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Mark Sultan

Mark Sultan's Genre:

Punk Blues, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock

Biography

Mark Sultan has become one of the leading figures on the Canadian garage punk scene, cranking out high-test rock & roll with a handful of memorable bands as well as making a name for himself as a solo act. Hailing from Montreal, Sultan was a preteen metal fan with a taste for Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden before he was introduced to hardcore punk at the age of 12, and moved on to raw '60s sounds and garage punk when he was 16. Sultan first began playing out when he signed on as drummer for a band called Powersquat, but his reputation really took off when he helped form the Spaceshits in 1995, moving from the drum kit to the lead vocal mike. The Spaceshits were infamous in Canada for their raucous, over the top live shows that sometimes turned violent, leading to them being banned from many clubs, and they released their first 7" EP, "I'm Dead," in 1996. In 1997 they dropped their first full-length album, Winter Dance Party, through the celebrated American indie label Sympathy for the Record Industry, and they recorded two more LPs before the band called it quits in 1999.

In 2000, Sultan (who sometimes billed himself as "Mark Spaceshit" or "Bridge Mixture") launched a new band with several other former Spaceshits, Les Sexareenos, a less aggressive but more raucous act whose first album, Les Live! In the Bed, came out that same year. Sultan, who played drums and sang in Les Sexareenos, also formed his own indie label, Sultan Records, which distributed records by like-minded Canadian acts such as the Deadly Snakes, the Scat Rag Boosters, the Daylight Lovers, and others. By 2003, Les Sexareenos had run its course, and Sultan began performing as a one-man band, handling guitar, drums and vocals at once and calling the new project BBQ; BBQ's self-titled debut album was released through Alien Snatch Records in 2003. The year 2005 proved to be very busy for Sultan; the legendary underground label Bomp Records issued his second BBQ LP, Tie Your Noose, while another Sultan project, the Mind Controls (with Mark on guitar and vocals), released their debut single, and Sultan and former Spaceshits bassist King Khan began touring as a double act and released The King Khan & BBQ Show.

A second King Khan & BBQ Show album came out in 2006, and in 2007 Sultan released his first album under his own name, The Sultanic Verses, followed by more touring, both alone and with King Khan. Two years later, Sultan along with members of the Black Lips and the King Khan & BBQ Show joined forces to form Almighty Defenders, a gospel-tinged garage rock supergroup. On the solo front, 2010's $ explored Sultan's noisier, more stretched-out musical side, continuing the following year with Whatever I Want and Whenever I Want (and Whatever, Whenever, a selection of tracks from both) as Sultan eschewed his one-man recording style for a full band, featuring musicians such as Dan Kroha (the Gories), Bradford Cox (Deerhunter), and Erin Wood (the Spits). ~ Mark Deming

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Mark Sultan's Selected Discography (4)

Sultanic Verses

2007 In The Red200711 Songs

Hold On

2009 Sub Pop RecordsSINGLE20092 Songs

Whatever, Whenever

201113 Songs

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	The King Khan & BBQ Show	A Canadian garage rock duo tangentially based out of Montreal, Quebec, the King Khan & BBQ Show mix doo wop, punk, soul, and who knows what else into a loose, wild sound that is drenched in pure raw energy.
	The Gories	The emergence of the Gories heralded a new Golden Age of Detroit rock beginning in the late '80s; a renaissance of noise and rustbelt rock which lasts through to today.
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	Oblivians	Scaring the country folks of Memphis with their brand of sleazy raunch & roll since their 1995 debut album, Soul Food, the Oblivians refuse to mold into the stereotype of three-piece ensembles sounding "wimpy" or "watered down.
	The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion	After a long and semi-successful tenure as leader of scuzz-rock heroes Pussy Galore, Jon Spencer took his anti-rock vision and hooked up with guitarist Judah Bauer and drummer Russell Simins to create the scuzz-blues trio the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.
	The Compulsive Gamblers	Folding together equal portions of greasy '50s pop, Memphis-style rhythm & blues, and a punk rocker's sense of casual experimentation and musical cross breeding, the Compulsive Gamblers were at the forefront of the Memphis roots punk scene, alongside such bands as the Gibson Bros.
	The Drones	Perth, Australia, has a reputation as being one of the most isolated major cities in the world, with most of a continent separating it from Australia's other big population centers and the vastness of the Indian Ocean facing it on the other side.
	Mr. Airplane Man	You've got to hand it to Jeffrey Evans. Aside from all the music he's made over the years, he's credited with introducing the White Stripes to Sympathy for the Record Industry (and, hence, to the world).
	Gallon Drunk	Often compared to dark and brooding sounds of such artists as Tom Waits, Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, and Morphine, the London quartet Gallon Drunk originally formed in 1990, consisting of members James Johnston (vocals, guitar, organ), Mike Delanian (bass), Max Decharne (drums, also keyboard player with the Earls of Suave), and Joe Byfield (maracas).
	Bantam Rooster	Hailing from Michigan's capital city of Lansing, Bantam Rooster's two piece guitar and drum approach pays tribute to the minimal aesthetics of 60's garage rock recorded on duct taped equipment.
	The Deadly Snakes	The Deadly Snakes are a rock & roll band. Formed by a group of Toronto friends, the Snakes quickly gained local attention for their recklessly fun live shows.
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	Black Diamond Heavies	Stripping the deep blues to its frame and running the music through a big stack of amps while shaking it into a cold sweat, the Black Diamond Heavies are a band from East Nashville, TN, who prove that in terms of sonic impact and soulful energy, size doesn't matter much at all.
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	Grande Nationals	Never granted the "scene" status that so many other cities have earned over the years -- stalwarts like Los Angeles and New York or comers and goers like Seattle, Chicago, and Minneapolis -- Detroit was nevertheless a consistent contributor to the purer forms of rock and punk (not to mention its contribution to electronic music, dance, and club culture), bringing the nation -- and world -- such names as Iggy&the Stooges, Bob Seger, the Romantics, and the White Stripes.
	King Khan	Brewing up a heady mixture of high-spirited rhythm & blues, real-gone psychedelia and middle-finger-flipping garage rock, King Khan has earned an international reputation as one of the wildest showmen in underground rock.
	20 Miles	Twenty Miles was the blues-based side project of Jon Spencer Blues Explosion guitarist Judah Bauer and his drummer brother Donovan.
	The Vasco Era	Fiery three-piece blues-rock band the Vasco Era are known for their impressive live shows. Frontman Sid O'Neil in particular is well regarded for his distinctively violent howl and skill with a slide guitar, as well as his forays into percussion.
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	The Black-Eyed Snakes
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	The Reigning Sound	Founded by Memphis blues-punk legend Greg Cartwright -- a former member of the Oblivians, the Compulsive Gamblers, and '68 Comeback -- Reigning Sound fuse the hot-wired energy of garage rock with the deep emotional resonance of classic soul music in a manner that suggests a cross between the early Rolling Stones and the Sonics.
	Chrome Cranks	Formed in Ohio by Peter Aaron (vocals, guitar) and William Weber in 1988, the band more or less plodded indistinguishably until relocating to New York City in the early '90s.
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