This Saturday, three Gainesville-based acts will be playing a show together at the High Dive. Morning Fatty, Ozone and Analogue Ghost are all local artists who play danceable songs. So if you’re looking for somewhere to groove out Saturday night, look no further.
Morning Fatty’s sound encompasses elements of reggae, funk and rock. The group originally started in West Palm Beach in 2004 and has since made Gainesville their home base. In 2012, Morning Fatty put out its first official release. “Facemelt” is a four track EP that features the group’s popular track “Street Pharmacist,” a catchy song whose pumping drums and walking bass lines keep up an interesting and groovy rhythm. Morning Fatty often employs reggae and funk basics, but it is by adding distorted, dueling guitar lines that the group find their niche in fusing genres. Steadily making their way out of Florida and regularly touring the East Coast, Morning Fatty’s homecoming at the High Dive on Saturday will come just a few days after a string of the band’s shows in Georgia.
“I have been booking Morning Fatty since their early days as a ska/reggae act out of West Palm Beach, so I love seeing how far they have come,” High Dive promoter Pat Lavery said. “They are now a full-time touring band representing Gainesville.”
In addition to Morning Fatty, up-and-coming local acts Ozone and Analogue Ghost will be performing. Ozone is similar to Morning Fatty in its use of reggae instrumentals. Where Morning Fatty leans toward the rock side of the spectrum, however, Ozone blends its reggae roots with hip-hop. They do this through the heavy use of electronic instrumentation. Rap serves as Ozone’s primary vocal style.
Analogue Ghost, whose music is still extremely danceable, sounds a lot different than both Ozone and Morning Fatty. The solo project of Gainesville resident and math tutor Marty Parks, 27, sounds a lot more like Aphex Twin than Sublime. His music is entirely instrumental, synth heavy and ambient.
“It’s always cool to introduce people to sounds they’ve never heard before,” Parks said. “It’s very humbling that I am able to do that.”
Analogue Ghost started as a duo back in 2010, consisting of Marty basically doing what he does now, which is making complex electronic instrumentals. However, in 2010, Marty played with a female vocalist. After they called it quits in 2012, Marty decided to keep the moniker and started releasing music solo as Analogue Ghost.
“I love experimenting with simple loops and layering,” Parks said. “My songs start with a timbre that really jumps out at me, sometimes it’s as simple as a square wave. I love the square wave.”
Doors open at 9 p.m., with the show starting at 9:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in advance for $8 at ticketfly.com or in person from the High Dive Box Office, Hear Again Music and Movies or from the acts themselves. Otherwise, entry to the show will cost $12 at the door.
Editor's Note: As of press time, Parks will no longer be performing because of a family emergency.
