UBIQUITONE
''AMERICONDITION''
MAY 10 2006
46:05
1 - Older Now/4:01
2 - Hell to Pay/4:06
3 - The Ghost of Sweet Marie/5:35
4 - 14 Days (Without a Cigarette)/6:21
5 - When Johanna Walks Into the Bar/2:34
6 - Hey!/5:02
7 - Stand By Your Sand/3:34
8 - Talk About the Blues/2:50
9 - No Pollution/3:49
10 - This American Life/3:39
11 - (I'm) Comin' for You/4:04
ABOUT
By JamBase
Ubiquitone is a Southern roots rock and bluegrass-oriented jamband from the Washington, DC area. The band formed in late 2000 by founding members Brett Naylor (mandolin, guitar, vocals), Fred Miller (piano, organ, groovebox, accordion, vocals), Eric Starr (vocals, guitar), Andrew Wright (drums), Rob Carbonello (bass guitar, vocals), and Brice Bartley (guitar, vocals). In early 2001, they added Rob Wickham on percussion.
Their early material consisted largely of originals written and sung by Eric Starr along with a number of covers by artists ranging from The Allman Brothers, The Grateful Dead, John Prine, Neil Young, and Bob Dylan. Much of their output from this period included lengthy improvisation and featured lyrics focusing on Starrs experiences and interests, including traveling (Nomad Groove), kayaking (Colorado Grown) and getting busted at a music festival (Set You Free). Other members produced material for the group as well, including Brett Naylor (Wine, Cybil Jean, Match) as well as Brice Bartley (Flavor of the Week), Rob Carbonello (Star City Sausage), and Fred Miller (Stephanie Lloyd Power Weather). Nomad Groove, Wine, Colorado Grown and Cybil Jean were featured on an EP release in 2001.
Ubiquitone began performing at music festivals throughout the mid-Atlantic region starting in 2001, including events at Sunshine Daydream (WV), the Spring Fling festivals (WV, OH) and Mid-Atlantic Music Experience (WV). The band also performed at a number of venues in the East covering territory including Philadelphia PA, Baltimore MD, Washington DC, Richmond, Morgantown WV, and Columbus OH.
In late 2001 the band entered Phase Studios in College Park to record their debut album The Essex Shuck. The session was recorded live in the studio and completed in a weekend, and featured a number of their road-tested material, including Starrs musically sprawling and diverse opening track Luckys Revenge along with his other contributions Set You Free, and Colorado Grown. Naylor added Rail Song, a band composition that featured his lyrics along with Wine, Cybil Jean, and Match. The title track and instrumental band jam The Essex Shuck closed out the album.
The jam-heavy Shuck album was released in the Spring of 2002 and received radio airplay on independent radio shows in the region, including Roadtrippin with Bill Wright on Annapolis-based WRNR, which frequently featured the band live in the studio. The band continued to perform at venues and festivals in the region in support of the album, and this period became one of the most prolific for the band as it continued to debut new material on stage.
In late 2002, Eric Starr departed the band to pursue other interests which led him to serve in the Peace Corps in Nicaragua. Some of his last compositions for the band included Epiphany in Space, Mending Fences, and Chief Seattle. Luckys Revenge and Epiphany in Space are occasionally performed by the band to this day with Brice Bartley handling vocal duties.
With the absence of Starr, Naylor stepped forward to take on primary writing and singing for the band. Naylors more introspective and relationship-exploring compositions marked a major shift in the bands music away from bright jam-oriented compositions. Around this time Naylor increased his use of the guitar in addition to the mandolin, adding a thicker and often more aggressive element to the bands sound. Along with the jam-based Jungle Prairie and The Brown Shuck, the Naylor-penned Hole In My Head and Meatball gained prominence on stage along with the music that would make up their second album, Americondition.
Recorded over the course of over a year at Bias Studios in Springfield, VA, Americondition marked a major departure from the live in the studio Shuck album. Tighter and more focused, the disk touches on bluegrass (Coming for You, When Johanna Walks Into the Bar) , rockabilly (Talk About The Blues), alt.country (The Ghost of Sweet Marie, This American Life), folk (Stand By Your Sand), cha-cha (Older Now), and guitar-driven Southern rock (HEY!, Hell To Pay, 14 Days). Dan "BanjerDan" Mazer provided banjo on HEY!, Older Now and Johanna. The session was engineered by Mike "Fish" Fisher, and mastered by Charlie Pilzer at Airshow. Americondition was released in the summer of 2006.
The band hosted their first "ubiquitopia" cookout and camping event in October of 2005 and is planning the follow up for 2006.
