MIKE MANGAN'S BIG ORGAN TRIO
''UNWOUND''
JULY 9 2013
67:29
1 On The Fritz 06:08
2 Go For Broke 05:36
3 Birkenstock Bandit 06:14
4 Smack Talkin' 05:56
5 Dragon's Triangle 05:20
6 Fly In The Ointment 05:47
7 Hip-Hug-Her/Steve Cropper, Donald ''Duck'' Dunn, Al Jackson Jr. 08:35
8 Jo Daddy 05:24
9 Manic Depression/Jimi Hendrix 03:33
10 On All Fours 05:33
11 Wiggle Room 09:17
Tracks By Mike Mangan, Except As Indicated
Mike Mangan - Keyboards
Marc Ford - Guitar
Steve Molitz - Organ
Skerik - Sax
Leon Mobley - Percussion
Munyungo Jackson - Percussion
OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY
Mike Mangan is a true original on the Hammond B3 Organ. Simply put, no one else plays like him, and he plays like no one else. This extremely unconventional Hammond Organist, Vocalist, and Composer leads his own instrumental band, Mike Mangan's Big Organ Trio and is a founding member of (and vocalist/organist/keyboard bassist/harmonica player for) his current rock band REBEL HOUSE RADIO. Mangan has become renown for his pioneering approach to the Hammond, and is also recognized as a powerful songwriter and singer.
Mangan is influenced just as much by electric guitar players as he is by other keyboardists, which has shaped his inimitable approach to his instrument. Through a unique method of tonal manipulation, Mangan often simulates the power and tonality of an electric guitar through the Organ, often leading to comparisons with rock power trios instead of jazz organ trios. However, it’s not only Mangan’s tone-bending innovation that makes him unique. His aggressive, percussive, and adept playing technique creates the complete package of an innovator on his instrument.
As soon as you hear one note, you know it’s Mike Mangan. In fact, Keyboard Magazine remarked, "Mike Mangan's Big Organ Trio has big funk, big nastiness, and big charisma...Mangan's playing is lithe, percussive, and greasy."
The L.A. Times said, “A virtuoso on the Hammond Organ...Mangan crafts original tunes that rarely lose focus...a tribute to his head-nodding instrumental grooves and mastery of the organ."
Mike Mangan has emerged as a musician with a truly unique voice. He has drawn the attention of Hammond Organ luminaries such as Keith Emerson (Emerson, Lake, and Palmer), Gregg Rolie (Santana), Melvin Seals (Jerry Garcia Band), and Brian Auger (Trinity/Oblivion Express).
Mangan's recordings and trailblazing approach has also led to thousands of album sales and hundreds concerts across the U.S. and internationally. In a modern day pop culture where a dwindling awareness of vintage arts such as the Hammond Organ is becoming more and more apparent, an artist like Mike Mangan helps to carry the torch into the future for one of the most beloved and recorded instruments in music history.
OFFICIAL SITE
''UNWOUND''
JULY 9 2013
67:29
1 On The Fritz 06:08
2 Go For Broke 05:36
3 Birkenstock Bandit 06:14
4 Smack Talkin' 05:56
5 Dragon's Triangle 05:20
6 Fly In The Ointment 05:47
7 Hip-Hug-Her/Steve Cropper, Donald ''Duck'' Dunn, Al Jackson Jr. 08:35
8 Jo Daddy 05:24
9 Manic Depression/Jimi Hendrix 03:33
10 On All Fours 05:33
11 Wiggle Room 09:17
Tracks By Mike Mangan, Except As Indicated
Mike Mangan - Keyboards
Marc Ford - Guitar
Steve Molitz - Organ
Skerik - Sax
Leon Mobley - Percussion
Munyungo Jackson - Percussion
OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY
Mike Mangan is a true original on the Hammond B3 Organ. Simply put, no one else plays like him, and he plays like no one else. This extremely unconventional Hammond Organist, Vocalist, and Composer leads his own instrumental band, Mike Mangan's Big Organ Trio and is a founding member of (and vocalist/organist/keyboard bassist/harmonica player for) his current rock band REBEL HOUSE RADIO. Mangan has become renown for his pioneering approach to the Hammond, and is also recognized as a powerful songwriter and singer.
Mangan is influenced just as much by electric guitar players as he is by other keyboardists, which has shaped his inimitable approach to his instrument. Through a unique method of tonal manipulation, Mangan often simulates the power and tonality of an electric guitar through the Organ, often leading to comparisons with rock power trios instead of jazz organ trios. However, it’s not only Mangan’s tone-bending innovation that makes him unique. His aggressive, percussive, and adept playing technique creates the complete package of an innovator on his instrument.
As soon as you hear one note, you know it’s Mike Mangan. In fact, Keyboard Magazine remarked, "Mike Mangan's Big Organ Trio has big funk, big nastiness, and big charisma...Mangan's playing is lithe, percussive, and greasy."
The L.A. Times said, “A virtuoso on the Hammond Organ...Mangan crafts original tunes that rarely lose focus...a tribute to his head-nodding instrumental grooves and mastery of the organ."
Mike Mangan has emerged as a musician with a truly unique voice. He has drawn the attention of Hammond Organ luminaries such as Keith Emerson (Emerson, Lake, and Palmer), Gregg Rolie (Santana), Melvin Seals (Jerry Garcia Band), and Brian Auger (Trinity/Oblivion Express).
Mangan's recordings and trailblazing approach has also led to thousands of album sales and hundreds concerts across the U.S. and internationally. In a modern day pop culture where a dwindling awareness of vintage arts such as the Hammond Organ is becoming more and more apparent, an artist like Mike Mangan helps to carry the torch into the future for one of the most beloved and recorded instruments in music history.
OFFICIAL SITE