The Motet

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GREAT NEWS! The new Motet record Dig Deep is now being distributed in Japan! We are happy to say that BUFFALO RECORDS based in Kamakura City, Japan is now carrying our latest album for mail order or direct purchase in various records stores throughout the country. You can get your copy through Buffalo Records online here:



Oh, and for those of you who do not read Japanese you can purchase Dig Deep from CDbaby here:



Here are a few free downloads of some music from the disc. Just click on the song title and it will download the file right to your desktop:

KALAKUTA SHOW



NEMESIS



EXPENSIVE SHIT



And you can stream all of our albums right here at Last.fm:



http://www.last.fm/music/The+Motet/+albums



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email the band

contact@themotet.netThe Motet's booking agent:Ira SweetwineSweetwine Entertainment Groupira@sweetwinegroup.comph: 303-444-1554fax: 720-845-7202For any publicity info or to join the street team please contact Andrea Craven @ hometeampublicity@gmail.com

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THE MOTET DISCOGRAPHY

2006Instrumental Dissentclick here to buy this album from CDbaby

------------------------------------------------------2004Music for Life

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------------------------------------------------------2002Live

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------------------------------------------------------2001Play

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-----------------------------------------------------2000Breathe

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----SIDE PROJECTS----

>>>THE MOTET TRIO<<<

featuring Dave Watts, Dominic Lalli and others.



>>>JUNO WHAT?!<<


Listen to or download Juno What?! live at The Fox Theatre 11/20/08 here:

http://www.archive.org/details/JunoWhatFoxTheatre112008inOrder



MAGICGRAVYmyspace.com/magicgravy

featuring Dan Lebowitz (ALO), Dave Watts, and Garrett Sayers



HERBIE HANCOCK TRIBUTE

featuring Joey Porter, Dave Watts, Dominic Lalli, and Paul McDaniel



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2010 brings a new sound to a familiar face in the national music community. With an astonishingly talented cast of musicians, The Motet has refined their sound and their vision into a dynamic and expressive improvisational force.



Founded and led by drummer Dave Watts, The Motet began almost ten years ago and hasn’t let up since. Featuring complex compositions written and arranged by Watts himself, the music tells a story through syncopated rhythms and melodies. Founded and led by drummer Dave Watts, the group began over ten years ago and hasn’t let up since. Featuring complex compositions written and arranged by Watts himself, the music tells a story through syncopated rhythms and melodies. As music and technology evolve at an astounding rate, so too has The Motet pioneered their unique sound while continuing to defy categorization. With roots in Jazz, Afrobeat, Funk, Salsa and Samba, The Motet keeps their audiences in a dancing frenzy by layering House and Techno rhythms into a style that is uniquely their own.

With its 6th release, Dig Deep, The Motet once again proves that it is a group committed to exploring and pushing the sonic envelope, while still remaining dedicated to the musical traditions that have defined their sound. A heavy-horned Afrobeat influence countered with a textural blanket of Electronica, this album showcases the talents and strengths of the cast of characters that drummer and producer Dave Watts has assembled. Keyboardist Joey Porter lays down the funk under the coursing melodies of saxophonist Dominic Lalli in pure Motet fashion, with the ever driving beats of Watts' masterful rhythmic production pushing the music through sonic peaks and valleys that tantalize and invigorate listeners. If you've loved The Motet for years or are just tuning in, listen up. You won't be disappointed.

From years of incessant touring and with a rich legacy under their belt, The Motet’s “resolve to evolve” has made them indispensable in the East and West Coast groove circuits. Writes Dave Kirby of Boulder Magazine: “Watts' dedication and artistic integrity have created an elusive musical entity which seems to be as much fun to play in as it is to go out and hear.”



The Motet is a world-class ensemble that whips audiences into a whirlwind using sheer impromptu force. The rhythms are spontaneous and textured and the beats are hard-driving. The band uses this energy to create a rapport between the audience and themselves that is rarely seen in today's world of manufactured rock. The Motet consecrates the ground on which dance music meets free-form improvisation.