Merge

1980s soul group from Chicago, Illinois.

Members:

C.J. "Blood" Johnson, Debbie A., Marc Reaux, Marlon Mathis, Randy Alexander, Reg Morris, Walter Thigpen

Funky grooves merge into sweet soulful moments – on this wonderful debut from an obscure Chicago group! The music is clubby at points, but also mellows out at others – mixing bassy grooves with spacier moments that have an especially nice vibe – and which really showcase a sophisticated modern soul side of the group! And the production work features plenty of old talents from Brunswick Records – including Chicago soul giants Carl Davis, Eugene Record, and Sonny Sanders – who really put the record together with a lot of care, at a level that should have made these guys huge. A great lost set, but well worth discovering – and tracks include "Volcanic Voodoo", "Take It To The Top", "What Makes You Wanna Lie To Me", "You're My Everything", "Show Him The Way To Go", and "Worry". © 1996-2026, Dusty Groove, Inc.

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2. Merge an Electro/Wave/Pop band from Bielefeld (Germany). Musicwise they present a mixture of bands such as Mesh or De/Vision, produced by Olaf Wollschläger (Producer of Melotron, Klirrfaktor...)

The first single "Lost in Eternity" features a "Fictional" Remix. First full length out on April 24th 2001 entitled "Lost Heroes"

3. Merge was founded by Guitarist Julien in 2011. After a bunch of shows played the same year, the band took a new start bringing in ‘Trapped by Stereo’s’ singer, Anthony, for what becomes a turning point in the band’s history. As the band writes their first tracks they get the chance to open for bands such as Dance Gavin Dance, La Dispute and Touche Amore.

In March 2012 Merge release their debut EP “Transmission” followed by a series of shows at venues all around France, and their reputation increased rapidly thanks to solid live performances. At the end of 2012 the band announced through their facebook page their debut album produced by Matt Goldman (Underoath, The Chariot, As Cities Burn...) to be release on fall 2013.

http://thisismerge.bandcamp.com

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