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| origin = [[Tampa, Florida]], {{nowrap|[[United States]]}} |
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| genre = [[Indie rock]] <br /> [[Acoustic rock]] <br /> [[Shoegaze]] |
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| genre = [[Indie rock]] <br /> [[Acoustic rock]] <br /> [[Indietronic]] <br /> [[Anti-folk]] |
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| instrument = Guitar <br /> vocals <br /> piano <br /> bass <br /> harmonica <br /> drums <br /> other/etc. |
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| years_active = 2002–present |
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| years_active = 2002–2016 |
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| website = [http://www.mortimernova.com/ www.mortimernova.com] |
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| website = [http://mortimernova.bandcamp.com/ Mortimer Nova on Bandcamp] <br /> [https://www.twitch.tv/mortimernova Mortimer Nova on Twitch] |
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''Mortimer Nova'' |
'''Mortimer Nova''' was an experimental indie / anti-folk / indietronic group fronted by drummer/guitarist/vocalist Michael Vilches based out of the Tampa Bay area in Florida. Early Mortimer Nova began as a solo indie-folk project. Over the years, the band has acquired more musicians that have come and gone but Vilches has always remained in the band. Mortimer Nova uses an effected acoustic guitar, multi-vocal harmony, synthesized/sampled noise and a drum kit.<ref name="Mortimer Nova on Last.fm">{{cite web |url=http://www.last.fm/music/Mortimer+Nova |title=Mortimer Nova on Last.fm|date=May 10, 2023 }}</ref> Mortimer Nova was ranked No. 14 on Non-Hollywood's "25 Indie Music Artists Worth Paying For" poll in 2014.<ref name="25 Indie Music Artists Worth Paying For">{{cite web |url=http://www.nonhollywood.com/best-indie-music.html |title=25 Indie Music Artists Worth Paying For}}</ref> Michael has since donned the moniker of the band, and become a Twitch streamer. He is known well for his speedrun records, and his avid love for Scrooge McGoose. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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===Formation and |
===Formation and debut=== |
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The band formed in Tampa, Florida in |
The band formed in Tampa, Florida in 2002. Vilches had already been playing solo shows for some time and decided to bring on 2 more members full-time to add a full band sound including Andrew Verastegui on lead guitar and Diego Verastegui on drums. Prior to that he had taken on guitarist Steve Martinez, formerly the drummer of Irrate. ''Mortimer Nova'' reformed in 2009 as lead guitarist A Verastegui left the band in May 2008. During August 2009, the band reformed with old drummer D Verastegui and Eric Hanson, formerly of Irrate and Faded Nimbus.<ref name="Faded Nimbus on Blue Distortion">{{cite web |url=http://www.bluedistortion.com/faded-nimbus/ |title=Faded Nimbus on Blue Distortion|date=June 28, 2005 }}</ref> ''Mortimer Nova'' stopped performing live in 2010 with the last lineup consisting of Vilches and D Verastegui. In November 2013, Mortimer Nova became active again on the website ''SoundCloud'' and ''ReverbNation'' by announcing upcoming shows.<ref name="Mortimer Nova 2014 shows">{{cite web|url=http://www.reverbnation.com/mortimernova |title=Mortimer Nova 2014 shows}}</ref> In 2014, they started performing live again with new drummer Robert Barrie and bassist Alan Thomas. |
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===''Terminal''=== |
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===The Diary of Valerie Hutchinson=== |
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In late 2006, Mortimer Nova recorded its first album. This was the first album recorded as a full band and included Vilches and A Verastegui on guitar and vocals and D Verastegui on drums and percussion. The band had moved in together in a townhouse in Tampa, Florida while recording the album. The album was mastered by A Verastegui and Anthony Becker. It was well received and multiple tracks from it continue to stay in circulation on satellite, internet and terrestrial radio nationally. |
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In 2003, the band recorded the album ''"The Diary of Valerie Hutchinson"'' (originally titled ''"You Only Hurt The Ones You Love And The Others Even More"'') at Caulkhead Productions studio and was recorded by Salvatore Monella. It was a soft recording featuring Vilches on guitar and vocals, Monella and Vilches on percussion and included Nathan Land on the harmonica. This was the first album recorded under the Mortimer Nova name. Originally the album was only set to have 13 tracks with an EP following shortly after the release but Vilches decided to combine the 2 albums shortly before the release and it was released as a 17 song disc. |
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===''Terrible The Fish Has Drowned''=== |
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===12 Long Hours=== |
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The band reformed briefly in 2009 to record a 2nd studio album. Eric Hanson joined D Verastegui and Vilches to record a 10-song full-length album titled ''Terrible The Fish Has Drowned''. The album features strong psychedelic overtones and uses a lot of soundscapes. The band broke up during the final mix of the tracks but Vilches still released the album the same year. |
