MASTODON Interviewed By SHURE

June 27, 2010

Shure recently sat down with MASTODON guitarist Bill Kelliher and drummer Brann Dailor to talk about their music; their latest album, "Crack the Skye"; and their gear, including Shure personal monitors and the Beta57A. Watch the chat below.

"Indian Theme", a brand song from MASTODON, can be streamed at Stereogum.com. The track comes off "Jonah Hex", a six-song EP from the film's original motion picture score, which is scheduled for release on June 29 via Reprise Records.

"Jonah Hex" features an original score by Reprise recording artists MASTODON and Oscar-nominated composer Mario Beltrami ("The Hurt Locker", "3:10 to Yuma"). MASTODON was asked to create the score personally by the film's director, Jimmy Hayward, who was inspired by repeated listenings of MASTODON's 2006 album, "Blood Mountain".

"Jimmy called us out of the blue as a fan," bassist Troy Sanders told Paste magazine in an interview. "It was the most beautiful, authentic way to collaborate."

For its first film-scoring experience, MASTODON recorded the tracks for "Jonah Hex" by viewing movie footage and actually composing the score spontaneously on the spot in the studio. This method of experimental and immediate composition proved to be a daring, daunting and ultimately fun way of creating music together over a short period of time. The resulting sessions yielded incredibly exciting results produced in a completely different way than they normally would approach writing and recording for a MASTODON album. Fans will get a chance to hear the four new tracks — "Death March", "Clayton Boys", "Indian Theme" and "Train Assault", with two bonus versions as they become available through iTunes and all other digital outlets.

Based on the legendary character from the comic book series from DC Comics, "Jonah Hex" is an epic action adventure about one man's personal quest for redemption against the canvas of the battle between good and evil. The film stars Academy Award nominee Josh Brolin ("Milk", "No Country For Old Men"),two-time Academy Award nominee John Malkovich ("In the Line of Fire", "Places in the Heart"),Megan Fox ("Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen"),Michael Fassbender ("Inglourious Basterds"),Will Arnett ("Blades of Glory") and Academy Award nominee Michael Shannon ("Revolutionary Road").

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