This new video is in support of 'Mobocracy Deluxe'. The record was released on October 28 via Electric Talon Records as jewel case, streaming, and digital download on the label's Bandcamp page: https://bit.ly/3gbELfp.
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“MOBOCRACY DELUXE”
FFO - The Beatles, Van Halen, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan
Genre - Alternative Rock, Classic Rock, Folk
Release Date - 10.28.2022
Waxim “Wax” Ulysses Mekanix is an American musician, songwriter, performer,
producer, painter, photographer, and founding member of American cult rockers Nitro. Wax’s
vetted perspective and tested work can best be described as raw, bold, uncompromising,
authentic, and disconcerting.
Hindsight is always 20/20. Wax Mekanix has been clear-eyed, and some say, prescient,
during recent unprecedented times. By popular demand, Electric Talon Records is proud to
present ‘Mobocracy Deluxe’ to help bring into focus, on one compact disc, Wax’s unique take on
the state of America, and the world for 2020 and 2021.This exclusive and limited release will include:
● Six tracks from Wax’s searing and snarling Grammy-balloted debut Mobocracy (2020)
● Two tracks from the sonic-shifting, thunderously exotic, organic, tribal split with Troll
Teeth, Blunt (2021)
● Alternate mixes of 2 fan-favorite tracks
● Early working demos of 2 compositions
● A rare and unreleased track that Wax wrote for Mobocracy, but has remained in the vault
until now. Not 1, but 2 stunningly-different takes that illustrate his approach to songcraft.
● A new music video for the track “Freak Boutique”
As Wax scans the horizon and carves out new songs for his upcoming releases,
Mobocracy Deluxe will offer audiences a pause for reflection and renewed perspective on what
has come to pass and what may come. Mobocracy Deluxe will be available in the CD & digital
formats October 28th, 2022 exclusively through Electric Talon Records
“Mobocracy Deluxe” is:
1. BLOOD IN MY EYES (4:41)
2. VICTORIOUS (4:51)*
3. ALL FREAKS (2:59)
4. MAD WORLD (4:42)**
5. GHOSTLAND (4:37)
6. BLACK (5:05)***
7. HEAD (3:57)
8. MANCHESTER STRAWBERRY BLONDE (1:33)
9. FREAK BOUTIQUE (2:56)
10. ALL FREAKS (Acoustic Demo) (3:47)
11. BLACK (Blue Oak Mix) (5:03) ***
12. BLOODSHED (Electric Demo) (4:24)
13. MAD WORLD (Zeuss Mix) (4:24) **
14. VICTORIOUS (Acoustic Demo) (3:58) *
15. BLOODSHED (Acoustic Demo) (5:32)
16. VICTORIOUS (Radio Version) (3:32) *
All songs written by Wax unless indicated
* Wax Mekanix and Maxim “Lectriq” Laskavy
** Wax Mekanix and John Hazel
***Wax Mekanix, Chris Bishop, and Brandon Yeagley
Produced by: Wax Mekanix and Maxim “Lectriq” Laskavy (Tracks 1-16)
Mixed by: Machine (Tracks 1-6), Lectriq (Tracks 1-10, 13, 16), Chris ‘Zeuss’ Harris (Track13), Adam ‘Yukon’ Harr (Track 11)
Engineered by: Lectriq (Tracks 1-16), Machine (Tracks 1-7), Pete Tramo (Tracks 1-5, 12,
13), Michael Cumming (Tracks 2, 16), Jack Cullen (Tracks 2, 16), John Hazel (Tracks 4,
13), Don ‘Groove’ Hinton (Tracks 12, 15)
Personnel:
Wax Mekanix: Lead and Backing vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Drums,
Percussion, Harmonica (Tracks 1-16)
Lectriq: Backing vocals, Percussion (Tracks 1-7, 8-11, 13, 16)
Machine: Drums (Track 7)
Brandon Yeagley: Backing vocals (Tracks 1-6, 7, 9, 11,16)
Chris Bishop: Electric & Acoustic Guitars (Tracks 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 11, 16)
Tom Altman: Guitar, Bass (Tracks 1-3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 16)
Wendell PoPs Sewell: Guitar, Bass (Tracks 1-3, 5, 12)
John Hazel: Guitar, Bass (Tracks 4, 13)
Raje Shwari: Backing vocals (Track 3)
M11SON: Backing vocals (Tracks 2, 16, 7, 9)
Tommy Conwell: Backing vocals (Tracks 2, 16)
Nataliya Odud: Backing vocals (Tracks 2, 16)
Eli Goldman: Backing Vocals (Tracks 2, 16)
Isaac Wilson: Percussion (Tracks 4, 13)
Stephen Burdick: Acoustic Guitar (Tracks 7, 9)
Marissa Wolner: Backing Vocals (Tracks 7, 9)
Recording Locations:
1. Lectriq Factory, Philadelphia, PA (Tracks 1-13, 16)
2. The Machine Shop, Asbury Park, NJ (Tracks 1-7, 16)