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The band's next album ''"12 Long Hours"'' was recorded in 2004 but was never released. After recording the tracks for it, Vilches decided to merge this album with the first release, increasing the track count to 17. The tracks were recorded intentionally with a low-fi sound and 2 of the tracks were old ''Halfway There'' songs that Vilches and former band mate Brad Dipietro had written. |
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===''Mouth Full Of Bees''=== |
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2011 saw the release of the album ''Mouth Full Of Bees'', an experimental album made up of live performances and all acoustic renditions of previously unreleased solo material that had been recorded between 2006 and 2010. The songs included on the album were recorded originally for a 2-disc live/solo acoustic album containing a decade's worth of live material but the live tracks from 2000 to 2005 had gone missing. In 2011, the decision was made to release just the 2006–2010 recordings. There is an intro and ending track on the disc and there are no breaks in-between songs but rather filler noise, music and songs. |
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''"Medium"'' was released as the band's second album in 2004. By this point Vilches had started doing all his own recording and spent the next 6 months recording the album. While playing many of the newly written/recorded tracks live, Vilches would destroy instruments while on stage typically acoustic guitars. Salvatore Monella of River Chicken referred to Vilches as the "Pete Townshend of acoustic folk" on the band's website.<ref name="Salvatore Monella on Mortimer Nova">{{cite web |url=http://www.mortimernova.com/ |title=Salvatore Monella on Mortimer Nova}}</ref> |
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===''Flotsam''=== |
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Vilches' first solo album ''Flotsam'' was released in 2012. The album combines dark electronic tracks, heavily distorted guitar tracks and ends with acoustic ballads. Even with such diversity from one track to another, the album as a whole was well received. This was also the first album recorded and mastered entirely by Vilches. |
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The next album, ''"Drive In"'' was a mold breaking album as Vilches experimented more with effects, pedals, and violin bows. It was scheduled to be released in 2005 but never made it to release as the half-finished recordings were all lost due to a hardware malfunction during the recording process. These tracks would be re-recorded years later with a full band for the full length album, ''"Terminal"''. |
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===''The Diary Of Valerie Hutchinson''=== |
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===Interstate=== |
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In 2013, ''The Diary Of Valerie Hutchinson'' was released. It was scheduled to release in 2011 as the first disc on what was to be a 2-disc album called ''Mouth Full Of Bees'' but the tracks from 2000 to 2005 had gone missing. Once they were discovered, ''The Diary Of Valerie Hutchinson'' was released on its own. Just like ''Mouth Full Of Bees'', it is made up of live recordings, demos and previously unreleased acoustic material. |
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Vilches' next solo album, ''"Interstate"'' was released in 2005 briefly before Vilches stopped production and destroyed the masters. The songs included on the album were all covers of other favorite artists including [[Pedro the Lion]], [[The Appleseed Cast]] and [[Elliott Smith]]. Vilches made the decision to get rid of even the master recordings as he never wanted to be considered a cover artist..<ref name="Michael Vilches on Mortimer Nova">{{cite web |url=http://www.mortimernova.com/ |title=Michael Vilches on Mortimer Nova}}</ref> |
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===Reformation=== |
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===''If You Shoot for the Stars...''=== |
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In November 2013 show dates were announced on multiple websites for Mortimer Nova after 3 years of the band not performing. On January 21, 2014, Mortimer Nova announced the recording of a new album via social media and continued regularly updating their official website.<ref name="Mortimer Nova returns - ReverbNation">{{cite web |url=https://reverbnation.com/mortimernova/ |title=Mortimer Nova returns – ReverbNation}}</ref> The band's line up was updated in February 2014 to include new members Robert Barrie on drums and Alan Thomas on Bass. Live performances immediately followed as the band prepared for the next album release.<ref name="Mortimer Nova on BandCamp">{{cite web |url=http://mortimernova.bandcamp.com/ |title=Mortimer Nova on BandCamp}}</ref> |
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Released in 2005, the third album fully titled ''If You Shoot for the Stars and You Fall Short, At Least You Still Made It into Space'' was the last solo album recorded by Vilches. By this point A Verastegui was already recording with Vilches and can be heard on guitar parts throughout some of the album. The album was composed entirely of one-time recordings and scratch tracks as Vilches decided to do a one time recording on all these tracks because there was more focus on the upcoming album, ''Terminal'', which would feature a full band. |
