Martin Rev
Martin Reverby, better known by his stage name Martin Rev, (born December 18, 1947) is an American musician who was one half of the influential synth-punk band Suicide. Rev has also released several solo albums for a number of record labels, including ROIR and Puu. His style varies widely from release to release, from harsh and abrasive no wave (Martin Rev) to light bubblegum pop (Strangeworld) to heavy synthesizer rock (To Live).
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- Name
- Martin Rev
- Birth Name
- Martin Reverby
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Born
- 18 December 1947
- Occupation
- Musician
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- music
- Languages
- English
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Martin Reverby, better known by his stage name Martin Rev, (born December 18, 1947) is an American musician who was one half of the influential synth-punk band Suicide. Rev has also released several solo albums for a number of record labels, including ROIR and Puu. His style varies widely from release to release, from harsh and abrasive no wave (Martin Rev) to light bubblegum pop (Strangeworld) to heavy synthesizer rock (To Live).
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Martin Rev (born 1947) is an American composer, musician and singer. The composer was born in New York City. Martin Rev is active in music.
Genres include punk rock. Languages used include English.
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Rev was a student of jazz pianist Lennie Tristano. He also works with Stefan Roloff, doing soundtracks for Roloff's video work. Rev contributed to the Raveonettes' 2005 album, Pretty in Black. In 2008, while Rev was working on the album Stigmata, his wife Mari died. The album, dedicated to her, is strong in religious imagery with most songs being titled in Latin. Kris Needs called the album a "brilliantly executed excursion into modern electronic classical music".
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• Name — Martin Rev • Landscape — yes • Birth Name — Martin Reverby • Birthplace — Brooklyn, New York, United States • Born — 18 December 1947 • Instrument — Keyboard, drum machine • Genre — Proto-punk, electronic, experimental, minimal, minimal synth, no wave, industrial, synth-punk, synth-pop • Occupation — Musician • Years Active — 1966–present • Label — ROIR, Puu, Mute
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Martin Rev born at New York City.
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• Illustration — Rev, live in Madrid, September 10, 2005 • Martin Rev (Lust/Unlust JMB-228, 1980) • Mari (4:25)/ Baby O Baby (4:47)/ Nineteen 86 (4:35)/ Temptation (7:18)/ Jomo (4:40)/ Asia (4:00) • reissued 1997 as Marvel with bonus tracks "Coal Train" (5:28) and "Marvel" (12:00) • reissued 2002 as Martin Rev with bonus tracks "Coal Train", "Marvel", "5 To 5" (2:00), "Wes" (4:16), "Daydreams" (5:22) • Clouds of Glory (New Rose ROSE-052, 1985) • Rocking Horse (5:35)/ Parade (6:34)/ Whisper (4:00)/ Rodeo (6:30)/ Metatron (6:15)/ Clouds of Glory (6:20) • initial copies in red vinyl • extra CD track "Island" (6:27) • Cheyenne (Marilyn FM-1006-CD, 1991) • Wings of the Wind / Red Sierra / Dakota / Cheyenne / River of Tears / Buckeye / Little Rock / Prairie Star / Mustang • Most of the album - all but the first and last track - is heavily based around the instrumental recordings of Suicide's second album with Ric Ocasek from 1980 expanded and remixed by Martin Rev. • The Mind Expansion label re-released Cheyenne on CD with the bonus tracks "Pony", "Durango" and "Coyote". • See Me Ridin ' (ROIR RUSCD-8220, 1996) • See Me Ridin' (1:51)/ Pillars (2:33)/ I Heard Your Name (2:02)/ No One Knows (2:30)/ Mine (1:41)/ Ten Two (1:34)/ Small Talk (2:08)/ Secret Teardrops (2:45)/ I Made You Cry (2:18)/ Here We Go (1:40)/ Mari Go Round (4:45)/ Hop And Scotch (1:53)/ Told The Moon (1:51)/ Yours Tonight (3:53)/ Tell Me Why (3:18)/ Post Card (1:29) • Strangeworld (PUU PUU-17, 2000) • My Strange World (3:05)/ Sparks (3:30)/ Solitude (3:07)/ Funny (2:50)/ Ramblin' (3:15)/ Trouble (3:16)/ Splinters (5:26)/ Cartoons (3:05)/ One Track Mind (3:06)/ Chalky (4:55)/ Jacks And Aces (3:35)/ Reading My Mind (3:35)/ Day And Night (1:58) • To Live (File-13 Records FT-46, 2003) • To Live (5:10)/ In Your Arms (5:56)/ Black Ice (3:23)/ Gutter Rock (4:02)/ Shimmer (5:04)/ Painted (4:16)/ Places I Go (4:21)/ Lost in the Orbits (2:50)/ Jaded (4:51)/ Our Roads (3:31)/ Search For Stone (3:33)/ Water (3:24)/ Stormy (5:00) • Les Nymphes (File-13 Records FT-68, 2008) • Sophie Eagle / Narcisse / Triton / Venise / Valley of the Butterfly / Les Nymphes Et La Mer / Dragonfly / Phaetone / Nyx / Daphne / Cupid • with bonus track "Bodies" on iTunes. • Stigmata (Blast First Petite/Mute PTYT 040, November 30, 2009) • Laudamus / Te Deum / Jubilate / Dona Nobis Pacem / Gloria / Sanctus / Salve / Spiritus / Domine / Exultate / Magnum Mysterium / Anima Mea / Sinbad's Voyage / Paradisio • Demolition 9 (Atlas Realisations ARCD006, May 26, 2017) • Stickball (0:54) / Salve Dominus (1:16) / Deus (0:59) / Pace (0:48) / My Street (2:15) / Te Amo (0:42) / Into The Blue (0:41) / Requiem (1:00) / Now (2:34) / Blayboy (1:03) / In Our Name (1:55) / Never Mind (1:09) / Vision Of Mari (1:23) / Warning (0:38) / Salvame (1:07) / Dies Irae (1:24) / RBL (1:26) / Venitas (0:47) / Stretch (0:37) / Creation (2:01) / Toi (1:20) / Pieta (0:32) / It's Time (0:34) / Tacha's Toy (1:03) / Back To Philly (1:23) / Stelle (1:30) / Inside Out (2:14) / Beatus (1:45) / Tuba (0:29) / Reve (0:31) / Concrete (1:20) / She (1:14) / Darling (2:24) / Excelsis (1:31)
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- 1.Palmer, Robert. MUSIC OF SUICIDE DUO AN AFFIRMATION OF LIFE. The New York Times. 15. January 23, 1981.
- 2.Le Texte Vivant. Alan Vega - Conversation with an Indian. 9782367230443.
- 3.Videos. when6is9.de.
- 4.Dave Maher. Suicide's Martin Rev Releases New Solo Album. Pitchfork. September 30, 2008.
- 5.David Fricke. The Raveonettes Go Pop. Rolling Stone. November 19, 2004.
- 6.Kris Needs. Martin Rev - Stigmata. Record Collector. January 2010.
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