Composed and performed by Electravibe (Charlie Dennard, Chris Collins, Nevil DeFelice, Kimberley Longstreth, with lyrics by Alyssa Morris). Insane piano solos by keyboard hero Charlie Dennard.

Only Time

Krauted House by Electravibe, recorded live at Club 735 on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, circa 2002. Written and performed by Electravibe: Charlie Dennard (keyboards), Chris Collins (keyboards, vocoder), Kimberley Longstreth (vocals), Nevil DeFelice (beats & samples), Brian Seeger (guitar). 

Krauted House - Recorded Live in New Orleans

Lyrics written by Anders Larsson, Vocals performed by Ali Lefevre, Music performed by members of Electravibe.

Being Beautiful

Written and performed by Electravibe. Recorded live at Club 735 in New Orleans, circa 2002. Chris Collins (keyboards, synth bass, & beats), Charlie Dennard (keyboards, vocoder), Nevil DeFelice (samples), Brian Seeger (guitar), Kimberley Longstreth (vocals)

Redneck Overbite - Recorded Live at Club 735

Written and performed by Electravibe. Recorded live at Club 735 in New Orleans, circa 2002. Charlie Dennard (keyboards), Chris Collins (keyboards), Nevil DeFelice (beats), Brian Seeger (guitar).

Inertia - Recorded Live in New Orleans

Written by Electravibe (Dennard, Collins, Morris, DeFelice)
Performed by Johnny Gotham (aka Chris Collins) (keyboards, beats, bass, guitar) and Alyssa Morris (vocals). This song was originally titled "Christian Whore" in 2001, but was renamed when Chris re-arranged and re-recorded this version in 2006 while channeling his inner Lords of Acid. 

Bible Thumper Humper

This is an old Sly and the Family Stone classic reworked and rearranged by the last working line-up of Electravibe. Featuring Rebecca Barry (saxophone, vocals), Chris Collins (keyboards, bass, beats/drums, backing vocals), and Victor Atkins (keyboards). Recorded in New Orleans in 2005, shortly before hurricane Katrina devastated the city.  

Thank You Falletinme Be Mice Elf

Poison composed by Electravibe (Charlie Dennard, Chris Collins, Nevil DeFelice, Alyssa Morris, additional lyrics by Kimberley Longstreth). Performed by Electravibe: Charlie Dennard (keyboards), Chris Collins (keyboards, backing vocal), Nevil DeFelice (beats), Kimberley Longstreth (vocals), Brian Seeger (guitar). Recorded live in New Orleans circa 2002. 

Poison - Recorded Live in New Orleans

Electravibe was a ground-breaking alternative/electronica band based in New Orleans in the late 1990s thru mid 2000s. Electravibe was known for being able to create electronic & dance music, encompassing a variety of styles, live on-stage with actual instruments played by real musicians and for using organic instruments in the creation of "electronic" studio tracks. A description from the old Electravibe website sums it up as: "ElectraVibe is a collective of musicians who aren't afraid to take music in practically obscene directions with climactic combinations of styles ranging from drum n bass, breakbeat, jazz fusion, house, trance, trip hop, funk, balls to the wall techno, and lascivious loungy grooves. With real live instruments. Computers are never used onstage unless it's to view pornography". So there you have it....


An extended detailed biography of Electravibe follows below for those interested in finding out more about the band and the people behind the music of this extraordinary project:

Electravibe was the brainchild of critically-acclaimed jazz pianist/organist Charlie Dennard, multi-instrumentalist alternative rock veteran Chris Collins, and adventurous jazz guitarist Jesse Lewis. Early Electravibe compositions consisted mostly of more complex "jazz" chord voicings and progressions mixed with Drum n Bass, acid jazz, or trip hop beats and phrases. Early listeners and critics honestly were not sure just what to make of the band, as such sophisticated voicings and soaring, emotionally evocative leads mixed with club and rave groove styles just hadn't been heard before Electravibe came roaring onto the scene. Jazz purists were nothing short of alarmed, electronic music fans and ravers were shocked that actual musicians with actual instruments were conjuring such compositions and grooves, and Electravibe did what they did, all the while pushing the envelope and, not only discovering new ground, but creating it. For live shows, the band added additional musicians and guest artists, including in-demand jazz/funk/country/roots/rock drummer Doug Bellote, who had an astounding talent for laying down DnB drum beats that would put even the most complex beat boxes and drum machines to shame.

Original guitarist/cellist Jesse Lewis moved to New York around the year 2000 and drummer Doug Bellote found himself more in demand with world-touring artists, but Charlie and Chris, Electravibe, forged on. The band added beat box wiz and electronic music aficionado Nevil DeFelice, adventurous vocalist/lyricist Alyssa Morris, and talented guitarist Rocky Raful, and the band then incorporated many additional styles of electronic dance music into their songs, such as trance, house, breakbeat, techno, and so on, all the while still performing shows with "real" instruments and live vocals. Incorporating these more popular, dance friendly styles saw Electravibe climb and create to new heights, landing steady club gigs and commercial offers.

Vocalist/lyricist Alyssa Morris eventually brought her talent to the West coast, relocating to Seattle, and guitarist Rocky Raful moved back to his native Caribbean island. Though they were certainly missed, Electravibe didn't miss a beat, recruiting the wickedly talented and stunningly beautiful Kimberley Longstreth to take over vocal duties. Though still only in her 20s, Kimberley was already a seasoned, charismatic stage veteran, having been an acclaimed and accomplished jazz vocalist for many years. Taking over guitar duties was a revolving cast of characters, all very talented, including Sunny Mehta, Brian Seeger, Tim Robertson, and Matt Fricke, all esteemed veterans of the New Orleans jazz and rock scenes. 

More of the Electravibe story to come in part two, including Charlie's departure to tour the world many times over with the famous Cirque du Soleil and the band's eventual demise due to hurricane Katrina....



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