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===''You Are Now Manually Breathing''=== |
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===Terminal=== |
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On May 12, 2014, the album ''You Are Now Manually Breathing'' was quietly released, only being announced on Facebook<ref name="You Are Now Manually Breathing album release">{{cite web |url=http://www.facebook.com/mortimernova |title=You Are Now Manually Breathing album release|website=[[Facebook]] }}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=January 2020}} and via iTunes<ref name="No party, no show, just a cd release - via iTunes">{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/mortimer-nova/id294136292 |title=No party, no show, just a cd release – via iTunes|website=[[iTunes]] }}</ref> accompanied by a message stating "no party, no show; just a cd release". The album was an all electronic album with Vilches' vocals over a variety of different electronic and synth-based styles of music. The album did not feature any of the new band members but was still released under the Mortimer Nova moniker. |
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In late 2006, ''Mortimer Nova'' recorded its 4th album. This was the first album recorded as a full band and included Vilches and A Verastegui on guitar and vocals and D Verastegui on drums and percussion. The band had moved in together in a townhouse in Tampa, Florida while recording the album. The album was mastered by A Verastegui. |
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===''A Silver Tongue for a Steel Heart''=== |
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On January 1, 2015 ''A Silver Tongue for a Steel Heart'' was intended to be released as the last solo album of Mortimer Nova. Vilches had picked up local singer-songwriter Bonnie Gosack and they began working on new material immediately after this album was released. During the recording of the follow-up album, ''Medium'', she unexpectedly died at the age of 34<ref name="Passing of Mortimer Nova lead singer, Bonnie Gosack">{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/1077392056/posts/10205630395614011/?pnref=story |title=In memory of Bonnie Gosack|website=[[Facebook]] }}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=January 2020}} and the band was put on a permanent hiatus. On September 23, 2016, after over a year of silence Vilches, a post was put up on the band's ReverbNation page saying "goodbye." with a link to a previously unreleased and unfinished version of a song.<ref name="Mortimer Nova says goodbye - ReverbNation">{{cite web |url=https://reverbnation.com/mortimernova/ |title=Mortimer Nova says goodbye – ReverbNation}}</ref> The band's Facebook page has also been shut down. Since then, ''Medium'' has also appeared on the band's Bandcamp site though it was never promoted anywhere. |
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The band reformed briefly in 2009 to record a 5th studio album. Eric Hanson joined D Verastegui and Vilches to record a 10 song full length album titled ''"Terrible The Fish Has Drowned"''. The album features strong psychedelic overtones and uses a lot of soundscapes. The band broke up during the final mix of the tracks but Vilches still released the album the same year. |
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===''Medium''=== |
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December 6, 2016 a 4 track EP titled ''Medium'' was posted on the BandCamp website. This album had been stopped during production and most of the recordings were scrapped as unfinished due to the untimely passing of their new lead singer. The album was self published and made available for free. BandCamp is the only place it has been made available to listen or download. |
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After a 3 year hiatus, in November 2013, show dates were announced on multiple websites for ''Mortimer Nova''. |
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==Hardware== |
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==Listener Reviews== |
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As of July 2015, Michael Vilches uses an Epiphone Ultra-339, Yamaha APX500II, Roland XP-10, Alesis SR-15, Digitech RP-355, Behringer Eurorack UB1622FX-Pro. |
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==Listener reviews== |
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*[http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/artist/Mortimer+Nova/a/albums.htm CD Universe] : |
*[http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/artist/Mortimer+Nova/a/albums.htm CD Universe] : |
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''"Recommended album if you like any of the following bands: [[The Lumineers]], [[Radiohead]], [[Grizzly Bear (band)]], [[Ugly Casanova]], [[Pinback]], [[Elliott Smith]], [[The Flaming Lips]], [[Wolf Parade]], [[Ruby Suns]], [[Of Montreal]], [[Fleet Foxes]], [[The Dodos]], [[Blonde Redhead]], [[Sunny Day Real Estate]], [[The Black Heart Procession]], [[Apples in Stereo]], [[Modest Mouse]], [[Pedro the Lion]], [[The Appleseed Cast]]."'' |
''"Recommended album if you like any of the following bands: [[The Lumineers]], [[Radiohead]], [[Grizzly Bear (band)]], [[Ugly Casanova]], [[Pinback]], [[Elliott Smith]], [[The Flaming Lips]], [[Wolf Parade]], [[Ruby Suns]], [[Of Montreal]], [[Fleet Foxes]], [[The Dodos]], [[Blonde Redhead]], [[Sunny Day Real Estate]], [[The Black Heart Procession]], [[Apples in Stereo]], [[Modest Mouse]], [[Pedro the Lion]], [[The Appleseed Cast]]."'' |
