topic: New CD Release! |
Marc Jenkins
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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 28 Feb 2009 4:29 pm |
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Hey everyone,
I've just released a new CD with my band Elephant Island, called 'Don't Say You Don't Know What You Want'. I play pedal steel on half the tunes, and 6 string on the others, plus electric bass, backup vocals, recording, mixing and producing. (I guess an alternate title could be 'What I Did Last Summer...)
This is nowhere near country music, however, although the one steel solo is kind of country-ish (over a Motown-y groove). We call it 'indie-folk-pop', and it's more in the space occupied by Iron & Wine, Elliott Smith, Joao Gilberto and the Zombies.
There's plenty more (including song samples) and purchase info here:
www.elephantisland.net
http://myspace.com/elephantislandvictoria
http://www.sonicbids.com/elephantisland
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Marc Jenkins
From:
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 4 Mar 2009 8:08 am
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Pete Finney
From:
Nashville Tn.
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Posted 4 Mar 2009 8:35 am
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Cool playing in a kind of pop context... though I have to say as far as the songs themselves I prefer the ones you have posted on your site from the previous album.
Nice, imaginative playing for sure! |
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Brian McGaughey
From:
Orcas Island, WA USA
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Posted 4 Mar 2009 11:33 am
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Congrats Marc! You wore a lot of hats on this, and what little bit of playing I heard sounds good. Good for you. I know it's a labor of love. You started this last summer, right? How'd you get it done so soon? You must not have young kids! 
I ask because I'm in the midst of a project for our band wearing similar hats: pedal steel, drums, engineer, producer and I'm still months away from finishing! We started late last spring.
Good job. I dig the melotron (sp?) patch. |
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Marc Jenkins
From:
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 4 Mar 2009 12:55 pm
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Thanks guys!
Brian, I was able, along with the singer/songwriter in the group, to take most of the summer off of work, and got the whole thing done in a total of about 240 hours over 6 weeks. And you're right, neither of us have kids!
I'm really loving the Mellotron too! |
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Marc Jenkins
From:
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 23 Mar 2009 10:08 am
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Henry Nagle
From:
Santa Rosa, California
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Posted 23 Mar 2009 10:47 am
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Sounds really nice, Marc! Do you guys ever make it down to California?
One of my bands is planning a short tour up to Seattle and back. I'd love to take it up to BC, but I am scared of the border with a van full of gear! If you come down, you should let me know. |
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