one roland space echo, cheap headphones, two acoustic guitars, one moog synth, one lap steel, anyone or anything else that's around the house.
Past, present and future contributing musicians include Maria Kohler, Grant Israel, Andy Wild, Cory Brown and Crawford Philleo.
Influences
the zombies. nick drake. wilco. the olivia tremor control. the band. grandaddy. the new pornographers. nuetral milk hotel. the beach boyzzz. beck. animal collective. harry nilsson. bon iver. fleet foxes. pink floyd. radiohead. van dyke parks. bob dylan. dirty projectors. woody guthrie. my morning jacket. the wheel. dungen. the flaming lips. television.
Sounds Like
"interstellar currents of hazy strumming and dub-deep echo"- j. heller, the onion a/v club
"As the leader of the up-and-coming Widowers, local songsmith Mike Marchant has already demonstrated a lackadaisical mastery of dreamy, druggy indie-folk, but he’s been slowly and quietly growing into an artist in his own right. His recent spate of solo shows has culminated in a new Marchant EP, Outer Space And The Sea. It’s an apt title: Veering from bare, echo-rattled acoustic songs to bubbly psychedelic pop, Marchant uses everything from lap steel to distorted drum machines to augment his wispy yet soulful voice and songwriting."- The Onion Denver Decider
"Mike Marchant is a music addict. He's owned by the melodies, harmonies and atmospherics that rule over his brain. Marchant has a sterling voice and an obvious penchant for the psych-pop that once filled out the collective known as Elephant 6." - The Denver Post
"Mike Marchant is somehow different; more expansive. He tends to use an abundance of delays and echos on many of his recordings, however he does it with precision, matching the sounds with the songs and enhancing the tonality of his voice and instrumentation. His compositions as well as his self are at once accessible and experimental. Marchant's keen awareness of using a vintage Moog synth is brilliant, as I have found it easy to muddy something up with one of these, but he keeps it focused to single note melodies that pulsate between the lyrics. And his voice is airy and tall, like his height, but very on pitch and supported by tenderly placed backing vocals, self-made of course." - Illiterate Magazinet
"Mike Marchant has a way of leading a band that makes it seems so effortless and natural. Easy, almost." - The Denver Post
"...one of the most highly revered songsmiths in Denver" - Denver Daily News
Contact me at widowersmusic@hotmail.com...
This record is available now at Twist and Shout. You can buy it! Or you can download it and that's fine with me. Lars Ulrich is a total asshole. You can download it with all sorts of cool extra stuff here:
Oh why Mike- you make me feel so famous when you interact with my nerd space. Fall just aint fall without the smell of Colorado fireplaces and the smooth stylings of my dear friends music. Come do a tour in LA- they'd love you and stroke your beard- bring J.Preg along. hugs and candy corn comin atcha
I'll have you notice that your music is on my profile player- cause I love it!!!! I have been listening to the one with "I don't wanna waste any time while I'm young and alive." Purty much non stop - and picturing that great basement night with the fog machine- hearing that for the first time. Shivers down ma' spine boy! Hope you are well...sendin a big forehead smooch from crazy LA.
On
June sixth, twenty Denver musical acts swap songs at the all night
auditory orgy called Denver Does Denver. Played on three stages between Bar Bar
and Old Curtis St, these two neighboring venues serve as the sets for
promiscuity in sound. Each band abandons their original material to
play a set covering another Denver band. The expansive lineup includes
a wide assortment of Denver's most adventurous artists, from singer
songwriters to electronic composers, hip hop crews to blues crooners,
improvisational avante gardists to old time country troops. Witness a massive intersection of local on local sound at Denver
Does Denver.
Sorry to spam you, we know it's lame. But, we're releasing our debut CD Zugenruhe this Friday (May 22nd) at Avogadro's Number right here in Fort Collins, and we would really love to see you there! The show starts at 9pm and is all ages and only costs $3. There will be an afterparty to be announced at the show. Thanks for putting up with our shameless self promotion. We really hope you can make it. -Alana, Brett & Erin (Stella Luce)
hugs and candy corn comin atcha
