The newest project of Kindercore Records CEO Dan Gellar (of I Am The World Trade Center), Mark Mallman, and Aaron Lemay is a family band; the three-part harmonies of brothers Dan, Mark and Aaron Isle blend perfectly, adding to their electronic fancy to form the "party band of the Apocalypse."
Recorded in the basement of a church, then emailed to Geller's studio in Athens, GA for bass, beats and synths, Night Shot is a classic rock record dipped head first in a digital stew. The title track features guest vocals by internet "Chocolate Rain" pioneer, Tay Zonday. The LP also features a duet version of Peter Gabriel's "Solsbury Hill" with IATWTC's Amy Dykes.
Ruby Isle releases Night Shot for your dancing pleasure!
Ruby Isle stole their name from a 79 cent movie theater Mark and Dan frequented in their childhood home of Waukesha, Wisconsin. It was here the two played a game of chess, once a day for 90 days, and Mallman lost every time. After High School, they moved 1200 miles apart from each other. Since then Gellar has, among other things, become one of America's few breakdancing DJ's with a masters degree in Biological Engineering. Mallman has earned a silver star on the side of the biggest nightclub in Minneapolis, a world record, played over 20 US tours, and cultivated a permanent hangover. Lemay rounds out the family, bringing his spy-themed punk outfit International Espionage expertise, having been busted up by the cops at house shows and basement concerts from Redding, CA to Brooklyn, NY.
Previous Press for Ruby Isle
One listen is all it takes to get hooked on their high-energy take on electropop.
- Metromix New York
It's like Bruce Springsteen producing the Postal Service.
- Azltron
Sorta like new wave meets laptop, with a chaser of "Nasty Girl" thrown in. Utterly vapid, but so luscious that it's impossible to shut down. Throw this on at your next party and watch the heads turn.
- Aiding and Abetting
...each song they played seemed to increasingly sound better than the last until the very end, with the energy rising at a fever pitch to keep pace.
- The Yellow Stereo
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