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[Jason Tate]

The I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business biography is included in the replies.

[Jason Tate]

The things we lose sight of are best rediscovered in a dark room with our eyes closed and our ears open. That is how Ace Enders would like you to become acquainted with his first solo release, I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody’s Business.
The project was born out of a desire for a clean start. Enders, a 22 year old New Jersey native is armed with knowledge and experience gained through his band, The Early November. After one full-length, two EPs, and nearly three years of touring with the band as the guitarist and lead vocalist, Ace was yearning to go back to the beginning and do things a little differently. “I wanted to go back to the time when music was the only thing that mattered, not all of the other messy things that come with it,” explains Enders.
Spontaneity was the key to making the album for Enders and co-producer Chris Badami. The tracks shift smoothly from bursts of earnest strength to ballads of universal isolation with a few stomps, claps, and even a “yee-haw” thrown in the mix.
Lyrically, the songs take a sophisticated approach to exploring and breaking the barriers that block true communication in our fast-paced, technology-based world. “Everything is so planned out these days that it’s not even real. From the things people say to a lot of the music that’s out there. I like to just let things happen, in the studio and in life,” Enders explains.
In the midst of bittersweet guitars, airy keys, fervent strings, and even the hum of soap operas and game shows in the background, there is a message in this album that will hopefully catch on as well as the melodies do. Enders explains, “Whether it’s a career or a relationship, there are so many things that make you lose touch with the pure love that made you start from the beginning. I think it’s important to weed all that other stuff out. I guess you could say it’s like picking up trash, even if you weren’t the one who threw it on the ground.”
The background noise heard throughout the album is a symbol of this theoretical “life pollution.” Enders wanted to represent the clutter in life that often pulls us in every imaginable direction until it’s unbearable, and you “want it to just stop” as he plainly states in track 11, “The End of the Background Noise.”
During the epiphanic month-long writing and recording process, even his appearance experienced a transformation when Enders cut his hair off in front of a hotel room mirror. “I just picked up a scissors and started chopping. My hair felt dirty, but not because I don’t wash it. I guess tainted is a better word,” Enders said.
The theme of the album is summed up in Enders’ simple explanation, “It’s about the questions you ask yourself in the middle of the night, but for some reason forget about by morning.” Undoubtedly, I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody’s Business is a welcome reminder, and just some good “clean” fun.

[djUbilla]

Mr. Ace, Sir,
I am beyond excited for this album. Thank you for writing music and always pushing yourself in new directions.

Love,
Dan

[aolsux]

yes this album may get to be in my top 5 releases of 2004

[albatrossxivy]

ace enders is my hero

[makebelieve327]

ace enders is my hero

ditto

[tyais]

Ace Enders = best thing about Drive-Thru

[robhimself]

ace is an amazing writer. i'm sure this will be one of the best albums out this year. i don't know if i'd go as far as saying hes the best thing about drive thru, but i do know hes one of the only people they have that shows his talent.

[tyais]

ace is an amazing writer. i'm sure this will be one of the best albums out this year. i don't know if i'd go as far as saying hes the best thing about drive thru, but i do know hes one of the only people they have that shows his talent.

Not to be confrontational, but name something better. In my books (which is what it boils down to, personal opinion) the only people on there comparable to Ace Enders writing is Steel Train and Rx Bandits.

[brothermonk]

You asked for more info, you get it...

So now if I ask for you to post the album for downloading...

[DancePartyx3000]

My hero is myself. Arthur Enders is a good example of self-discovery.

[dang]

hm shall i be the first "fuck ace this shit sucks" post?

nah.

although he really needs to change the name and some of the titles of the songs. since when do names of bands become sentences?

[robhimself]

Not to be confrontational, but name something better. In my books (which is what it boils down to, personal opinion) the only people on there comparable to Ace Enders writing is Steel Train and Rx Bandits.

those are the two bands i wouldve named too. rx bandits have such good guitar work and the songs are catchy and steel train... i hate the singing but they make some really really good music. i don't think anything else on drive thru compares to those three.