''AMERICONDITION''
MAY 10 2006
46:05
1 - Older Now/4:01
2 - Hell to Pay/4:06
3 - The Ghost of Sweet Marie/5:35
4 - 14 Days (Without a Cigarette)/6:21
5 - When Johanna Walks Into the Bar/2:34
6 - Hey!/5:02
7 - Stand By Your Sand/3:34
8 - Talk About the Blues/2:50
9 - No Pollution/3:49
10 - This American Life/3:39
11 - (I'm) Comin' for You/4:04
ABOUT
By JamBase
Ubiquitone is a Southern roots rock and bluegrass-oriented jamband from the Washington, DC area. The band formed in late 2000 by founding members Brett Naylor (mandolin, guitar, vocals), Fred Miller (piano, organ, groovebox, accordion, vocals), Eric Starr (vocals, guitar), Andrew Wright (drums), Rob Carbonello (bass guitar, vocals), and Brice Bartley (guitar, vocals). In early 2001, they added Rob Wickham on percussion.
Their early material consisted largely of originals written and sung by Eric Starr along with a number of covers by artists ranging from The Allman Brothers, The Grateful Dead, John Prine, Neil Young, and Bob Dylan. Much of their output from this period included lengthy improvisation and featured lyrics focusing on Starrs experiences and interests, including traveling (Nomad Groove), kayaking (Colorado Grown) and getting busted at a music festival (Set You Free). Other members produced material for the group as well, including Brett Naylor (Wine, Cybil Jean, Match) as well as Brice Bartley (Flavor of the Week), Rob Carbonello (Star City Sausage), and Fred Miller (Stephanie Lloyd Power Weather). Nomad Groove, Wine, Colorado Grown and Cybil Jean were featured on an EP release in 2001.
Ubiquitone began performing at music festivals throughout the mid-Atlantic region starting in 2001, including events at Sunshine Daydream (WV), the Spring Fling festivals (WV, OH) and Mid-Atlantic Music Experience (WV). The band also performed at a number of venues in the East covering territory including Philadelphia PA, Baltimore MD, Washington DC, Richmond, Morgantown WV, and Columbus OH.
In late 2001 the band entered Phase Studios in College Park to record their debut album The Essex Shuck. The session was recorded live in the studio and completed in a weekend, and featured a number of their road-tested material, including Starrs musically sprawling and diverse opening track Luckys Revenge along with his other contributions Set You Free, and Colorado Grown. Naylor added Rail Song, a band composition that featured his lyrics along with Wine, Cybil Jean, and Match. The title track and instrumental band jam The Essex Shuck closed out the album.
The jam-heavy Shuck album was released in the Spring of 2002 and received radio airplay on independent radio shows in the region, including Roadtrippin with Bill Wright on Annapolis-based WRNR, which frequently featured the band live in the studio. The band continued to perform at venues and festivals in the region in support of the album, and this period became one of the most prolific for the band as it continued to debut new material on stage.
In late 2002, Eric Starr departed the band to pursue other interests which led him to serve in the Peace Corps in Nicaragua. Some of his last compositions for the band included Epiphany in Space, Mending Fences, and Chief Seattle. Luckys Revenge and Epiphany in Space are occasionally performed by the band to this day with Brice Bartley handling vocal duties.
With the absence of Starr, Naylor stepped forward to take on primary writing and singing for the band. Naylors more introspective and relationship-exploring compositions marked a major shift in the bands music away from bright jam-oriented compositions. Around this time Naylor increased his use of the guitar in addition to the mandolin, adding a thicker and often more aggressive element to the bands sound. Along with the jam-based Jungle Prairie and The Brown Shuck, the Naylor-penned Hole In My Head and Meatball gained prominence on stage along with the music that would make up their second album, Americondition.
Recorded over the course of over a year at Bias Studios in Springfield, VA, Americondition marked a major departure from the live in the studio Shuck album. Tighter and more focused, the disk touches on bluegrass (Coming for You, When Johanna Walks Into the Bar) , rockabilly (Talk About The Blues), alt.country (The Ghost of Sweet Marie, This American Life), folk (Stand By Your Sand), cha-cha (Older Now), and guitar-driven Southern rock (HEY!, Hell To Pay, 14 Days). Dan "BanjerDan" Mazer provided banjo on HEY!, Older Now and Johanna. The session was engineered by Mike "Fish" Fisher, and mastered by Charlie Pilzer at Airshow. Americondition was released in the summer of 2006.
The band hosted their first "ubiquitopia" cookout and camping event in October of 2005 and is planning the follow up for 2006.