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Title: Mark Manley, The Wall of Thunder
Post by: brucetorce on September 04, 2010, 08:39:34 PM

Came across this video of Mark Manley of The Thunder Group playing what I think is a custom bass with Alembic Series II electronics in it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMlPq3a3PDI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMlPq3a3PDI)
 
I know he plays other Alembics, he's got a short scale Series I on The Thunder Group's blog page. http://thethundergroup.wordpress.com/ (http://thethundergroup.wordpress.com/)  Check it out.

Title: Mark Manley, The Wall of Thunder
Post by: musashi on September 12, 2010, 11:50:42 AM

Thanks for the mention, brucetorce.

Title: Mark Manley, The Wall of Thunder
Post by: David Houck on September 14, 2010, 07:11:29 PM

Nice groove Musashi!

Title: Mark Manley, The Wall of Thunder
Post by: musashi on September 15, 2010, 10:50:42 AM

Thanks, Dave.

Title: Mark Manley, The Wall of Thunder
Post by: musashi on September 22, 2010, 04:40:20 PM

In honor of The Internet for Peace Final Event yesterday I posted the song, PEACE PILL on youtube:
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7AUo__r6LA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7AUo__r6LA)
 
 
On it you can hear a 1975 Alembic Series I long-scale with zebra top during the body of the tune, and in the intro, a 1976 Alembic Series I short-scale with boluka top.
 
You can hear a version with better audio here:
 
http://music.napster.com/album/songs.htm?albumid=13788276
 
It should be free to listen.
 

(http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/86629.jpg)
 
 
(Message edited by musashi on September 22, 2010)

Title: Mark Manley, The Wall of Thunder
Post by: chrisalembic on September 23, 2010, 12:54:02 AM

Great Stuff!!

Title: Mark Manley, The Wall of Thunder
Post by: musashi on September 23, 2010, 08:03:11 PM

Thank you, Chris.

Title: Mark Manley, The Wall of Thunder
Post by: musashi on October 16, 2010, 08:58:16 AM

I thought some might get a kick out of this track.  It features a 1975 LSB.  It also features Jason Southard and Ryan Baker, currently with Christian Kane's band.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVZNFp1Mbps&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVZNFp1Mbps&feature=related)

Title: Mark Manley, The Wall of Thunder
Post by: musashi on November 13, 2010, 05:24:19 PM

A version of the title track from The Thunder Group's Ride The Lightning (edited for video).
 

(http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/89383.jpg)
 
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMEgeug6yVc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMEgeug6yVc)

Title: Mark Manley, The Wall of Thunder
Post by: musashi on November 13, 2010, 06:36:32 PM

[The software won't let me edit the post above, so my apologies for the double post.  The link in this one is the correct link.]
 
A version of the title track from The Thunder Group's Ride The Lightning (edited for video).
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/89387.jpg)
 

Title: Mark Manley, The Wall of Thunder
Post by: musashi on August 12, 2012, 12:08:09 AM

The new website is up:
 
www.markmanley.com (http://www.markmanley.com)

Title: Mark Manley, The Wall of Thunder
Post by: musashi on August 19, 2012, 10:45:53 PM

The new Cut To The Chase page is up on the website.  The audio track in the background features one of my all-time favorite Alembics--   M
 
http://www.markmanley.com/cut-to-the-chase.html (http://www.markmanley.com/cut-to-the-chase.html)

Title: Mark Manley, The Wall of Thunder
Post by: musashi on April 02, 2013, 09:05:22 AM

I'm in the process of putting together another live band and was going through material for the new set, and low-and-behold what did I discover?  That the material I am choosing seems to favor the tracks recorded with Alembic and Rick Turner basses....  Go figure.
 
http://www.markmanley.com/songs-for-the-live-set.html (http://www.markmanley.com/songs-for-the-live-set.html)
 

(http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/155913.jpg)

Title: Mark Manley, The Wall of Thunder
Post by: musashi on May 22, 2015, 03:44:40 PM

The new album by my old band, The Balance, is out.  It's called KICK.
 

(http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/209642.jpg)
 
 
More info here:  http://bit.ly/1JI5IOq (http://bit.ly/1JI5IOq)

Title: Re: Mark Manley, The Wall of Thunder
Post by: musashi on December 15, 2019, 12:44:55 PM

Pretty cool stuff.  And a reference to Alembic in the gear used section of the Bass Player and Bass Guitar magazine stories....


https://www.facebook.com/111459053135416/photos/pcb.286977045583615/286972042250782/?type=3&theater

Title: Re: Mark Manley, The Wall of Thunder
Post by: David Houck on December 15, 2019, 12:53:54 PM

Congrats on the article!

Title: Re: Mark Manley, The Wall of Thunder
Post by: musashi on December 15, 2019, 01:25:59 PM

Thank you, Dave.  :)

Title: Re: Mark Manley, The Wall of Thunder
Post by: musashi on January 22, 2020, 01:47:05 PM

Here's a live track from the upcoming album, BASS.  The instrument is an Alembic medium scale rosewood Series I /II.

https://cuttothechase.bandcamp.com/track/homicide-live-at-the-railway-club (https://cuttothechase.bandcamp.com/track/homicide-live-at-the-railway-club)