Artist: Mark Sultan
Album: $
Label: Last Gang
Date: April 13, 2010
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Montreal based entertainer Mark Sultan, best known for his involvement with The King Khan & BBQ Show and The Almighty Defenders, releases his fourth solo album $ today (April 13th) in Canada on Last Gang Records.
By no means an easy listening album, $ pays homage to rock and roll through the ages, with influences from Frank Zappa, The Ramones, JAMC, and The Zombies. Known for his larger-than-life stage performance, Sultan leads an auditory circus of grungy whirring and sonic guitar overdubbing as additional voices of the album (second to Mark’s rock perfect vocal performance).
After a minute or so of concern that my speakers were blown and receiving only a portion of the audio information, I was settled by establishing it was the recording. The album starts with a 6-minute epic intro of inspired sonic feedback and noise. Perfect in headphones; each song is a treasure trove of trinkets for the ear.
The music could be playing during a make-out scene in some 1950′s teenager’s alternate reality. Falsetto harmonies bleed your heart and the electrified guitar tone that would make any parent fearful for their sons and daughters.
http://www.marksultan.com/
http://www.myspace.com/marksultan
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CD/LP
Last Gang Records (2010)
01. Icicles
02. Donʼt Look Back
03. Ten of Hearts
04. Status
05. I Get Nothin From My Girl
06. Go Beserk
07. I Am the End
08. Miseryʼs Upon Us
09. I’ll Be Lovin’ You
10. Waiting For Me
11. Just to Hold You
12. Catastrophe
13. Nobody But You