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==Discography== |
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| 2003 |
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| ''The Diary of Valerie Hutchinson'' |
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| Debut album |
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# "Bearded Lady" |
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# "Just Like Water" |
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# "Bitter Bite" |
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# "To Pass the Time" |
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# "Tuesday Night Mixers" |
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# "Sweater Birth" |
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# "Up on Trial" |
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# "Turtle Burp" |
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# "Ice Sculpture" |
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# "Be Fri" |
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# "St. Ends" |
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# "Going Home" |
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# "Frequent Changes" |
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# "3 Steps" |
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# "Harmonious Imbalance" |
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# "Can't Find Her" |
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# "Luna and the Silver Sunset" |
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| 2004 |
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| ''Medium'' |
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| Second album |
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# "The Children's Crusade" |
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# "Beware of the Leopard" |
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# "Familiarity" |
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# "Caligula's Senate" |
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# "Hide" |
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# "Last Call" |
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# "Deliberation" |
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# "The Right Time for the Wrong Question" |
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# "Fluid Complacement" |
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# "Sieves" |
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# "Parachute" |
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| 2005 |
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| ''If You Shoot For the Stars and You Fall Short, At Least You Still Made It Into Space'' |
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| Third album; last solo album |
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# "The Secret Life of Mark Bristow" |
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# "Following the Interview" |
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# "Monument" |
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# "Skinned Knees" |
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# "To Connect" |
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# "The Impact" |
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# "Plastic Coating" |
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# "The Acrobat" |
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# "Replica" |
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# "To Reflect" |
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# "To Inject" |
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# "Declaration" |
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# "Afterthought of Grievance" |
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| 2006 |
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| ''Terminal'' |
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| Fourth album; first recording with full band |
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# "The Bully" |
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# "Piper of Rats" |
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# "Dicembre Piu Difettoso" |
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# "Revenge of Dona Maria" |
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# "Diagonals of the Pawn" |
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# "Last of the Mermaids" |
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# "Pair of Threes" |
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# "Last Time You'll Say Goodbye" |
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# "Ayane" |
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# "Suspect Fled the Scene" |
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# "Caught With a Smoking Gun" |
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| 2009 |
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| ''Terrible The Fish Has Drowned'' |
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| Fifth album; full band album |
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# "Contingent Upon Failure" |
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# "Arthur Digby Sellers" |
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# "Root and Stem" |
