BIG NEWS!!
We are very excited to announce that for this New Year's Eve 2009 The Motet will be performing at CERVANTES MASTERPIECE BALLROOM with special guests HOT BUTTERED RUM and a late-night session with the EVERYONE ORCHESTRA. This is going to be an extremely joyful evening filled with props, decorations, toys, and a special coming together of all the musicians for the new year's countdown. Please join us for this year's celebration of good times past and great times to come!
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Big Thanks to everyone who came out to our Halloween shows this year! They were great shows with a fantastic band and and even better audiences. We are already counting the days till next Halloween!
The photos below prove the happiness that was abound
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Look for Dave Watts and Garrett Sayers out on tour with the Kyle Hollingsworth Band throughout the months of November and December.
Kyle is touring in support of his new record "THEN THERE'S NOW" which both Dave and Garrett (in addition to Motet alumni Ryan Jalbert) played on. You can see all the tour dates by going to kylehollingsworth.com
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Hey, big thanks to everyone who showed up to the latest installment of our Talking Heads tribute over at Cervantes at the end of July. Over 1000 of you came out to burn down the house with us and it was hot enough in there to spontaneously combust.
No joke, the ceiling was literally dripping with post-Phish hippie sweat!
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THE MOTET ON JAM CRUISE!!!
We are very pleased to announce that we will be playing our Talking Heads set on Jam Cruise 8 next January!
This performance will of course include the same cast of characters that we featured for our Halloween shows last year: Kyle Hollingsworth, Fuzz, Jans Ingber, Liza Oxnard, Joey Porter, Carrie Sangiovanni, Paul McDaniel, and Dave Watts. This promises to be an epic event so get your tix now!
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THE NEW ALBUM FROM JUNO WHAT?! IS NOW AVAILABLE!!
This deaf-defying, electro-funk featuring Dave, Dom, Joey and Jans will leave you begging for more on the dance floor.
YOU CAN GET IT RIGHT HERE FOR FREE!!!
Just click on the song title to download:
LATE NIGHT DON'T WAKE ELECTROCITY BODY DOUBLE GET ON DOWN SPARK IT DRAGON
And all we ask in return is that you sign up on our mailing list so that we can occasionally give you a gentle prod to come see your live shows. Yes, it's even better live!
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**********FESTIVALS**********
(and some other cool shows you should check out)
CD BABY - Review of the band's most recent release, Intrumental Dissent.
RELIX Magazine - "The Motet exists in a state of perpetual re-birth, constantly reinventing itself by absorbing new sounds..."
BASS PLAYER Magazine - Interview with Garret Sayers from the October 2006 issue.
Influences
THE MOTET PLAYS TOWER OF POWER WITH SPECIAL GUESTS JANS INGBER AND BILL EVANS
THE MOTET Live @ The Boulder Theater Halloween '07
THE MOTET Live @ Red Rocks
Sounds Like
"Instrumental Dissent reflects much of the band's new, electronically textured explorations while still driving home hard hitting, percussive dance grooves." - CD Baby
You can also download the album from this player or share it with you friends. Just click on "download" to download the songs, or "share" to embed it in your own myspace or facebook page:
And you can stream all of our albums right here at Last.fm:
http://www.last.fm/music/The+Motet/+albums
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HERBIE HANCOCK TRIBUTE
featuring Joey Porter, Dave Watts, Dominic Lalli, and Paul McDaniel
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2009 brings a new sound to a familiar face in the national music community. With an astonishingly talented cast of musicians, The Motet has refined their sound and their vision into a dynamic and expressive improvisational force.
Founded and led by drummer Dave Watts, The Motet began almost ten years ago and hasn’t let up since. Featuring complex compositions written and arranged by Watts himself, the music tells a story through syncopated rhythms and melodies.
“I’ve always written parts for guitar, bass, horns, and percussion. Because they’ve all been created with a clave in mind, there’s a very specific way in which the parts interact,” explains Watts.
“That’s what gives the song its character. When we play live sometimes we’ll get into a groove, play the head, and then open up for solos. And all the while, everything is tied to the clave with everyone playing in it. That’s just one way you approach playing music with respect for it’s composition or tradition.”
As music and technology evolve at an astounding rate, so too has The Motet pioneered their unique sound while continuing to defy categorization. With roots in Jazz, Afrobeat, Funk, Salsa and Samba, The Motet keeps their audiences in a dancing frenzy by layering House and Techno rhythms into a style that is uniquely their own.
From years of incessant touring and with a rich legacy under their belt, The Motet’s “resolve to evolve” has made them indispensable in the East and West Coast groove circuits.
Writes Dave Kirby of Boulder Magazine: “Watts' dedication and artistic integrity have created an elusive musical entity which seems to be as much fun to play in as it is to go out and hear.”
The Motet is a world-class ensemble that whips audiences into a whirlwind using sheer impromptu force. The rhythms are spontaneous and textured and the beats are hard-driving. The band uses this energy to create a rapport between the audience and themselves that is rarely seen in today's world of manufactured rock. The Motet consecrates the ground on which dance music meets free-form improvisation.
Thanks so much for a great time we has a blast dancing we didnt get home till 7 am we danced till 3:30 wow!!! see you guys next time your in Denver love you guys Flapper Frieda, Jesus Jeff, and Sinful Cyndi!!!
wow,, that Sly show is OFF THE HOOK! whew! everyone coming to Denver tonight is in for a treat.. . it is insane! Jans and dave and Gail and ALL ! WOW!! my fav Motete Halloween show yet.. "You the hell do you think you are? A SUPERSTAR? well, RIGHT you are!" Bring It, and thanks!
ok , why can't you people play in Boulder on Halloweenie? man, now I may have to get a taxi now... Sly is gonna RAWK.. hew wil take us higher!!!!! me loves you madly. this one is for Dave.
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! I was waitig for years to see The Motet do Sly... hahahaha.. yep i think I mentioned it to someone somewhere and they said, " oh yeah, I can DIG it." that's gonna be some diggetty muzak. whooo. Love, Melissa
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Thank you very much for da Link Up & Sharing the music Nice to meet you through cyberlink! Luv your tunes & keep up da Great Work! Wishes you All da Best in 2009! Enjoy your Week!
soooooo excited for saturday, gonna dance my ass off and pass out as many gloves as my bedazzler will pump out before dying it's untimely death...who's bad?
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