Demo? Or Demolition?

Demo? Or Demolition? Artist: Money Mark
Label: Chocolate Industries
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Format: CD-single
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 677514006325
EAN: 0677514006325
ASIN: B0002WZSF8


Release Date: 2004-09-21

Demo? Or Demolition?


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Tracks:

  1. Livid In A Madman's Hell
  2. Burn Away
  3. Three O'Clock
  4. Break Open My Shells
  5. Nice 2 Me
  6. Never Mind

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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Interesting? But Good!.......2004-11-23

One of the original Beastie Boy's doing an alternative rock album? Well Ad Rock did make a country album. At first I did not know what to say about this album, but as I listened so more I found it to be a very good EP. He is experimenting with all kinds of sounds and he did it all himself with a little help from a couple of people. This is what makes this album attractive to me. I love it when an artist does a project all by himself/herself in their own private studio. It seems like the ultimate form of artistic freedom. Mark actually does not have that bad of a voice and the instrumental's backing him are put together well. Don't expect any rapping or DJing on this album but if you like some mellow alternative/indie rock you should dig this, hell I am a hip hop head and I'm feeling it.

4 out of 5 stars Livid in a madman's hell.......2004-11-03

Money Mark, also known as Mark Ramos Nishita, ducks out of his day job (as one of the Beastie Boys) to produce "Demo or Demolition," adding to his already impressive array of solo efforts. His swirl of R&B, electronic grooves, funk and jazz come across as plaintive and a little ominous, but it's a solid EP.

It starts off with a bang in the funky "Livid in a Madman's Hell," followed by the slower tempo of "Burn Away," a surprisingly tender song. That softer vibe continues in the jazzy "Three O'Clock," only to shift into the intermittent acoustic/electronic "Break Open My Shell." Mark sounds almost wistful in "Nice 2 Me," and ends it with an equal bang in the dancey, strong "Never Bend."

Money Mark is one of those artists who just never sound boring. At least he doesn't in "Demo or Demolition," with his smooth mix of musical styles. The closest it ever comes to boring is "Burn Away," which seems a bit less enthusiastic than the others.

His faster melodies tend to jump all over your sense of sound, while staying rigidly reined in. The slower ones are more like ballads; save some Hammond and moog mixed in, they stay pretty much in one place. Backing that up is some slightly muffled guitar, what sounds like a harmonica, grizzled bass, and some pretty wicked percussion. And Mark's mellow vocals, which sound like one one of the instruments in "Livid in a Madman's Hell," gets to take front-and-center in "Nice 2 Me."

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