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# "The Unsuspecting Glass Man" |
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# "Suffering the White Hand" |
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# "The Plantation" |
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# "The Many Faces Of Ariel" |
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# "Ensemble" |
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# "The Atrium" |
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# "The Second To Last Time" |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://mortimernova.bandcamp.com Bandcamp] |
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*[http://www.michaelvilches.com/ Vilches' personal website] |
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*[https://www.facebook.com/mortimernova Facebook] |
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*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY-HElCfmBvPzjOf2I7EHA YouTube] |
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*[https://play.spotify.com/artist/6m6k9RjRj1isHnrLiLMDz7 Spotify] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140329002832/http://grooveshark.com/#!/profile/Mortimer+Nova/24290840 Grooveshark] |
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*[http://www.myspace.com/mortimernova MySpace Page] |
*[http://www.myspace.com/mortimernova MySpace Page] |
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*[https://soundcloud.com/mortimernova SoundCloud] |
*[https://soundcloud.com/mortimernova SoundCloud] |
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*[http://www.iheart.com/artist/Mortimer-Nova-359805/ iHeartRadio] |
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*[https://reverbnation.com/mortimernova ReverbNation] |
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Latest revision as of 13:07, 8 November 2023
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Mortimer Nova | |
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| Origin | Tampa, Florida, United States |
| Genres | Indie rock Acoustic rock Indietronic Anti-folk |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar vocals piano bass harmonica drums other/etc. |
| Years active | 2002–2016 |
| Labels | N/A |
| Website | Mortimer Nova on Bandcamp Mortimer Nova on Twitch |
Mortimer Nova was an experimental indie / anti-folk / indietronic group fronted by drummer/guitarist/vocalist Michael Vilches based out of the Tampa Bay area in Florida. Early Mortimer Nova began as a solo indie-folk project. Over the years, the band has acquired more musicians that have come and gone but Vilches has always remained in the band. Mortimer Nova uses an effected acoustic guitar, multi-vocal harmony, synthesized/sampled noise and a drum kit.[1] Mortimer Nova was ranked No. 14 on Non-Hollywood's "25 Indie Music Artists Worth Paying For" poll in 2014.[2] Michael has since donned the moniker of the band, and become a Twitch streamer. He is known well for his speedrun records, and his avid love for Scrooge McGoose.
Biography
[edit]Formation and debut
[edit]The band formed in Tampa, Florida in 2002. Vilches had already been playing solo shows for some time and decided to bring on 2 more members full-time to add a full band sound including Andrew Verastegui on lead guitar and Diego Verastegui on drums. Prior to that he had taken on guitarist Steve Martinez, formerly the drummer of Irrate. Mortimer Nova reformed in 2009 as lead guitarist A Verastegui left the band in May 2008. During August 2009, the band reformed with old drummer D Verastegui and Eric Hanson, formerly of Irrate and Faded Nimbus.[3] Mortimer Nova stopped performing live in 2010 with the last lineup consisting of Vilches and D Verastegui. In November 2013, Mortimer Nova became active again on the website SoundCloud and ReverbNation by announcing upcoming shows.[4] In 2014, they started performing live again with new drummer Robert Barrie and bassist Alan Thomas.
Terminal
[edit]In late 2006, Mortimer Nova recorded its first album. This was the first album recorded as a full band and included Vilches and A Verastegui on guitar and vocals and D Verastegui on drums and percussion. The band had moved in together in a townhouse in Tampa, Florida while recording the album. The album was mastered by A Verastegui and Anthony Becker. It was well received and multiple tracks from it continue to stay in circulation on satellite, internet and terrestrial radio nationally.
Terrible The Fish Has Drowned
[edit]The band reformed briefly in 2009 to record a 2nd studio album. Eric Hanson joined D Verastegui and Vilches to record a 10-song full-length album titled Terrible The Fish Has Drowned. The album features strong psychedelic overtones and uses a lot of soundscapes. The band broke up during the final mix of the tracks but Vilches still released the album the same year.
Mouth Full Of Bees
[edit]2011 saw the release of the album Mouth Full Of Bees, an experimental album made up of live performances and all acoustic renditions of previously unreleased solo material that had been recorded between 2006 and 2010. The songs included on the album were recorded originally for a 2-disc live/solo acoustic album containing a decade's worth of live material but the live tracks from 2000 to 2005 had gone missing. In 2011, the decision was made to release just the 2006–2010 recordings. There is an intro and ending track on the disc and there are no breaks in-between songs but rather filler noise, music and songs.