3. Lorelei Studios, Philadelphia, PA (Tracks 1-5, 12, 13, 16)
4. Milkboy Studios, Philadelphia, PA (Tracks 2, 16)
5. Rittenhouse Soundworks, Philadelphia, PA (Tracks 2, 16)
6. Groove Studios, (Tracks 12, 15)
7. The Barn, Madisonburg, PA (Tracks 4, 11)
8. Wax's car & basement (Tracks 2, 4, 7, 8, 14)
SOCIAL MEDIA/CONTACT
INFORMATION:
Contact: wmekanix@gmail.comElectric Talon Records Contact: talonrecordsUSA@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WaximMekanix
Twitter: @WaxMekanix
Instagram: @Waxmekanix
Linktree: linktr.ee/waxmekanix
QUOTE ON THE RELEASE:
“Although they span two separate releases, the songs on Mobocracy Deluxe are constructed from
the same inspirational connective tissue, and come from the same creative places. I’ve made it
pretty clear that I write and record mostly for my own satisfaction regardless of who might
eventually hear any of it, but I hope the tracks here will give my audience a more complete view
of where my head was during the funky sideways times of 2015 to 2020.” - Wax
QUOTE ON THE FREAK BOUTIQUE VIDEO:
“Along with Mobocracy Deluxe is a video for my groovy jam, “Freak Boutique”. American
filmmaker Alex Wagoner made the creepy stark video for Blunt’s “Manchester Strawberry
Blonde”, so I wanted to work more with him to whip up something more retro and trippy to
demonstrate Freak Boutique’s notion of societal duality, personal courage, collective cowardice,
and the inevitable cost to anyone that exhibits public displays of individuality and bravery.” -
Wax
PREVIOUS PRESS (MOBOCRACY):
"As the album goes on, however, it is clear that Wax has his own sound and to me becomes
something like a heavy metal Mike Patton (I love Mike Patton), with all of his vocal acrobatics.
In every song, the layering of the vocals is genius and adds a great deal to the impressive feel of
the album. These songs are fully realized. Some of them sound a bit like Bad Religion to me and
share some of the same biting content, though unlike Bad Religion, it’s hard to pinpoint where
Wax is coming from religiously." - Prism Reviews
"He is a source of sounds and I have the feeling that we have just started to deal with him. Have
a nice trip!" - Noizy.gr
"'Victorious' hits the ground running. It is a pressure builder, a song that weaves its way through
the careful catacombs of the listener’s mind. The vocals soar and jump through, turning the
screws and pressing in hard.” - The Median Man
"‘Mobocracy’ is certainly an interesting release. Short and sweet, it is a curious piece of work
which echoes Devin on more than one occasion. I still don’t know the answer. Who the fuck isWax Mekanix? It may be worth leaving this veteran artist have the final words. 'History shows us
that artists will not let this kind of tectonic shift in American life pass without comment. I’m just
commenting now.'" - The Razors Edge
"You may not know who Wax Mekanix is at first but come the end, you won’t be forgetting him
anytime soon." - Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life
"Bridging an estranged divide between folk music, hair metal, country, hard rock, and countless
others, this album literally satisfies every taste you could have. The drums are perfectly crispy,
my god, slapping you in the face with each demanding assault of the drummer’s blows. The
cymbals holding down the groove and providing an airy mystique to the entire track. The guitar
tones are bright, full of endless clarity, enticing you to succumb to their emotional pull-tossing
you back and forth at their every whim via the highly intensive songwriting and production
decisions made!" - Legion of Solace
"If you look at this release, which contains six songs, you have to say that there is actually
something for everyone. A nice mix of genres that can please." - Tough Magazine
"It’s unashamedly old-school, classic rock with an experimental, avantgarde twist; syncopated,
eastern rhythms mix with time honored hard rock riffage to form an overblown, bombastic metal
spectacular." - Powerplay Magazine
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