BROOKLYN-BASED COLLECTIVE MEGATIVE SIGNS TO LAST GANG RECORDS

FEATURES TIM FLETCHER OF THE STILLS,
GUS VAN GO, LIKE MINDS, AND SCREECHY DAN

RELEASES NEW SINGLE MORE TIME
WATCH THE OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO HERE

Toronto, ON – June 2, 2017 – Brooklyn-based collective, MEGATIVE (Tim Fletcher of The Stills, Gus Van Go, Like Minds, and Screechy Dan) is creating a dark and deep subterranean dub, heavily influenced by the sounds that came out of the UK punk and reggae scene of the late 70’s. Today, they announce their signing to Last Gang Records, and release their debut single, More Time. The track premiered this past Sunday on CBC’s The Strombo Show, and the official music video was premiered yesterday by Exclaim.ca. MEGATIVE will be performing on September 9, with more dates to be announced, while an album for the group is due for release later in 2017 through Last Gang Records.

Part Gorillaz, part The Clash, laced with King Tubby-style dub FX and swirling sirens straight out of Massive Attack’s sound-system, MEGATIVE is the sound of all these jamming together in an underground basement after-party at the end of the world. Tim Fletcher’s (The Stills), vocals channel the haunting, cool detachment of a young Terry Hall (The Specials) and fuse with the moody subs generated by Gus Van Go (Arkells, Whitehorse, Wintersleep) – of cult-Montreal punk ensemble, Me, Mom & Morgentaler – who has gone from frontman in his own right, to become a much-sought-after, decorated producer in the contemporary independent scene. Together, these longtime fellow conspirators have been plotting the birth of MEGATIVE for many years. The pair then got together with NYC production duo, Like Minds, and Brooklyn-via-Jamaica MC, Screechy Dan (Ruff Entry Crew), and started making songs, for themselves. 

“MEGATIVE was formed by myself and Gus Van, who's love of The Clash and The Specials, UK punk, reggae, and dub was always a reference point and barometer for us,” says Fletcher about the collective. “With Gus busy with a production career, and me busy with various musical projects (The Stills, Voizes), we spent years discussing how we would one day assemble a group that would bring together all of these influences into a new setting, in a way that would transcend people's ideas about what such music should be like. Sounds that are relevant, themes that are relevant, dark, dystopian, apocalyptic soundscapes and moods are drawn out of these influences.”

The video for More Time was shot on 16mm film by director Sean Cartwright in various NYC locations where the band was playing and hanging out. The song is about denial, greed, fear of death, and the fear of introspection.

MEGATIVE Upcoming Dates:
September 9 – Hamilton, ON @ Supercrawl Fest
** More TBA

Stay tuned for more coming from MEGATIVE this summer!

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About Last Gang:
Last Gang is a music company founded in 2003 and credited with launching the careers of Metric, Death From Above 1979, MSTRKRFT and Crystal Castles. The company is also well known for its work with Arkells, Ryan Hemsworth, Purity Ring, Lights, and Chromeo. Last Gang is an Entertainment One company. http://www.lastgang.com / http://www.entertainmentonegroup.com

Entertainment One Music is home to Dualtone, Death Row, and Light Records releasing some of the most popular music in the world including The Lumineers, The Game and Lalah Hathaway.