Flotsam
[edit]Vilches' first solo album Flotsam was released in 2012. The album combines dark electronic tracks, heavily distorted guitar tracks and ends with acoustic ballads. Even with such diversity from one track to another, the album as a whole was well received. This was also the first album recorded and mastered entirely by Vilches.
The Diary Of Valerie Hutchinson
[edit]In 2013, The Diary Of Valerie Hutchinson was released. It was scheduled to release in 2011 as the first disc on what was to be a 2-disc album called Mouth Full Of Bees but the tracks from 2000 to 2005 had gone missing. Once they were discovered, The Diary Of Valerie Hutchinson was released on its own. Just like Mouth Full Of Bees, it is made up of live recordings, demos and previously unreleased acoustic material.
Reformation
[edit]In November 2013 show dates were announced on multiple websites for Mortimer Nova after 3 years of the band not performing. On January 21, 2014, Mortimer Nova announced the recording of a new album via social media and continued regularly updating their official website.[5] The band's line up was updated in February 2014 to include new members Robert Barrie on drums and Alan Thomas on Bass. Live performances immediately followed as the band prepared for the next album release.[6]
You Are Now Manually Breathing
[edit]On May 12, 2014, the album You Are Now Manually Breathing was quietly released, only being announced on Facebook[7][non-primary source needed] and via iTunes[8] accompanied by a message stating "no party, no show; just a cd release". The album was an all electronic album with Vilches' vocals over a variety of different electronic and synth-based styles of music. The album did not feature any of the new band members but was still released under the Mortimer Nova moniker.
A Silver Tongue for a Steel Heart
[edit]On January 1, 2015 A Silver Tongue for a Steel Heart was intended to be released as the last solo album of Mortimer Nova. Vilches had picked up local singer-songwriter Bonnie Gosack and they began working on new material immediately after this album was released. During the recording of the follow-up album, Medium, she unexpectedly died at the age of 34[9][non-primary source needed] and the band was put on a permanent hiatus. On September 23, 2016, after over a year of silence Vilches, a post was put up on the band's ReverbNation page saying "goodbye." with a link to a previously unreleased and unfinished version of a song.[10] The band's Facebook page has also been shut down. Since then, Medium has also appeared on the band's Bandcamp site though it was never promoted anywhere.
Medium
[edit]December 6, 2016 a 4 track EP titled Medium was posted on the BandCamp website. This album had been stopped during production and most of the recordings were scrapped as unfinished due to the untimely passing of their new lead singer. The album was self published and made available for free. BandCamp is the only place it has been made available to listen or download.
Hardware
[edit]As of July 2015, Michael Vilches uses an Epiphone Ultra-339, Yamaha APX500II, Roland XP-10, Alesis SR-15, Digitech RP-355, Behringer Eurorack UB1622FX-Pro.
Listener reviews
[edit]"Recommended album if you like any of the following bands: The Lumineers, Radiohead, Grizzly Bear (band), Ugly Casanova, Pinback, Elliott Smith, The Flaming Lips, Wolf Parade, Ruby Suns, Of Montreal, Fleet Foxes, The Dodos, Blonde Redhead, Sunny Day Real Estate, The Black Heart Procession, Apples in Stereo, Modest Mouse, Pedro the Lion, The Appleseed Cast."
References
[edit]- ^ "Mortimer Nova on Last.fm". May 10, 2023.
- ^ "25 Indie Music Artists Worth Paying For".
- ^ "Faded Nimbus on Blue Distortion". June 28, 2005.
- ^ "Mortimer Nova 2014 shows".
- ^ "Mortimer Nova returns – ReverbNation".
- ^ "Mortimer Nova on BandCamp".
- ^ "You Are Now Manually Breathing album release". Facebook.
- ^ "No party, no show, just a cd release – via iTunes". iTunes.
- ^ "In memory of Bonnie Gosack". Facebook.
- ^ "Mortimer Nova says goodbye – ReverbNation".