Jason Dove - Morphius Records

Jason Dove
Pronto
Weathering the aftermath of, well, Math Rock has not been easy
for most veterans of the late-90’s indie staple genre. Jason Dove
has risen above the miasma of bizarre and often embarrassing
post-math projects by nationally known artists to create an experimental rock offering that is as personal and genuine as one could
hope for in today’s “flavor of the week” indie rock landscape.
Born in Norfolk, VA in 1976, Dove began exhibiting his musical talents at age 12 and was playing out in
various bands by age 15. His longest stint was with Atlanta’s critically acclaimed, Plexorjet, known for
defying genre definitions with their math infused spaced-out power jams. While they utilized intricate atonal chord progressions and the complex time-changing percussion stylings of bands like Polvo, Unwound,
and Rodan, Plexorjet added a generous helping of art-rock styled jams a la Zeppelin and was awarded “Best 7’’ of the Year”, in 1998, by Punk Planet. They also had several songs featured on MTV’s
Road Rules vs. The Real World: Battle of The Sexes and Road Rules: Season 3.
Becoming despondent over conforming to the regimented
expectations of indie rock in the late 90’s, Dove formed Slot
Racer in 1998 to collaborate with friends Edward Rawls
(bass) and Michael Griffeth (drums) in the hopes of creating an outlet to explore his childhood rock influences (The
Beatles, Buddy Holly, Led Zeppelin) away from the
jaded attitudes that reined king in late 90’s Indie.
Slot Racer made a creative departure from the post-rock limitations of Plexorjet. Not concerned with the popular notions
of contemporary rock outfits, Dove treated the band as an
exercise in musical collage, garnering influences from the
pantheon of classic rock gods. Most notable among these
was his appropriation of Elvis Costello’s “picked last for the
team” playground pathos-infused vocals, which Dove masterfully contrasted with Buddy Holly’s relentlessly upbeat guitar
tone.
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Jason Dove
Pronto
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The release of Early Years 1998-2001 compiled Slot Racer recordings, demos and live tracks that spanned the first three years of of
the band, and included the first two out of print Slot Racer EPs, as
well as rare live tracks recorded in Atlanta from 2001. Among
these are tracks that appeared on compilations with Modest Mouse, Fuck, and June of ’44 and were
featured on Better Than The Beatles: A Tribute to the Shaggs (Animal World Recordings), Alongside such
notables as Deerhoof, Ida, Thinking Fellers Union Local 282, and Furtips.
Changing gears again, Dove relocated to Baltimore, Maryland in 2003 and constructed a new lineup after
recording the material for Pronto (Carbon & Monoxide) with original members Brett Jones and Michael
Griffeth in Atlanta. Dove chose to drop the name Slot Racer, partly as a response to the critical acclaim of
his solo performances. Jason Dove Pronto is being released in early fall 2005 by Carbon & Monoxide
and will be exclusively distributed by Morphius Records.
Among his other substantial credentials, Dove is on the writing staff of
Chunklet and has published
groundbreaking articles on Andy
Kaufman, Bob Crane, and a
piece titled: I Got A Game : A Video
Game History. He also won 2004’s
“Best Blog of Baltimore City” for
The
jasondove.com
from
Baltimore City Paper as well as
coverage for the blog in The
Urbanite.
Dove now performs under his own
name solo and as “Jason Dove and
the Magic Whip” with Dan Franz
and Brian Jerell filling out the new
lineup.
Distributed Exclusively Worldwide by Morphius Records, Inc.
100 E. 23rd Street, Baltimore, MD 21218
[email protected] www.morphius.com 410-662-0112 410-662-0116 fax
Publicity: Simeon Walunas
[email protected] 410-662-0112
Monday-Friday, 10-6pm