Martin Rev (full name Martin Reverby) is the instrumentalist from New York punk-era electronic band Suicide.
He also plays solo shows live, and has released a number of solo albums for a handful of labels, including ROIR and Puu. His style on these recordings varies wildly from release to release, from prototypical electronic no wave (Martin Rev) to bubblegum pop (See Me Ridin,Strangeworld) to heavy synthesizer rock (To Live).
See Me Ridin' (1:51)/Pillars (2:33)/I Heard Your Name (2:02)/No One Knows (2:30)/Mine (1:41)/Ten Two (1:34)/Small Talk (2:08)/Secret Teardrops (2:45)/I Made You Cry (2:18)/Here We Go (1:40)/Mari Go Round (4:45)/Hop And Scotch (1:53)/Told The Moon (1:51)/Yours Tonight (3:53)/Tell Me Why (3:18)/Post Card (1:29)
Strangeworld (PUU PUU-17, 2000)
My Strange World (3:05)/Sparks (3:30)/Solitude (3:07)/Funny (2:50)/Ramblin' (3:15)/Trouble (3:16)/Splinters (5:26)/Cartoons (3:05)/One Track Mind (3:06)/Chalky (4:55)/Jacks And Aces (3:35)/Reading My Mind (3:35)/Day And Night (1:58)
To Live (File-13 Records FT-46, 2003)
To Live (5:10)/In Your Arms (5:56)/Black Ice (3:23)/Gutter Rock (4:02)/Shimmer (5:04)/Painted (4:16)/Places I Go (4:21)/Lost In The Orbits (2:50)/Jaded (4:51)/Our Roads (3:31)/Search For Stone (3:33)/Water (3:24)/Stormy (5:00)
Trivia
The screamo band Orchid performs a song entitled Impersonating Martin Rev. The song is featured on their gatefold self-titled release and is an actual impersonation of the instrumentalist's style.