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M.E. Grant

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Listen to M.E.'s "Love Love 12 Inch" mix of Furiku's JamaDelic HERE .

"Imagination, Volumes I & II" and "The Love Times 10 EP" are available at iTunes and CD Baby.


Review: M.E. Grant - Imagination, Volumes I & II June 28, 2007"A performance artist and a synth-pop fusionist in the vein of the late Patrick Cowley ("Menergy", "Megatron Man"), M.E. Grant's intricate productions combine sleek electronic instrumentation with a sure sense of pop songcraft. His first official full-length, Imagination, Volumes I & II showcases a sure-handed dance music ecclecticism coupled with an authentic sexuality that has been all-too absent since the aforementioned Cowley's demise in the early '80s.Imagination is an epic release – the musical equivalent of an interstellar journey across space and time – not the galaxy-saving kind, but a futuristic quest for knowledge, self-worth and love. From the celestial energy in tracks like the album-opener "2010", to more straight-ahead mid-tempo electro tracks: "Long Way Up" and "Respect You" to the melancholic downtempo of "The Saddest Song" – the listener is exposed to a myriad of themes, moods and musical textures. Songs like "We [Were] Friends" and "Land of Sand" capture M.E. at his most organic and sensual (respectively), while "TV, Movies and the Radio", "Drink to Remember" and "Thing Thing" reveal a subtle Prince-like influence. The title track – which has subtly building melodies segueing into stunning electronic string chords – displays M.E.'s penchant for novelty. And he [Grant] even displays his soulful side on "The Nerve". Grant's voice is fluid and resonant throughout and – unlike artists of like-minded recordings – not secondary to the music.When all is said and done, Imagination is a surreal (and demanding) musical experience of star-faring proportions!"Mervin Malone - ARIA, A Critical Journey Through Pop Culture http://rhythmic.blogdrive.com

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/7/2006
Band Website: www.me-grant.blogspot.com " me-grant.blogspot.com
Band Members: M to the E to the G to the R to the A to the N to the T
Influences: Madonna. Prince. James Brown (R.I.P.) Deee-Lite. Daft Punk. Grace Jones. Goldfrapp. William Orbit. Chic. Nile Rodgers. Meshell Ndegeocello. Shep Pettibone. Stuart Price. Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. Electric Light Orchestra. Everything But The Girl. Armand Van Helden. "Lisa Stansfield. Soul II Soul. Bjork. Erykah Badu. Seal. Tina Turner. Masters At Work. Ewan Pearson. Steve "Silk" Hurley. Sheryl Crow. White Town. Donna Summer. Giorgio Moroder. Cerrone. Trevor Horn. Marianne Faithfull. Gino Soccio. Patrick Cowley. Kano. Disco. 80's Pop/R&B. French house. Scandinavian dance. Paul Robeson. Stanley Kubrick. George Lucas. Lon Chaney. Kara Walker. Matthew Barney."The crowd laughs with you always, but it will cry with you for only a day." -King Vidor's "The Crowd""[Making] your own music, art directing your own sleeves, wearing your own clothes...I like being part of the eccentrics, people who've created everything themselves." -Alison Goldfrapp"Why does every black person in the movies have to play a servant? How about a black person walking up the steps of a court house carrying a briefcase?" - Myrna Loy"It seems that as of late, and maybe it's just my peer/age group, everyone I talk to loves to mention how "busy" they are. You're not too busy to hit up your mom, or get back with that person who's trying to get a meeting with you, and that girl/guy you're calling isn't too busy to return your texts and calls. People make time for what they deem important. You don't have time to call your mom, but you stay on the phone with that girl (or those girls.) You've been too busy for that meeting, but you have time for somebody's meeting. And that girl you're chasing is gonna keep hitting you with the "I'm sorry, I've just so been busy," but let's be real, she's returning somebody's text and calls, just not yours." - Mitchell A. Martian
Sounds Like: Nothing you’ve EVER heard. Forever-ever.
Record Label: As If!
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Blind...Perhaps Deaf And Dumb Too

A critical drubbing has shoved me back to MySpace, when I thought I was done for the day. There's a small consolation that I wasn't the victim of it. "Blind" is the latest iTunes single of the week. I...
Posted by M.E. Grant on Fri, 30 May 2008 04:35:00 PST

The Surreal Life

Last night I attended an informal jam session/workshop, and the evening was a reminder of how puzzling this world is. One of the participants was a woman with a superb voice. Even if she never had her...
Posted by M.E. Grant on Thu, 29 May 2008 12:43:00 PST

Next Stop: Gold Grills

I love the idea of cutting dead weight from my life, literally or figuratively. 2 days ago I had a pair of useless wisdom teeth extracted, to eliminate the stress they were sure to inflict on adjacent...
Posted by M.E. Grant on Sun, 25 May 2008 04:37:00 PST

Janelle Monae

Now I'm attending concerts without even trying! During the course of a pow wow with Lindsey Wilson (please check her out), I was invited to a showcase of music from a new artist. I had absolutely no e...
Posted by M.E. Grant on Fri, 16 May 2008 11:28:00 PST

I’m Also A Waiter

I hate the very impulse to blog about this, because the odds suggest that my words won't resonate (I'm not writing about a pop star). Yet, I'm so sick of this nagging me. Perhaps there's a "release" t...
Posted by M.E. Grant on Mon, 12 May 2008 06:32:00 PST

What’s In A Name?

Has commercialization totally seized America's event venues, or is it just me? I knew about the Staples Center and a couple more similarly conquered places, but this trend is spreading worse than SARS...
Posted by M.E. Grant on Thu, 08 May 2008 10:36:00 PST

Madonna @ Roseland Ballroom, 4/30/08 - Part 2

As promised, more pictures. Like I stated before, the event was tons of fun. I wished Madonna had stood still and let her vocals take more precedence than the dancing, though. I think I heard more of ...
Posted by M.E. Grant on Fri, 02 May 2008 08:56:00 PST

Madonna @ Roseland Ballroom, 4/30/08 - Part 1

First of all, the wait wasn't really so bad. Showing up at about 5:30 AM for tickets to a free show that will likely be awesome is fine. I should probably say "wristbands," not "tickets." Showing up a...
Posted by M.E. Grant on Thu, 01 May 2008 11:53:00 PST

Goldfrapp @ The Beacon Theater, 4/29/08

I was fully prepared to be miserable no matter how good the band was. The events of my day in the hours leading up to the concert were an unwelcome taste of more dread to come. A reserve of excitement...
Posted by M.E. Grant on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:48:00 PST

Bullseye

As if people of color (the men, specifically) forgot that they could be murdered by New York City police with no judicial recourse, we have today to remind us. I am a moving target, capable of being e...
Posted by M.E. Grant on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:48:00 PST