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Moonraker by Moonraker
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fave it Modern Rock | Trip Hop
10 tracks | 47 minutes
Released Sep 2003
on Immergent Records
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Editorial review
It isn't hard to understand why some A&R people go for the quick fix and sign the most generic artists they can get their hands on. When an A&R person starts thinking about overhead, profit-minded shareholders, mortgage payments, and car repairs, it's certainly easy to look at commercial success stories -- Creed, Christina Aguilera, DMX, Weezer, or whoever -- sign faceless clones of those artists, and market them as aggressively as possible. But A&R and marketing people don't always play it safe; Immergent Records certainly wasn't playing it safe when they signed the adventurous and risk-taking (yet very accessible) Moonraker. This 2003 release would have terrified a lot of labels because the band's music is so difficult to categorize; the album is relevant to alternative pop/rock, but it's also relevant to urban contemporary, funk, and club/dance music. Some of the tracks would work for Bj?rk or Radiohead; others would work for India.Arie or Erykah Badu. And even though electronica is a major influence, Moonraker opts to play trip-hop, chill-out, and downtempo with real instruments instead of being totally programmed (which is why they call themselves "livetronica" instead of electronica). But if Moonraker's experimentation sounds like a marketing person's nightmare -- at least in the United States, where commercial radio formats can be extremely rigid -- it is pure joy from a creative and artistic standpoint. Kelli Scarr's R&B-minded vocals are consistently expressive, and the band's intriguing, unlikely variety of influences is a definite asset. But this disc is more than just a noble experiment; all of the pieces fall into place perfectly, making the album sound natural and organic instead of forced or pretentious. There will no doubt be some comparisons to Portishead, who are a strong influence and could also be called "livetronica"; nonetheless, Moonraker projects an attractive identity of its own throughout this superb CD. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
File under Tiger rock: Ferocious yet beautiful.
Best new band in Boston is not a title given lightly to electronic rock innovators MOONRAKER. If a nod at the 2003 Boston Music Awards isn't enough to intrigue the listener, then check out Moonraker, their self-titled release on Immergent Recordings.
MOONRAKER met at school in Boston in 2000 and started experimenting with electronic music. As film students, David and Kody were immersed in off-beat cinema, which found its way into their long Friday night rehearsals. Their cohort Dan Mintzer soon found a passion for emulating the drum machine. With the addition of Daniel Chen and Kelli Scarr--by way of a street flyer --the band started playing gigs at TT the Bears and the Middle East. During the winter MOONRAKER won a Boston area contest that secured them enough money to record their debut LP Nada Brahma, which sold 5,000 copies independently.
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