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About Seventeen Minutes in the Cheap Seats

[The Management]

The Management is a group of civilians who drastically (and sometimes unknowingly) affect a guy who likes to pretend he can play instruments when nobody else is watching. On occasion, this person stumbles upon other musicians that watch / criticize / ignore / participate in the artistic process that has been known, in some circles, to be called "making songs." If things go according to plan, these songs are recorded and played under the aforementioned moniker for your listening enjoyment (hopefully). Four out of five dentists have never heard The Management. But that's because they are total losers. But you're not a loser or a dentist; you're awesome.

On the recording: vocals, bass, guitar, keys, percussion and programming - Micah -- guitar - Keir, Mitch & Feeble

Their first EP, "Seventeen Minutes in the Cheap Seats" is an intriguing blend of futuristic sounds created on old-fashioned equipment. The Management developed a compelling form of progressive rock 'n roll and electronic down tempo style with hand-me-down equipment and a nickel & dime budget. This is quality music from the nose bleed section.

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Review from AllaboutDJ.com:

Just before the first track of the Management's debut EP "Seventeen Minutes in the Cheap Seats" drops into an unrelentingly heavy breakbeat with smooth Brian Wilson-like harmonies, drips a peculiar sample from a Ramones track that states "This... is Rock n' Roll."

But one thing is for sure -- this is not your father's rock n' roll. "Seventeen Minutes" thrusts itself into a captivating post-modern soundscape that could very well have been a result of George Martin and the RZA collaborating on a remake of the Clockwork Orange soundtrack. One gets the sense that these guys were bred on the sounds of the 60s-90s (from almost every genre) because they meld them all together to form some pretty catchy vocal sounds with experimental rock sensibilities that deftly utilize samples and electronic aesthetics most pervasive today in hip hop and dance music. All in all it is quite ambitious for a first release.

The title, "Seventeen Minutes in the Cheap Seats", refers not only to the length of its 6 songs and 2 instrumentals, but also to the low-budget fashion in which it was recorded, on "hand-me down" equipment. Admittedly the guys coax an intriguing blend of futuristic sounds out of their old-fashioned equipment, but audiophile purists may balk at the lo-fi production value. To their credit, their "dirty-sounding" production actually becomes part of their sound and lends well to the overall retro-future style. What occurs is a bizarre ride through their spacey dream world with some good songs that bounce around a serious genre limbo. Defying all attempts at genre classification, "Seventeen Minutes..." ekes out its own sampler-wielding niche that seems to improve with each listen, and invites anticipation for future projects. Definitely worth checking out.