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Dave Newhouse (Manna / Mirage)

Dave Newhouse (Manna / Mirage)
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Dave Newhouse (born in Hawaii in 1953) was a founding member of The Muffins in 1973, and participated in the group during its various incarnations until the final dissolution in 2016. Newhouse has also collaborated with a large number of other artists, including Fred Frith, Rascal Reporters, Guapo, and more. Manna / Mirage is essentially a Dave Newhouse band project modeled on the original AmeriCanterbury sound that The Muffine produced on their first few albums. Muffins Billy Swann and Paul Sears contribute, as well as George Newhouse (Dave's son), plus other musicians.
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http://www.mannamirage.com
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Moon Men — 3 Moon Men — 3
(Bandcamp No #, 2019, DL)
Cloud over Jupiter with John Shirley — Short Stories for Tall Aliens Cloud over Jupiter with John Shirley — Short Stories for Tall Aliens
(Bandcamp no#, 2019, CD / DL)
Oval Planet — Trench Poems Oval Planet — Trench Poems
(Bandcamp no#, 2019, CD / DL)
Moon Men — 2: Uncomfortable Space Probe Moon Men — 2: Uncomfortable Space Probe
(Bandcamp No #, 2018, DL)
Paul Sears — Angels & Demons That Play Paul Sears — Angels & Demons That Play
(Stairway Press, 2018, TPB)
Manna / Mirage — Rest of the World Manna / Mirage — Rest of the World
(New House Music NH05, 2018, CD)
Forrest Fang — Scenes from a Ghost Train Forrest Fang — Scenes from a Ghost Train
(Projekt 349, 2018, CD)
Greg Segal with Friends — Visible Greg Segal with Friends — Visible
(Bandcamp no#, 2018, CD / DL)
Diratz — Diratz Diratz — Diratz
(New House Music NH03, 2017, CD)
Various Artists — Frets of Yore Various Artists — Frets of Yore
(Spectropol SpecT 41 , 2017, CD / DL)
Greg Segal with Friends — Invisible Ground of Sympathy Greg Segal with Friends — Invisible Ground of Sympathy
(Phantom Airship no#, 2017, CD)
Nick Prol and the Proletarians — Loon Attic Nick Prol and the Proletarians — Loon Attic
(Bandcamp Daba Da, 2017, CD / DL)
Margorani / Newhouse / Zenoni — Beauty Is in the Distance Margorani / Newhouse / Zenoni — Beauty Is in the Distance
(ADN DNN 006 C, 2016, CD)
Manna / Mirage — Blue Dogs Manna / Mirage — Blue Dogs
(New House Music NH01, 2015, CD)
Homunculus Res — Come Si Diventa Ciò Che Si Era Homunculus Res — Come Si Diventa Ciò Che Si Era
(AltrOck Productions ALT-050, 2015, CD)
Various Artists — Romantic Warriors III: Canterbury Tales Various Artists — Romantic Warriors III: Canterbury Tales
(Zeitgeist Media 3, 2015, DVD)
Guapo — History of the Visitation Guapo — History of the Visitation
(Cuneiform Rune 354/355, 2013, CD+DVD)
The Muffins — Mother Tongue The Muffins — Mother Tongue
(HOBART 003, 2012, CD)
The Muffins — Palindrome The Muffins — Palindrome
(Musea FGBG 4865, 2010, CD)
The Muffins with Marshall Allen & Knoel Scott — Loveletter #2 The Muffins with Marshall Allen & Knoel Scott — Loveletter #2 "The Ra Sessions"
(HOB002, 2005, CD)
The Muffins — Double Negative The Muffins — Double Negative
(Cuneiform Rune 199, 2004, CD)
The Muffins — Bandwidth The Muffins — Bandwidth
(Cuneiform Rune 161, 2002, CD)
The Muffins — Loveletter #1 The Muffins — Loveletter #1
(CoNtOrTeD CON6, 2001, CD)
Rascal Reporters — Purple Entrapment Rascal Reporters — Purple Entrapment
(Wafer Face 9, 1995, CD)
Various Artists — Unsettled Scores Various Artists — Unsettled Scores
(Cuneiform Rune 75/76, 1995, 2CD)
The Muffins — Open City The Muffins — Open City
(Cuneiform 55010, 1985/1994, CD)
Rascal Reporters — Ridin' on a Bummer Rascal Reporters — Ridin' on a Bummer
(Hebbardesque no#, 1984/2005, CD)
The Muffins — <185> The Muffins — <185>
(Cuneiform 55013, 1981/1996, CD)
The Muffins — Secret Signals 3 The Muffins — Secret Signals 3
(New House NH06, 1981/2019, CD)
Rascal Reporters — We're God Rascal Reporters — We're God
(Wafer Face 7, 1980/1997, CD)
The Muffins — Manna / Mirage The Muffins — Manna / Mirage
(Cuneiform 55004, 1978/1993, CD)
The Muffins — Secret Signals 1 The Muffins — Secret Signals 1
(New House NH02, 1978/2017, CD)
The Muffins — Chronometers The Muffins — Chronometers
(Cuneiform 55007, 1975/1993, CD)
The Muffins — Secret Signals 2 The Muffins — Secret Signals 2
(New House NH04, 1975/2018, CD)

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