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Formed in 1999 by principal member and songwriter Quentin Stoltzfus, MAZARIN's time on earth has passed. Unfortunately having only recorded a few albums (Watch it Happen, A Tall Tale Story Line, We're Already There) for release on labels (Sub Pop, spinArt, I and Ear, Bella Union, RocketGirl, Houston Party Records, Sinnamon, V2 Europe, Remote Control Records, Rock Records Japan, Wah Records Japan) in a mere four continents (North America, Europe, Australia, Asia), can..t spare you from the begrudging agenda of a rock band whom happen to have performed under the same name, and released records no one can find. Giving the latter
Mazarin the benefit of the doubt, let's refer to them as MAZARIN A. Between 1999 and 2006, every time things would start looking up for MAZARIN B, MAZARIN A would find out. By late 2005, MAZARIN A for reasons unknown had had enough. MAZARIN A hired an attorney who formally issued a cease and desist. Considering MAZARIN B was tirelessly touring the United States and Europe, building the name MAZARIN (ohh the irony), with barely two pennies to rub together, the band was without the resources to retaliate. MAZARIN B's first
suggestion to resolve the situation was to allow both bands to co-exist.
MAZARIN B was more than happy to share the market. MAZARIN A and their
attorney, to no surprise, weren..t having it. In their opinion, they
were the only Mazarin, in fact - "Rock and Roll Legends of Long
Island." Considering MAZARIN B had no disposable income to fight the case, plus information had come to light revealing that one of the members of MAZARIN A was in very very poor physical health, yet still paying his attorney some four hundred dollars an hour, all the while desperately soliciting donations for their legal and medical funds via their website, MAZARIN B and their management concluded the whole predicament was so sad and despairing that instead of dragging out a lengthy litigation, which they had neither the time nor money to commit to; fuck it. Clearly, the name is cursed. As for the future, Quentin Stoltzfus (and every contributing member to have ever played in Mazarin) is still making music with every intention of making it available to you, in time! |
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REVIEWS OF "WE'RE ALREADY THERE" (2005)
"(Mazarin's, We're Already There) is a spangled, soaring indie pop
record as winning and ambitious as anything else we're likely to
wistfully smile over this year, and the hits just keep coming...
For real, it's hard to find a track on this record that isn't
at once impressive in its craft and deeply lovable on a sensual level;
you don't even need to skip around to sing its virtues,
you can just go down the track list in order."
8/10
-pitchfork
"(Mazarin's, We're Already There) could have easily amounted to a new
Flaming Lips single, but it distances itself from such a derivative
fate by riding a huge, insistent, mechanical groove that's totally
Mazarin's own creation." -Magnet
"Gentleman we have a winner This is wonderful stuff, immediately accessible yet impossible to wear out, as much power pop does, even after many repeated listens. Indeed, "Another One Goes By" has the feel of a classic, a song that will stick around forever, married somehow to the time and place in which it first took
hold. Score one for Mazarin. Stoltzfus can pick up his prize any time."
-spledidezine.com
"Mazarin has struck gold with this recording" - neufutur.com
"Mazarin have crafted a timeless album with
We're Already There..."
- sctas.com
"If you took the Beach Boys' harmonies, tranquilized them down a few notches
and then slowly folded in My Bloody Valentine's white fuzz, you'd come
close to Mazarin's dreamy intricacy."
- westword.com
"They seem to relate to the same section of pop where bands like the Pixies exist
in the sense that these songs can reach everyone with their impressive, fresh lyrics,
sweet charming melodies and strong, loud layered guitars at times and quiet romantic
acoustic sound at other moments."
- artrocker.com
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