Slo-Mo
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Slo-Mo is the brainchild of Philadelphia steel guitarist Mike "Slo-Mo" Brenner. Brenner has spent time on the road and in the studio playing steel guitar with such bands as Marah, Magnolia Electric Company and Badly Drawn Boy, but Slo-Mo is something totally different. The first Slo-Mo disc, "Novelty", came out in 2000 on Bongload/Acid Blues and was largely a collaboration between Brenner and producers Tom Rothrock (Beck, Foo Fighters, RL Burnside, Elliot Smith) and Beale Dabbs (RL Burnside, Lutefisk).
The new disc, "My Buzz Comes Back" (PHIdelity), released October 2005, reflects the new partnership of Brenner and Philly rapper Mic Wrecka. Beginning with the title track, Brenner and Wrecka (and co-producer Edan Cohen) slowly crafted a disc of tunes that draw from hip hop, R&B, pop, techno and, of course, the sounds of steel guitar. The reaction in Philly has been overwhelmingly positive: WXPN-FM added 2 tracks and continues to support the disc, great press and rocking live gigs. The live band has morphed over time, but now stands at 8 members: Brenner, Wrecka, drummer Mark Schreiber, bassist Steve Demarest, percussionist Hoagy Wing and fabulous singers Sue Rosetti, Steph Hayes (gtr) and Lauren Hart (keys).
The press are catching the Buzz ...
"I CANNOT get these songs outta my head. This is a very, very good record." – Dan Reed, Music Director, 88.5 WXPN-FM
"Philly's best, and only, funky hip-hop steel-guitar band." – Steve Klinge, Philadelphia Inquirer
"an often-sublime synthesis of steel guitar landscapes, laid-back rhymes and poppy female backup vocals." – Matt Smith, Philadelphia Metro
"Joining forces with Mic Wrecka, Brenner hits all the right chords with 'My Buzz Comes Back.'" – Jonathan Takiff, Philadelphia Daily News
"Slo-Mo's spit out his kinkiest trip yet with 'My Buzz Comes Back', a hard Latin rock-hop record that'll steal your soul." – A.D. Amorosi, Philadelphia City Paper
"This winningly unpredictable album proves Brenner's far from finished reinventing himself. (A-)" – Liz Spikol, Philadelphia Weekly
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