These Confines

The Dirty Rain Revelers

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Several months into 2020's Covid Lockdown, we began to feel a bit stifled and stagnant; the creative verve of Spring and Summer began to give way to Autumn/Winter blues. We had spent the Spring and Summer months creating Read more

Several months into 2020's Covid Lockdown, we began to feel a bit stifled and stagnant; the creative verve of Spring and Summer began to give way to Autumn/Winter blues. We had spent the Spring and Summer months creating weekly livestreams with music (both instrumental and song-driven), and with yoga. It resulted in a growing catalog of videos and new material to share.
We had started 2020 strong, playing and traveling a lot and feeling like we were getting really tight. By Winter 2020, we felt rusty and unsure of what the future would look like. 'These Confines' expresses that feeling of stagnation and frustration.
It started off as a set of lyrics that I (Melissa) wrote, and brought to Matthew; he quickly sketched out a melody and chord structure and we were off to the races. (He's really good at that - I always marvel at how effortless music appears for him).

In addition to recording all of the livestreams, we recorded several songs from our New Orleans home studio. After moving to the Shoals (from New Orleans) in 2021, many of those recordings got shelved/archived. Instead of releasing an album of new music in 2022, we ended up releasing a live album, highlighting some of our favorite covers plus a couple of originals.

In the meantime, we experimented with recording our originals at a few different studios, both in the Shoals and in Nashville; not finding exactly what we were looking for, we returned to our home studio, where we've always felt most comfortable. We invited our friend and local engineer, Grant Walden, to come over and engineer. This is where we completed the recording of These Confines. We took the finished song to mix with Jimmy Nutt at The Nutthouse in Sheffield, AL Jimmy and Grant are trusted friends and colleagues that we've grown close to and greatly appreciate having their trusted ears here in the Shoals. While the journey of bringing this song to life was years in the making, we appreciate having taken the long way around; the songs have grown and evolved over time and we're happy with the result.

These Confines - by The Dirty Rain Revelers (written by Melissa and Matthew DeOrazio/Los DeOrazis Music) Rusted Halo Records Recorded and Engineered by Matthew DeOrazio and Grant Walden Mixed and Mastered by Jimmy Nutt, Nutthouse Studio Drums, Bass and Electric Guitars - Matthew DeOrazio Vocals and Acoustic Guitars - Melissa DeOrazio

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Save You With A Song

The Dirty Rain Revelers

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After 4 years of stops and starts, we bring you this song from the depths of our soul. What started as a covid-lockdown recording project in our New Orleans home studio, evolved and shifted frequently; we moved Read more

After 4 years of stops and starts, we bring you this song from the depths of our soul. What started as a covid-lockdown recording project in our New Orleans home studio, evolved and shifted frequently; we moved cross-country, tried out various studios, and then ended up back at our home studio, but in The Shoals. We have been saved by music time and again, and are forever sending that hope through the sound waves, hoping that the lyrics and melodies reach the place in your heart that needs tending.

Words by Melissa DeOrazio Music by Matthew and Melissa DeOrazio Drums/Guitars/Bass recorded by Matthew DeOrazio; Guitar/Vocals/BGV by Melissa DeOrazio Keys: Eli Milliman Recording Engineers: Matthew DeOrazio and Grant Walden Mixing Engineer: Craig Alvin Mastering Engineer: Shelley Anderson Cover Art and Photo: Melissa DeOrazio

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Live from the Porch

The Dirty Rain Revelers

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THE DIRTY RAIN REVELERS – LIVE FROM THE PORCH 1. MASTERS OF WAR (BOB DYLAN) 2. DESPERATE KINGDOM OF LOVE (PJ HARVEY) 3. MUSIC MASTER (RUMI) 4. RING THE GOLDEN BELLS (TRADITIONAL) 5. WHERE IS MY CALM (LOS DEORAZIOS MUSIC) Read more

THE DIRTY RAIN REVELERS – LIVE FROM THE PORCH
1. MASTERS OF WAR (BOB DYLAN)
2. DESPERATE KINGDOM OF LOVE (PJ HARVEY)
3. MUSIC MASTER (RUMI)
4. RING THE GOLDEN BELLS (TRADITIONAL)
5. WHERE IS MY CALM (LOS DEORAZIOS MUSIC)
6. WISER CAUSE (LOS DEORAZIOS MUSIC)
7. IT’S ALRIGHT MA (BOB DYLAN)

Their upcoming live album was born out of pandemic life and the live-streams they shared from their New Orleans porch. Through 2020, they recorded the majority of their weekly performances, which included many songs they would not normally perform live. While their 2020 tour plans evaporated, an array of new songs, both original and covers, emerged from this time. By the end of 2020, they had recorded the basic tracks for a new studio album, as well as a selection of livestream performances for a live album.

In the midst of the pandemic, they found themselves in search of sanctuary, space, and a change of pace. To that end, in 2021 The Dirty Rain Revelers relocated themselves to another town known for music – Muscle Shoals, Alabama.

Fast forward to 2022, and the live record is finally getting its turn to shine. The songs chosen for Live from the Porch reflect the times we’ve all been living through, and yet have a timeless quality about them.
Forever fans of Bob Dylan, The Dirty Rain Revelers chose to bookend their live album with two Dylan songs (Masters of War, 1963 and It’s Alright Ma, 1965). These two songs set the tone for the mood of pandemic life and in particular, the mood of Summer 2020.

