Heavy Trash - Midnight Soul Serenade (CD, AUSTRALIA)

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HEAVY TRASH - MIDNIGHT SOUL SERENADE (CD, AUSTRALIA)
DATE: 21.NOVEMBER.2009	LABEL: Inertia/Bronzerat	CAT NO.: BR18CD

01. Gee, I Really Love You
02. Good Man
03. Bumble Bee
04. The Pill
05. Pimento
06. (Sometimes You Got to Be) Gentle
07. Isolation
08. Bedevilment
09. Sweet Little Bird
10. That's What Your Love Gets
11. In My Heart

NOTES:
Australian release of Midnight Soul Serenade by Heavy Trash. In Europe this album was released on CD by Bronzerat (UK) and Crunchy Frog (DK) with the labels co-releasing a vinyl edition. In the US it was issued by Fat Possum / Big Legal Mess on Vinyl and CD. Sweet Little Bird features and was co-written by Charlie Spencer (who also performed on 6x3 by The King Brothers).

The Pill was originally released by Heavy Trash on the EP Favoritenserie no. 2 and Bumble Bee is a cover of a song originally released by Lavern Baker in 1960. The artwork is by Jean-Luc Navette, examples of his tattoos and drawings can be seen on vivadolor.com [LINK]. VIEW: Cover Versions / Lavern Baker - Bumble Bee (7", UK) VIEW: Heavy Trash releases PRESS INFORMATION: "New York, NY: On their third full-length record, Midnight Soul Serenade, American rock’n’roll revolutionaries Heavy Trash (Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray) continue their journey, delivering a stunning portrait of love and devotion gone good, gone wrong, and just gone, gone, gone. Recorded at NY HED Studios in the Lower East Side and Toe Rag in London, Mssrs. Spencer and Verta-Ray are joined by an all-star team featuring New York roots-rock champion Simon Chardiet (Simon & the Bar Sinisters, James Chance, Joey Miserable & the Worms, Bo Diddley) on double bass, Sam Baker (Lambchop) on drums, and numerous guests, including Danish rockers PowerSolo, piano ace Mickey Finn (who has also held down that job for Motown legends The Miracles and Barrett Strong), Daniel Collas (The Phenomenal Handclap Band) on organ, and Tennessee sweethearts Those Darlins. Additional mixing was done with Scott Harding (New Kingdom) and Alap Momin (Dalek). From the brooding promise of “Good Man” to the subtle brutality of “(You’ve Got to Be) Gentle,” the outer-space terror of “Isolation,” and the lysergic balladry of “That’s What Your Love Gets,” this is the sound of two men, souls stripped bare, transmogrified. Midnight Soul Serenade is a slightly darker, barrel-fermented, and brilliantly matured dose of Heavy Trash. On every track Verta-Ray’s guitars pulsate, ooze, and percolate, while Spencer croons and twangs, shakes and shudders, with raw power and passion. There are more switch-blade riffs, crazy rhythms, sexual tension, and mind-blowing moments of palpable release on this record than ever before. Heavy Trash are risk takers, rockabilly daredevils flirting with fate. As with all Heavy Trash productions, Midnight Soul Serenade embraces both the future and the past. Backed by their troupe of veteran tricksters, road dogs, blues wizards, punks, and evil geniuses, they have created a new kind of groove, a soundtrack suitable for haunted bordellos and hedonistic ho-downs. There are surprises around every corner — sounds no one else would even dare to create. Is this the world of two men keeping their psychosis at bay, or have they found true peace of mind and discovered the meaning of love? The answer lies within. Welcome to the Midnight Soul Serenade"
SONG CREDITS:
01. Gee, I Really Love You Writers: Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray Published: Patrica Ann Music/Marsupial Parlay Vous Music, BMI Produced: Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray Engineered: Matt Verta-Ray at NY Hed, NYC Mixed: Scott Harding at Duro of Brooklyn and at NY Hed by Jon Spencer / Matt Verta-Ray Vocal/Acoustic Guitar: Jon Spencer Electric Guitar: Matt Verta-Ray Drums/Clave: Sam Baker Double Bass: Simon Chardiet & Matt Goldpaugh Piano: Micky Finn Vocals: Christina Campanella & John Rose 02. Good Man Writers: Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray Published: Patrica Ann Music/Marsupial Parlay Vous Music, BMI Produced: Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray Engineered: Matt Verta-Ray at NY Hed, NYC Mixed: Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray at NY Hed Vocal/Electric Guitar/Organ: Matt Verta-Ray Acoustic & Annoying Electric Guitar: Jon Spencer Drums: Sam Baker Double Bass: Simon Chardiet Vocals: Those Darlins 03. Bumble Bee Writers: Leeroy Fullylove and LaVern Baker Published: Debra Music Corp. / Unichappel Music Inc., BMI Produced: Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray Engineered: Matt Verta-Ray at NY Hed, NYC Mixed: Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray at NY Hed Vocal/Acoustic & Baritone Fuzz Guitar: Jon Spencer Electric & Bass Guitar, Vocal: Matt Verta-Ray Drums: Sam Baker 04. The Pill Writers: Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray Published: Patrica Ann Music/Marsupial Parlay Vous Music, BMI Produced: Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray Engineered: Matt Verta-Ray at NY