Martin Rev

Martin Rev
Martin Rev, live in Madrid, September 10, 2005
Background information
Birth name	Martin Reverby
Born	December 18, 1947 Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genres	Protopunk, punk rock, electronic, experimental rock, minimalism, no wave, industrial, synthpop, rockabilly, post-punk
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Keyboardist
Years active	1971–present
Associated acts	Suicide, The Sisterhood

Martin Rev (full name Martin Reverby, born December 18, 1947) is an American musician and the instrumentalist in the rock band Suicide. He also has a solo career and has released several solo albums for a number of labels, including ROIR and Puu. His style varies widely from release to release, from electronic no wave (Martin Rev) to bubblegum pop (See Me Ridin, Strangeworld) to heavy synthesizer rock (To Live).

Rev also works with Stefan Roloff, doing soundtracks for Roloff's video work.^[1] He contributed to the Raveonettes' 2005 album, Pretty in Black.

In 2008, while Martin was working on Stigmata, his wife Mari died. The album, dedicated to her, is strong in religious imagery with most songs being titled in Latin. Kris Needs called the album a "brilliantly executed excursion into modern electronic classical music".^[2]

In 2008, Blast First Petite released Suicide: 1977–1978, a 6-CD box-set.^[3]

Discography

For recordings made with Suicide, please see Suicide discography.

Martin Rev, live in Madrid, September 10, 2005.

• Martin Rev (Lust/Unlust JMB-228, 1980)
  • Mari (4:25)/ Baby O Baby (4:47)/ Nineteen 86 (4:35)/ Temptation (7:18)/ Jomo (4:40)/ Asia (4:00)
  • reissued 1997 as Marvel with bonus tracks "Coal Train" (5:28) and "Marvel" (12:00)
  • reissued 2002 as Martin Rev with bonus tracks "Coal Train", "Marvel", "5 To 5" (2:00), "Wes" (4:16) "Daydreams" (5:22)
• Clouds of Glory (New Rose ROSE-052, 1985)
  • Rocking Horse (5:35)/ Parade (6:34)/ Whisper (4:00)/ Rodeo (6:30)/ Metatron (6:15)/ Clouds of Glory (6:20)
  • initial copies in red vinyl
  • extra CD track "Island" (6:27)
• Cheyenne (Marilyn FM-1006-CD, 1991)
  • Wings of the Wind/ Red Sierra/ Dakota/ Cheyenne/ River of Tears/ Buckeye/ Little Rock/ Prairie Star/ Mustang
  • Most of the album - all but the first and last track - is heavily based around the instrumental recordings of Suicide's second album with Ric Ocasek from 1980 expanded and remixed by Martin Rev.
  • The Mind Expansion label re-released Cheyenne on CD with bonus tracks "Pony" "Durango", "Coyote".
• See Me Ridin' (ROIR RUSCD-8220, 1996)
  • See Me Ridin' (1:51)/ Pillars (2:33)/ I Heard Your Name (2:02)/ No One Knows (2:30)/ Mine (1:41)/ Ten Two (1:34)/ Small Talk (2:08)/ Secret Teardrops (2:45)/ I Made You Cry (2:18)/ Here We Go (1:40)/ Mari Go Round (4:45)/ Hop And Scotch (1:53)/ Told The Moon (1:51)/ Yours Tonight (3:53)/ Tell Me Why (3:18)/ Post Card (1:29)
• Strangeworld (PUU PUU-17, 2000)
  • My Strange World (3:05)/ Sparks (3:30)/ Solitude (3:07)/ Funny (2:50)/ Ramblin' (3:15)/ Trouble (3:16)/ Splinters (5:26)/ Cartoons (3:05)/ One Track Mind (3:06)/ Chalky (4:55)/ Jacks And Aces (3:35)/ Reading My Mind (3:35)/ Day And Night (1:58)
• To Live (File-13 Records FT-46, 2003)
  • To Live (5:10)/ In Your Arms (5:56)/ Black Ice (3:23)/ Gutter Rock (4:02)/ Shimmer (5:04)/ Painted (4:16)/ Places I Go (4:21)/ Lost in the Orbits (2:50)/ Jaded (4:51)/ Our Roads (3:31)/ Search For Stone (3:33)/ Water (3:24)/ Stormy (5:00)
• Les Nymphes (File-13 Records FT-68, 2008)
  • Sophie Eagle / Narcisse / Triton / Venise / Valley of the Butterfly / Les Nymphes Et La Mer / Dragonfly / Phaetone / Nyx / Daphne / Cupid
  • with bonus track "Bodies" on iTunes.
• Stigmata (Blastfirstpetite PTYT 040, November 30, 2009)
  • Laudamus / Te deum / Jubilate / Dona Nobis Pacem / Gloria / Sanctus / Salve / Spiritus / Domine / Exultate / Magnum Mysterium / Anima Mea / Sinbad's voyage / Paradisio
• Zippy Kid Don't hesitate (feat. Martin Rev) – Single (Ruslan Troknyuk and Martin Reverby)
  • Don't hesitate (feat.Martin Rev)

References

1. (Martin Rev)
2. Record Collector 2009
3. Paul Smith (2008). "Alan Vega Turns 70- Years Old/Box Set". MV Remix Rock. Retrieved May 1, 2010.

External links

• Martin Rev home page
• Official Martin Rev Myspace page
• Castle Gnome Martin Rev's music on the Castle Gnome 3-D video
• Martin Rev (Discogs.com)
• Martin Rev – discography solo (Ghost Riders)