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All Lights Off Radio #33 - 01/21/2015
From Adam Wiltgen | Part of the All Lights Off Radio series | 29:58
The musical projects of Minneapolis multi-instrumentalist Mark Ritsema: Suzie, Night Moves, The Battle Royale, and Mouthful of Bees.
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- All Lights Off Radio #33 - 01/21/2015
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Episode #33 takes a tour of the musical projects of Minneapolis multi-instrumentalist Mark Ritsema that begins and ends with his playful gender-bending alter ego, Suzie . Other musical excursions along the way include Domino Records trio Night Moves , in addition to celebrated, yet now-defunct groups Mouthful of Bees and The Battle Royale .
Caught between a love for sleazy, riff-chugging glam bands and a fascination with Top 40 pop and R&B, Suzie is a wildly refreshing and charmingly weird new act that utilizes looping grooves, soft synths penetrated by bright angular beach guitars, and fuzzy falsetto vocals to create a sound that is familiar, warm & nostalgic like the blithe closing song of a grainy 80s film.