Recorded by Matthew DeOrazio; Performed by Melissa and Matthew DeOrazio in New Orleans, LA. Mastered by Grant Walden at HearTell Studios, Muscle Shoals, AL

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Spark

The Dirty Rain Revelers

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The latest offering from The DRR, Spark is a collection of songs culled from their live shows. As such the couple decided to record this collection as if performing a show. No headphones, click tracks or overdubs were Read more

The latest offering from The DRR, Spark is a collection of songs culled from their live shows. As such the couple decided to record this collection as if performing a show. No headphones, click tracks or overdubs were harmed in this process. What you get on Spark is the couple in their natural state. 10 originals and 4 covers; 2 vocals and 2 guitars; 1 couple committed to each other and the music they get to share.

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    Long Black Veil 4:31
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    Killing The Blues 4:16
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    It's Gonna Rain 4:59
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Home: Vol. 1

Sweet Jones

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"Folk-country hybrid with a warm and inviting glow... a brief song cycle about finding one’s way back to one’s strength. The gentle nature of their traditionalism only helps to put an even softer focus on these intimate Read more

"Folk-country hybrid with a warm and inviting glow... a brief song cycle about finding one’s way back to one’s strength. The gentle nature of their traditionalism only helps to put an even softer focus on these intimate snapshots." Review by Robert Fontenot at Offbeat Magazine Home Vol 1, recorded and written by Melissa and Matthew DeOrazio in their home studio in New Orleans.

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Magnolia

Sweet Jones

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"Magnolia is the debut effort from New Orleans based Sweet Jones. From the upbeat rhythms, tight guitar licks and harmonies that float like the bayou mist mixed into a gumbo of blues, roots rock, folk and Americana, Read more

"Magnolia is the debut effort from New Orleans based Sweet Jones. From the upbeat rhythms, tight guitar licks and harmonies that float like the bayou mist mixed into a gumbo of blues, roots rock, folk and Americana, Magnolia is a pretty strong first outing for the husband and wife duo Matthew and Melissa DeOrazio. There's a real synergy between these two and Magnolia reflects an honesty and sincerity for the music they've created here. Hope displaces despair, love conquers loss and life springs eternal in what is essentially a love letter to each other and a cool summer album for the rest of us." - The Alternate Root

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    This Bird 4:57
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El DeOrazio

El DeOrazio

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El D's debut self titled EP displaying a wide scope of styles and influences in six songs. All born out of the blues and reaching in different directions. The record was tracked live with a core trio of guitar, bass and Read more

El D's debut self titled EP displaying a wide scope of styles and influences in six songs. All born out of the blues and reaching in different directions. The record was tracked live with a core trio of guitar, bass and drums at the DeOrazio's home in New Orleans, allowing the band to really take their time and have fun playing the songs without the the constraints of time and money. The band is especially excited about and grateful to the guests that contributed their time and considerable talent to the songs. Keith Burnstein is an accomplished songwriter and keyboard player and good friend of El D's and they've performed many times together in each other's bands as well as on other bands gigs. Raul Gomez is another good friend of El D's and an accopmplished conductor and violinst in the classical world. He currently plays violin for the LPO as well as guest conducting orchestras in the New Orleans region. Another good friend is Greg Speck on accordion. El D and Greg have played many gigs together in other bands. Greg comes to New Orleans from upstate New York where he still leads one of the few Cajun/zydeco bands in that area. He excels at Cajun/zydeco styles accordion in addition to Eastern European styles. Lee Johnson spent a day and a half in New Orleans for Mardi Gras, so naturally El D put his little brother to work recording an extraordinary sax part for Baby What You Do. Lee is a very accomplished sax/ keyboard player in North Carolina where he leads his own band. El D did the final mix and mastering with Michael Seaman at Listen Up Studios in New Orleans.

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M.O.T.R.

Melissa On The Rocks

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Melissa On The Rocks (M.O.T.R.), is a collection of songs written by Melissa between 2005 and 2007. These were recorded by Matt and Melissa in Austin in the Spring of 2007, then mixed in L.A. by Gilli Moon, and mastered Read more

Melissa On The Rocks (M.O.T.R.), is a collection of songs written by Melissa between 2005 and 2007. These were recorded by Matt and Melissa in Austin in the Spring of 2007, then mixed in L.A. by Gilli Moon, and mastered in New Orleans by Parker Dinkins. These masters then sat, in a box, in a closet, while the couple went on to form and develop Sweet Jones (and now called The Dirty Rain Revelers).

Some of these songs have been absorbed into their current set lists, having undergone new arrangements and re-writes. The remainder of the songs have been retired, but are still great recordings of songs the couple are very proud to share. It represents a snapshot of a time in their life after a year and a half of working together, developing this material live, and cementing their relationship as peer musicians, just prior to discovering and developing their deeper connection as a couple.

On this collection of songs, you'll hear Melissa's fortitude and power as a front person: A culmination of 10 years of playing live, as a solo artist in Austin and around the country. Here, she's at her most confident, fronting this power-pop trio, with Matthew on the drums, and Melinda Rothouse on bass.

M.O.T.R. is available to download and is also available for licensing.

The Austin Chronicle reviewed Melissa's Solo-Style album (pre-MOTR) - "Neo-folk in a rock vein...her thoughtful, sometimes plaintive style is sweetly underscored by tough songwriting that embraces her boundless world..."

Guitar/Vocals - Melissa DeOrazio
Drums - Matthew DeOrazio
Bass - Melinda Rothouse
Recorded/Engineered by Matthew DeOrazio in Austin, TX
Mixed/Produced by Gilli Moon in Los Angeles.
Additional tracks (keys/guitar effects) by Gilli Moon and Matt Thorne
copyright 2007

Full wav files are available for licensing.
Please contact us through the website to make arrangements.

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