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MANNEQUIN DEPRESSIVES

About Me

Influenced by various "alternative" electronic genres from the '80s & '90s, Mannequin Depressives manage to create a sound that all at once seems familiar, and yet, not quite like any other band you've ever heard before. MD's mixture of electronic sounds (actual synthesizers - no soft synths here) with more traditional instrumentation (voice, guitar, occasional acoustic percussion) create a sound that could be described as "electro-acoustic pop" or "post-new wave" - fusing the hi-fi with the lo-fi, and blending pop sensibilities with occasional experimental elements.

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Member Since: 21/01/2006
Band Website: http://www.mannequindepressives.com/
Band Members:

    Rod C. Dornian - vocals, synthesizer & drum programming, soundscapes, samples
    Russ Magee - synthesizers, backing vocals, guitars, live percussion, soundscapes
    Scott Johns - lead guitar, electronic devices, tapes, general noise, backing vocals, synthesizers
    Nebulous - synthesizers, analog sound design, samples, backing vocals, guitars

Influences: OMD, Depeche Mode, Vince Clarke, Cabaret Voltaire, Ghostland Observatory, Queen, Steve Reich, The Cure, Sonic Youth, Front 242, The The, Louis & Bebe Barron, Francis Dhomont, Mike Patton.
Sounds Like:RIYL: New Order, Mesh, Pet Shop Boys, Wolfsheim, Junior Boys, Apoptygma Berzerk, early Tangerine Dream.
Record Label: Klankboom Productions
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

MD Live on July 3rd

On Friday, July 3rd, MANNEQUIN DEPRESSIVES will be performing live atĀ The UndergroundĀ (733 - 10th Ave SW, Calgary Alberta) as part of Datalink's live performance series. Doors at 9PM. Other bands perf...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:17:00 GMT

"reCycle" is out now!

After a slight delay, our latest release, "reCycle" is now available online at CD Baby, and it should be up and running at iTunes and other digital retailers soon! Click here to check it out!-...
Posted by on Thu, 07 May 2009 15:51:00 GMT

Thank you!

Huge thanks to all of you that came out for our CD release party. We had a blast... and as I type this, we have the hang-overs to prove it.-Rod
Posted by on Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:58:00 GMT

Clearing up a bit of confusion about our upcoming show on Friday

I just wanted to post this to clear up a bit of confusion regarding our upcoming CD release / listening party on April 17th... I think most of you already understand what's up, but some of you may hav...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:46:00 GMT

CD release / listening party for "reCycle"

(Here's the short version for those of you who don't wanna read so much text...)CD release / listening party for the new MD release on Friday, April 17th at the Underground! You should come! It'll be ...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:44:00 GMT

New MD Release in April, Summer Gigs, Nice Shoes

Summer's just around the corner! You can smell it in the air! At least... I think that's what I'm smelling. Maybe that's the Avenue Diner? No... wait... that's definitely summer coming.And this summer...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Official Mannequin Depressives YouTube Channel

We just whipped together a YouTube channel for Mannequin Depressives... so now you have a quick and convenient way to find all of your fave MD clips (okay, so we really only have a bit of live footage...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:03:00 GMT

Happy Holidays!

Sorry for the lack of updates lately, but we've all been quite busy as usual (I feel like all of my entries should start with that sentence... yeesh). Things are going well and we have lots planned fo...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:07:00 GMT

Video from our CD release party

Here's some links to some video from our CD release party (finally)...VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCEhttp://www. youtube. com/watch?v=eBjBXadaDNAIMAGEShttp://www. youtube. com/watch?v=wp9OFpHli0oLIEShttp://www...
Posted by on Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:55:00 GMT

WHAT’S UP? WHERE ARE THE GIGS?

Yeah. Since we just put out a new album, you'd think we would be playing some gigs to support it over the summer. Well, that was the plan, until keyboard player Jared "Nebulous" Brookes damaged himsel...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:15:00 GMT