Hed, NYC Mixed with Alap Momin at Deadverse Studio, Union City NJ and NY Hed by Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray Vocal/Hammond L111 Organ/Wurlitzer Piano/Percussion/Vibes: Jon Spencer Baritone/Bass & Acoustic Guitar/Beats/RTG Cirtcele: Matt Verta-Ray 05. Pimento Writers: Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray Published: Patrica Ann Music/Marsupial Parlay Vous Music, BMI Produced: Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray Engineered: Ed Turner at Toe Rag Studio, London Mixed: Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray at NY Hed Acoustic Guitar/Vocals/Continental Organ/Reverb Tank/Piano/Vocal/Handclaps: Jon Spencer Electric Guitar/Piano/Vocal/Handclaps: Matt Verta-Ray Double Bass: Kim Kix Baritone Guitar, Vocal: Jelly Brian Drums: J.C. Play 06. (Sometimes You Got to Be) Gentle Writers: Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray Published: Patrica Ann Music/Marsupial Parlay Vous Music, BMI Produced: Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray Engineered: Matt Verta-Ray at NY Hed, NYC Mixed: Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray at NY Hed Vocal/Monkey Drums/Acoustic & Electric Guitar: Jon Spencer Electric/Acoustic & Bass Guitar/Lap Steel/Vocal: Matt Verta-Ray Acetone Organ: Daniel Collas 07. Isolation Writers: Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray Published: Patrica Ann Music/Marsupial Parlay Vous Music, BMI Produced: Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray Engineered: Matt Verta-Ray at NY Hed, NYC Mixed: Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray at NY Hed Mixed with Alap Momin at Deadverse Studio, Union City NJ Vocal/Acousitc Guitar/Wurlitzer Piano: Jon Spencer Electric/Acoustic & Bass Guitar/Lap Steel/Vocal: Matt Verta-Ray Drums: Sam Baker Double Bass: Simon Chardiet Hammond L111 Organ: Daniel Collas Vocals: Christina Campanella & John Rose 08. Bedevilment Writers: Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray Published: Patrica Ann Music/Marsupial Parlay Vous Music, BMI Produced: Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray Engineered: Ed Turner at Toe Rag Studio, London Mixed: Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray at NY Hed Vocal/Acoustic Guitar/Vox Continental Organ/Percussion: Jon Spencer Electric Guitar/Vocal: Matt Verta-Ray Double Bass: Kim Kix Baritone Guitar, Vocal: Jelly Brian Drums: J.C. Play 09. Sweet Little Bird Writers: Charlie Spencer, Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray Published: Patrica Ann Music/Marsupial Parlay Vous Music, BMI Produced: Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray Engineered: Matt Verta-Ray at NY Hed, NYC Mixed: Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray at NY Hed Mixed with Alap Momin at Deadverse Studio, Union City NJ Vocal/Acoustic Guitar/Vibes: Jon Spencer Electric & Baritone Guitar and Lap Steel: Matt Verta-Ray Drums: Charlie Spencer Double Bass: Simon Chardiet Hammond L111 Organ: Daniel Collas Percussion: Sam Baker Turntables: Dalek 10. That's What Your Love Gets Writers: Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray Published: Patrica Ann Music/Marsupial Parlay Vous Music, BMI Produced: Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray Engineered: Matt Verta-Ray at NY Hed, NYC Mixed: Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray at NY Hed Vocal/Acoustic Guitar: Jon Spencer Electric & Baritone Guitar/Vocal: Matt Verta-Ray Drums: Sam Baker Double Bass: Simon Chardiet & Matt Goldpaugh Vocals: Christina Campanella & John Rose Piano: Micky Finn 11. In My Heart Writers: Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray Published: Patrica Ann Music/Marsupial Parlay Vous Music, BMI Produced: Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray Engineered: Matt Verta-Ray at NY Hed, NYC Mixed: Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray at NY Hed Mixed with Alap Momin at Deadverse Studio, Union City NJ Vocal/Baritone Guitar/Space Organ/Wurlitzer Piano/Percussion: Jon Spencer Electric & Acoustic Guitar, Hammond L111 Organ, Vocal: Matt Verta-Ray Mastered: Fred Kevorkian at Kevorkian Mastering Inc., NYC Legal: Loren Chodosh, PC Money: Jen Czin at RZO Booking: Jon Barry at CNL for Europe and David T. Viecelli at Billions for the rest of the world
SLEEVE NOTES:
"Thank You: Xavier Benoit, Boche, Marcos Bofa, Angie Carlson, The Cha Cha Chicas, Creative Man, Fergus Denham, Glenn Dicker, Mike Edison, The Great Nalna, Charles Hall, Phil Hernandez, Ivan Julian, Jens Jurgensen, Michael Lavine, Torn Lezaire, Sarah Lowe, Cristina Martinez, Micragirls, and Smi, Peter Norrman Matthew Porter, PowerSolo, Radical Production, The Sadies, Rich Sandrok at Shure, The Silver Fox, Jim Spring, Michael Stuart, Mort Todd, Kurt Wolf, Xtina AND Yebo."
DETAILS:
ARTWORK: Jean-Luc Navette at VivaDolor Design: Jeffrey Kurtz and Jon Spencer BARCODE: [unknown] RUN-OUT GROOVE ENGRAVING: A: [unknown] B: [unknown]
RELATED LINKS:
heavytrash.net / fatpossum.com / biglegalmessrecords.com / myspace.com/heavytrash / vivadolor.com/ / myspace.com/VIVA_DOLOR


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