- Super Genius
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Super Genius
Background = group_or_band
Origin =Boston, Massachusetts
Genre = Rock
Label = Track
URL = [http://www.supergenius.us/ www.supergenius.us]
Current_members = Mike Barry
Milt Reder
Dean CassellDave Mattacks Super Genius is a rock band based out of
Boston, Massachusetts . Formed originally to record a solo project by the singer and songwriter Mike Barry, former singer forPooka Stew , the line-up ofguitar ist Milt Reder, bassist Dean Cassell, and legendary English folkdrum merDave Mattacks - who has recorded with many noted acts includingPaul McCartney ,XTC and Richard Thompson - clicked, and Super Genius was born.The band's debut album, "Eleven Songs About Love, Lies, Money, Class-Warfare and Monkeys", was positively reviewed in a number of U.S., publications, including the "Boston Globe" and "Boston Herald", then was picked up by
Bob Harris fromBBC Radio 2 , who called the album "music...from people who really DO know what they're doing" and chose it as one of his "best of 2003". This led to the band's signing a deal withTrack Records , who released it, with a bonus track and video, as "The Cult of Money."The band's second album, "Heel Thyself", was released on July 17, 2007. It features guest vocals on three songs from
Syd Straw , as well as vocal performances fromAmy Fairchild ,Ramona Silver andElaine O'Rourke .References
* "Boston Globe": "LOCAL BAND SUPER GENIUS CRAFTS A SMART NEW SOUND."
10 January , 2003. Steve Morse.
* "Boston Herald": "SUPERGENIUS." Sarah Rodman, undated. actually there is another group formed in MIAMI . Two bass frequency professionals , Jimi the Genius and Joe Supernaut came together bringing nothing but booty shaking beats and original jams that make bitches pop and dudes recognize the FIRE that is SUPER GENIUS . peep the heat @ myspace.com/djsupernautExternal links
* [http://www.supergenius.us/ Super Genius official website]
* [http://www.trackrecords.co.uk/catalogue/track/super_genius/trk1028cd.php/ Track Records official website]
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