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Where else can you hear... -R.E.M s Mike Mills -Tabla player/producer KARSH KALE --Telecaster maestro JIM CAMPILONGO (THE LITTLE WILLIES) -ETHEL, the maverick string quartet, -Avant-jazz saxophonist MICHAEL BLAKE (LOUNGE LIZARDS), -FORRO IN THE DARK percussionist Mauro Refosco and -Buddy Cage, pedal steel guitar legend (BOB DYLAN, NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE) ...together on one record? MUDVILLE reaches ever more stirring and soulful musical heights with their fourth release Iris Nova. This meticulously crafted album features collaborations with an eclectic array of great artists. The new album from songwriter/vocalist Marilyn Carino and producer/instrumentalist Benny Cha Cha, Iris Nova furthers the retro-futuristic excursions of 2005 s acclaimed The Glory of Man is Not in Vogue (hailed by Nylon as enchanting...a testament to the healing powers of rhythm and called poetic and other-worldly by the New York Post). With eleven original tunes plus a cover of The Police's Spirits in the Material World, Mudville seamlessly blends old-school soul and hip-hop grooves with a jazz sensibility, electronica flourishes, dub and live orchestral arrangements. The songs on Iris Nova paint captivating portraits of spiritual ambivalence, anguish and liberation, all on a palette of juicy grooves. Critically acclaimed, Mudville won a 2008 Independent Music Award for best song in the Dance/Electronica Category (Wicked) andIris Nova was chosen as one of the best releases of 2007 by XM Radio XMU 43, Anji Bee's Chillcast and Ink 19's Outsight Radio.