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Marcus Hessenberg and the Tulips

We're like one band on two stools

About Me

Marcus Hessenberg and the Tulips!
Buy a copy of Caterpillar Songs1 - Over the Hill EP by sending a message with your name asking for one on this myspace. The EP is £3 plus postage and packaging. Transactions made via Paypal.
What has been said:
"An old keyboard demo of bananarama's 'Venus' is an appropriate soundcheck for Marcus Hessenberg and the Tulips: cheesy; tacky; utterly catchy. Sure enough the flowery three deliver a quality batch of quirky, synth-banjo driven electro pop with a dollop of Talking Heads/Animal Collective art-funk. Triumphantly silly... great new band set for big things this year.*****"
Nick Aldwinkckle, Latest 7 in reference to a gig supporting Sweet Sweet Lies.
"Marcus Hessenberg and the Tulips' Over the Hill EP is as eclectic as the trio's live precense. The stinking title track, and hypnotic electric-pop jaunt, is akinto some odd jam session with Talking Heads providing the music and Damon Albarn the vocals. The pace is kept with overblown Animal Collective oohs and aahs and the result is a very polished, yet gloriously messy, funked-up pop."

Jeff Hemmings, Latest 7

"Well, what a joy it is to hear brand new music, particularly of that kind of ilk, DIY stuff made in peoples' homes and youre listening to it and you're envisaging exactly how he created it, he obviously is hitting a radiotor I reckon that bit on the end... It sounds JUST like a radiator..."
Bristol Uncovered, BBC Radio Bristol on the song 'Girl!'
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Music:

Member Since: 1/23/2005
Band Website: marcus-hessenberg.co.uk
Band Members:

Marcus Hessenberg
- Home Recordings

Live- "The "Two Lips" (Chris Watkins, Chucky Wyman) and collective including Sara Gustafsson on vocals and flute and Tommy Heap and Lauren Doss who have filled in for the Two Lips

Influences: School Bands, Amateur Choirs, David Bowie eating corn flakes, Laurie Anderson on the toilet, Brian Eno in the bath, Talking Heads having lunch, Roxy Music talking to eachother in Swahili, Kate Bush having children and not making music for 12 years, Ennio Morricone living in the arctic, Captain Beefheart living in the desert, Velvet Underground getting indegestion, Animal Collective hiding in a box, Arcade Fire hiding in a barrell at the top of the house waiting for a flood which won't happen, Hot Chip making love to the Arcade Fire's wife, Damon Albarn sticking a hot poker up Hot Chip's bum after kissing the Arcade Fire's wife's bum.
Sounds Like: Noah's Ark in a storm above a huge forest in habited by fish
Record Label: Sign me!
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Vote for "Portrait of a Doctor" on the Tate Modern Website

Hello! The Tulips have entered the Tate Modern competetion to write song inspired by a work of art. We have based ours on "Portrait of a Doctor" by Picabia. If you like the song, please goto http://ww...
Posted by Marcus Hessenberg and the Tulips on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 05:48:00 PST

Diesel:U:Music featured artist

Marcus Hessenberg and the Tulips have been featured on the Diesel:U:Music Awards site. Goto this link to listen to Girl and other artists. http://www.diesel-u-music.com/index.cfm?page=1 052...
Posted by Marcus Hessenberg and the Tulips on Tue, 29 Aug 2006 05:45:00 PST