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 JANUARY
2008 SPLIT RELEASE OUT NOW:
THE SPECTACULAR FANTASTIC - Consume
"Full of the infective pop music for which
Detmer and associates are
known" - The Wheels Still in Spin
BUY
A HARDCOPY
HERE
OR BUY AT
iTUNES
DISCOGRAPHY
Consume (2008 IONIK / 75orLESS) B UY A HARDCOPY
HERE
OR BUY AT
iTUNES
Outer Space is Nothing but a Lie (2007 Ionik) available for free
download
HERE
Goes underground - (2005 Ionik) -
"The Thrills channeled the influential
Beach Boys from as far away as Ireland and now the Spectacular Fantastic — led
by the already prolific Mike Detmer — follows the trend via Cincinnati, OH.
"
- ALL MUSIC
GUIDE
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PURCHASE
A HARD OR BUY AT THE
iTUNES STORE
Vortex of Vacancy - (2004 Ionik) -
"No matter the style, the songs stick
with you (...and that says something when your ears are as overloaded with music
as mine are)." - Erasingclouds Reviews -
PURCHASE
A HARDCOPY OR BUY AT THE
iTUNES STORE
New Equations for the Simple Mind
- (2003 Ionik) -
"Honest
emotional _expression is at the core of New Equations…, along with the ability
to take familiar musical styles and inject them
with life, showing how the
classics can seem futuristic under the right light." - Sponic Zine
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PURCHASE HARDCOPY OR BUY AT
THE
iTUNES STORE
Self-Titled - (2002 Ionik)
- "Under the guise of
Spectacular Fantastic, Mike Detmer has released a collection of home bedroom
recordings combining the best parts of Neil Young, Uncle Tupelo and country and
western singalongs ala Buddy Holly. " - 75 or Less Reviews
-PURCHASE
THIS ALBUM ON iTUNES.
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THE SPECTACULAR
FANTASTIC
- Lawrenceburg, IN
OFFICIAL WEBSITE
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With influences ranging from The Beach Boys to 90’s Chicago cult favorites,
Fig Dish, Mike Detmer has been the creative force behind The Spectacular
Fantastic’s ever-evolving sound for the past 4 years. Having become one of the
most recognizable names in the Cincinnati music scene, the band has spent the
past year playing various festivals and venues throughout the Midwest in an
attempt to become the best rock band that you’ve never heard of.
After 5 releases on Ionik, and pages of positive
press.
Having made some of their back catalog available for free downloads, the
band believes that allowing the listener to decide what to pay for music is the
wave of the future for independent artists.
THE SPECTACULAR FANTASTIC were nominated for best alternative/indie act for this
years
CEA's! Read about them & the other great artist's who won and were nominated
HERE.
2008 NEWS
THE SPECTACULAR FANTASTIC just released their new EP "Consume" on both Ionik
and Rhode Island label
75 OR LESS!
Buy a hardcopy
HERE
OR BUY AT
iTUNES!!!! The current EP will also
be complimented by a free online only 'Reward' EP.
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