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Infobox musical artist | name = Martin Rev| image = Martin Rev Madrid 20050910 face.jpg| caption = Martin Rev, live in Madrid, 10 September 2005.| image_size =| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist| birth_name = Martin Reverby| alias =| Born = Brooklyn , New York , United States | death_date =| origin =| instrument = Keyboardist | genre = Protopunk , Punk Rock|Punk , Electronic Music|Electronic , Experimental Rock|Experimental , Minimalist music|Minimalism , No Wave , Industrial Music|Industrial , Synthpop , Rockabilly , Post-Punk | occupation = Musician | years_active = 1971–present day| label =| associated_acts = Suicide (band)|Suicide , The Sisterhood | website =| notable_instruments = Martin Rev (full name Martin Reverby ) is an American musician and the instrumentalist in the electronic music|electronic proto punk|proto-punk band, Suicide (band)|Suicide . He also has a solo career and has released several solo albums for a number of labels, including ROIR and Puu. His style varies widely from release to release, from electronic no wave ( Martin Rev ) to bubblegum pop ( See Me Ridin, Strangeworld ) to heavy synthesizer rock ( To Live ).
Rev also works with Stefan Roloff , doing soundtracks for Roloff's video work http://www.martinrev.com/information.html REV/ROLOFF (Martin Rev) He contributed to The Raveonettes ' 2005 album, Pretty In Black .
In 2008, while working on Stigmata , Rev's wife Mari died. The album,dedicated to her, is strong in religious imageryCitation needed|date=May 2010 with most songs being titled in Latin. Kris Needs called the album a "brilliantly executed excursion into modern electronic classical music". Record Collector 2009
In 2008, Blast First Petite released "Suicide: 1977-1978" a 6 CD box-set.cite web |url= http://mvremix.com/rock_blogs/2008/06/24/alan-vega-turns-70-years-old-suicide-box-set-and-single-series-set-for-release-major-artists-pay-tribute-to-suicidevega-in-year-long-monthly-series-of-limited-edition-of-10-vinyl-eps-and-dow/|title=Alan Vega Turns 70- Years Old/Box Set |author=Paul Smith |year=2008 |work= |publisher=MV Remix Rock |accessdate=1 May 2010
Discography
: For recordings made with Suicide, please see Suicide_(band)#Discography|Suicide discography .
Martin Rev (Lust/Unlust JMB-228, 1980)
*Mari (4:25)/ Baby O Baby (4:47)/ Nineteen 86 (4:35)/ Temptation (7:18)/ Jomo (4:40)/ Asia (4:00)
*reissued 1997 as Marvel with bonus tracks "Coal Train" (5:28) and "Marvel" (12:00)
*reissued 2002 as Martin Rev with bonus tracks "Coal Train", "Marvel", "5 To 5" (2:00), "Wes" (4:16) "Daydreams" (5:22)
*Wings Of The Wind/ Red Sierra/ Dakota/ Cheyenne/ River Of Tears/ Buckeye/ Little Rock/ Prairie Star/ Mustang
*The Mind Expansion label re-released Cheyenne on CD with bonus tracks "Pony" "Durango", "Coyote".
''See Me Ridin' ( ROIR RUSCD-8220, 1996)
*See Me Ridin' (1:51)/ Pillars (2:33)/ I Heard Your Name (2:02)/ No One Knows (2:30)/ Mine (1:41)/ Ten Two (1:34)/ Small Talk (2:08)/ Secret Teardrops (2:45)/ I Made You Cry (2:18)/ Here We Go (1:40)/ Mari Go Round (4:45)/ Hop And Scotch (1:53)/ Told The Moon (1:51)/ Yours Tonight (3:53)/ Tell Me Why (3:18)/ Post Card (1:29)
Strangeworld (PUU PUU-17, 2000)
*My Strange World (3:05)/ Sparks (3:30)/ Solitude (3:07)/ Funny (2:50)/ Ramblin' (3:15)/ Trouble (3:16)/ Splinters (5:26)/ Cartoons (3:05)/ One Track Mind (3:06)/ Chalky (4:55)/ Jacks And Aces (3:35)/ Reading My Mind (3:35)/ Day And Night (1:58)
To Live (File-13 Records FT-46, 2003)
*To Live (5:10)/ In Your Arms (5:56)/ Black Ice (3:23)/ Gutter Rock (4:02)/ Shimmer (5:04)/ Painted (4:16)/ Places I Go (4:21)/ Lost In The Orbits (2:50)/ Jaded (4:51)/ Our Roads (3:31)/ Search For Stone (3:33)/ Water (3:24)/ Stormy (5:00)
Les Nymphes (File-13 Records FT-68, 2008)
*Sophie Eagle / Narcisse / Triton / Venise / Valley Of The Butterfly / Les Nymphes Et La Mer / Dragonfly / Phaetone / Nyx / Daphne / Cupid
*with bonus track "Bodies" on iTunes.
Stigmata (Blastfirstpetite PTYT 040, 30 Nov 2009)
*Laudamus / Te deum / Jubilate / Dona Nobis Pacem / Gloria / Sanctus / Salve / Spiritus / Domine / Exultate / Magnum Mysterium / Anima Mea / Sinbad's voyage / Paradisio
References
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External links
http://www.martinrev.com/ Martin Rev home page
http://www.myspace.com/martinrev Official Martin Rev Myspace page
Castle Gnome Martin Rev's music on the Castle Gnome 3-D video
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Martin+Rev Martin Rev (Discogs.com)
http://www.limbos.org/suicide/suiciderd2.htm Martin Rev - discography solo (Ghost Riders)
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