[Orange]

October 26th, in stores everywhere. The cd has 15 songs, there are
strings, there's finger snapping, there's whistling, it's a good time.
Anyway, "the mess" will be doing some touring around the release. But
even cooler are the contests we're running. Anyone who orders the CD
from our website between September 24 and November 14 will
automatically be entered to win a PRIVATE SHOW from I Can Make A
Mess!!! How cool is that? If you want to buy the CD in stores, just
send us your original receipt with your name, address, phone number
and email to Drive-Thru Records, PO Box 55234, Sherman Oaks, CA 91413,
attn: Mess Contest, and you will be entered to win.

ICMAM will also be playing a private show for the winner of the
"Golden Ticket". The ticket will be included in one random CD that
could be found anywhere across the US . Chances of winning 1 in
30,000.

The first 500 people to pre-order the ICMAM CD on our website will
receive a FREE AUTOGRAPHED POSTER. Everyone who pre-orders will be
entered to win a one-of-a-kind handmade Mess shirt from Ace.

In the meantime...you can listen to two songs off the cd at
www.purevolume.com/icanmakeamesslikenobodysbusiness

[andyriggedrec]

i love it. ace doesnt write anything difficult, other than some funky time signatures and what not...but really, the songs are basic. and yet, everytime i listen im so impressed by what he does. its weird because hes so original and non original at the same time. fuck yah i love this man.



oh and about drivethru talent...you guys are so right...rooock on.

[GhostManOn3rd]

i have a feeling that this album will tickle my fancy.

[dime a dozen]

i love it. ace doesnt write anything difficult, other than some funky time signatures and what not...but really, the songs are basic. and yet, everytime i listen im so impressed by what he does. its weird because hes so original and non original at the same time. fuck yah i love this man.

exactly how i feel


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www.purevolume.com/fireinthehole
-my band

[Sureshot182]

ace is amazing. that is all.

[Jentheoptimist]

I can't help but say what has already been said, Ace is a musical genius and one of the most down to earth guys, I would buy this cd on principal alone. Ace seriously is a friendly reminder why I love this music, despite all the ugliness in this scene. I would love to see this guys progression in ten years.

[Joanna187]

I love that man. I'm sure he'll blow all of our heads off with this one. His approach to writing and even thinking is something that should be influential to everyone. You can tell by that bio that this disc is completely sincere and straight from the heart-the way all good music is meant to be.

[EmoTorture]

Ace Enders = best thing about Drive-Thru

Or bankruptcy.

[tyais]

Or bankruptcy.

Oh shnap!

I liked it. I liked it. (Then maybe Steel Train, Rx Bandits, and Early November could head over to Militia Group...)

[djUbilla]

Oh shnap!

I liked it. I liked it. (Then maybe Steel Train, Rx Bandits, and Early November could head over to Militia Group...)
Woooaaaaahhh... You just blew my mind.

[Frank Giaramita]

so how about that Ace Enders dude...you guys ever hear of him before??

[andyriggedrec]

so how about that Ace Enders dude...you guys ever hear of him before??


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[Frank Giaramita]

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ahahaha amaazing

[andyriggedrec]

ahahaha amaazing
:whip: :sombrero: i aspire to be some god named frank. my life goal. i hope you feel special. and like a piece of shit for putting me on restriction.

[CircaEnder]

Not to be confrontational, but name something better. In my books (which is what it boils down to, personal opinion) the only people on there comparable to Ace Enders writing is Steel Train and Rx Bandits.


theres this one band called hidden in plain view...yeah..good lyrics

[andyriggedrec]

theres this one band called hidden in plain view...yeah..good lyrics


ok ok hidden in plain view is pretty catchy, they have a few good tracks, but come on now..your comparing em to the wrong guys.. and ace? no one can touch that shit.

[andyriggedrec]

the flow of it makes me almost want to cry like a baby..i dont know why


i know why. its ace duuuude. he does that to me everytime..his god given talent.

[imirish06]

I think it will be good. I'm really excited for the new Steel Train album though.