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The Electric Marmalade makes all new music that recaptures the groovin' sounds of the '60s Mod/Psychedelic movement, with Rob Reda on Rickenbacker 12-string, Devin Thomas (Wild Child, Oingo Boingo) on Vox organ and piano, Bobby Breton (Yuko, Discovery Channel, ABC) on drums and percussion. Reda's son, guitarist, Mason Reda covers bass. Using various names, The Electric Marmalade toured the Hollywood club circuit, performing at clubs like The Whiskey and Gazzarri's. Their single, 45 Degrees (I love You) / Midnight Eyes was a staple on 106.7 KROQ FM as D.J. Rodney Bingenheimer played both sides of the disk religiously on his show, "Rodney On The Roq." The A-side, made the list of top ten most requested songs for the year 1989 charting at #8 on the "Rodney" show. The combo then released an EP, "Black And White" recorded by producer, Earle Mankey (Brian Wilson, Concrete Blonde, Sparks). This EP was picked up by Bingenheimer too. It also received much airplay on KSPC and many college radio stations. In 2008, They released a full-length concept album, "Voyage through the Lava Lamp," an intense trip through psychedelia. 2020's "Welcome to the Love-In," explores a lighter, Beatleque sound often featuring a horn section, and the 2023 single, "Shelly" features a horn section grooving along with Reda's driving guitars, gritty solo and Thomas's honkytonk piano. Their newest release, "The Shape of Something Wild," revisits the culture of the '60s Hollywood "a-go-go" culture.