10.16.09*

This is our priority right now, we need to fill the drummer position immediately.

Ideally we would like someone who is at least 40 years old, has been a past member of one or more recognized Punk bands, lives in Manhattan, and currently uses electronic percussion such as Roland V-drums or the equivalent, someone with a bit of grey in their hair and a chip on their shoulder, but this is negotiable.

You should be able to devote two days a week to regular rehearsals (usually three hours during the evening and be prepared to play live locally at least twice a month. Audio recording and other projects are also pending.

Maninblack is looking for a bandmate who will ultimately become a buisiness partner in our venture.

We absolutely refuse to employ hired musicians.

If you are interested (or know someone who might be) contact André Schlesinger.

Be prepared to submit personal information as to the above requirements along with a recent photograph and one or two MP3s of relevant music which includes your performance.

The Press: The Complete Press - 1984 - 1994




The CD from my old band The Press is and is available now:

The Complete Press ~ 1984-1994, digipack CD (2007) on Insurgence Records



This is everything ever recorded by The Press along with a few rare versions and unreleased tracks including:

IS IT ANY WONDER?
SHUT YOUR FUCK'N MOUTH
ASAP
TRY
REVOLUTION NOW
CRACKDOWN
21 GUITAR SALUTE
IT'S NOT WHAT I WANT
JUST ANOTHER WARNING
FRIDAY 5 PM
CARRY ON HARRY
SHOT HEARD AROUND THE WORLD
BREAK UP DUB
21 GUITAR SALUTE
IT'S NOT WHAT I WANT


THE PRESS
The Complete Press ~ 1984-1994, digipack CD (2007)
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The Press were the first American Oi! band and this is the first time their collected works, including remastered rarities and unreleased material, have been issued in one slick lookin' digipack release together with band photos and a pullout lyric-sheet!




You can hear one of the previously unreleased tracks "Shot Heard Around The World" by going to the Insurgence Records MySpace page and you can even add it to your own MySpacce page.

You can hear Maninblack vocalist/songwriter André Schlesinger collaborating on a couple of tracks with the experimental Punk project out of Bristol UK known as RedSquare. Andre plays a very Paul McCartney-esque bass synthesizer and lends vocoder backing vocals to the song Skinhead World. On the song Lev Bronstien, which was released on Reds Strike The Blues: A Tribute To The Redskins, André sings lead vocals and plays digitally treated guitar. To listen to these tracks go to RedSquare @ MySpace.

Maninblack gets fingered by the Far Right for all the wrong reasons:

Final Conflict on Maninblack's involvement with the 4 Skins tribute CD:

http://finalconflictblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Oi

Note: MySpace seems to currently have a problem with off site linking, best viewed in IE browser.

OK, well those idiots totally overlooked the fact that André is a Red and, as someone recently pointed out, was a member of the original NYC SHARP crew back in the 1980s. And that's not to mention a few of the other people involved in the project.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
André Schlesinger
Maninblack
Phone: available upon request
eMail:maninblack@nyc.rr.com
Official website: http://www.maninblack.org
Encapsulated: http://www.myspace.com/maninblack


Maninblack Opens The Books - Now Accepting And Scheduling Engagements

New York, NY USA - April 1, 2007- Maninblack is now officially accepting performance bookings beginning April 30th/May 1st and beyond. Maninblack will debut during two back to back performances on 4/30/07 and 5/1/07 and plans to follow up with numerous local and regional shows throughout the Spring and Summer of 2007. If you are a club owner, manager or booking agent and are interested in having Maninblack perform at your venue or event, please contact us. Additional contact information including telephone number, hard copy and electronic press kits, and music samples are available upon request.

Maninblack is a band based in New York City performing original Punk music blended with UK Punk and Pop Reggae styles, a modern electronic edge and a subtly dark Cyberpunk image. Maninblack's personnel lineup includes André Schlesinger on lead vocals, guitar/synthesizer and keyboards; RJ Demler on bass guitar and backing vocals; and Brian Blainey on drums and electronic percussion. Initially established in 2001 as an experimental project Maninblack has, along with a few misfired debut attempts, released tracks on various compilations and tribute albums. Maninblack is represented locally by André Schlesinger in Manhattan and internationally by Garry Bushell Enterprises, LTD. London: http://www.garry-bushell.co.uk

Maturity and reliability are important aspects of Maninblack as performing artists and they pride themselves on their professionalism. The band is supportive of publicity efforts and takes a concerted interest in the promotion of individual performances. Maninblack offers an exciting musical and visual experience that is reminiscent of the UK Punk phenomena of 1977, yet innovative and unconventional even by current Punk standards, in their unique style which they view as a logical evolution of the Punk music genre.

What related and established artists are saying about Maninblack:

   "The new face of Street-Punk" - Stinky Turner, The Cockney Rejects

   "Oi meets The Stooges in Pop's back garden" -Clyde Ward, The Gonads

   "Un-fucken-believeable!" -Beki Bondage, Vice Squad

   "My favourite US band since the New York Dolls" -Garry Johnson, Punk poet and author

For more information see Maninblack: The Official Online Press Kit! at www.maninblack.org or contact André Schlesinger at maninblack@nyc.rr.com. An encapsulated version of the official web site can be seen on Maninblack's MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/maninblack



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