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Robert Harrison Dresing (Marblemouth) is so named for his unique, character-voiced cooing. One need only to listen to Marblemouth’s intonational vocals to realize that he often sounds like he is singing with marbles in his mouth.

There are those that say, “His voice is kind of odd...” But to this we simply reply, “Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Richard Butler of The Psychedelic Furs, The Blue Nile, etc...”

The voice of Marblemouth is not for the majority. Instead, Marblemouth’s gifts are best cherished by those seeking something sans-mainstream or Ultra-Mel.

Headquartered in Boston, MA, Marblemouth (the band) consists of one key figure, Robert Harrison Dresing, who writes every note and orchestrates every rhythmic measure.

Occasionally working with a select group of unidentified studio musicians (i.e. Curse Murphy, Chester Von Magneto and Harrison Ghast of Mysterious Creature), Dresing may take years to release material from the shadows of his secret studio. As his new music becomes available, inevitably seeing the light of day - it continues to draw smiles upon the craving faces of his endearing fans.

Marblemouth is an XTC-ish project. That is to say: studio only. So don’t expect to see Dresing (or the band - Marblemouth) playing live or touring. It would be interesting, of course - but it won’t happen.

In his spare time, Marblemouth (Dresing) likes to fly kites, study and practice interior design, put to use his extensive knowledge of being a cheese maker plus visit far away lands where he claims most of his creative inspirations originate.

Dresing is well versed in nine languages and loves pretzels.
Marblemouth is often looked upon as a hermit as he is known for spending countless hours alone, just soaking in the vibe of the world. More interested in tree bark than he ever would be in city smog, Dresing is usually out of sight but never out of mind.

Dresing utilizes a self-invented collection of custom guitar tunings so musicians should beware... any attempt to play the music with a standard tuning - is literally impossible.

Another curious and interesting Marblemouth fact: In a freak woodworking accident, Dresing sawed through his left hand pinky (to the second knuckle) and severely broke his ring finger (on the same hand) - so the bass guitar is now the only instrument to get any major use. Although rumor has it that he has now devised a way to play guitar again (as if nothing ever happened).

In a recent, rare interview, Marblemouth claimed that maybe his next album might be all bass guitars...

When asked what he personally thought of his completed Gasoline CD, Dresing said nothing for over four minutes (all the while making deep-thought faces) only to finally state, “I would equate Gasoline with REM’s Murmur album... I mean... how many words do you understand in, South Central Rain? And even if you can hear the words - what the fuck is Michael Stipe talking about? Gasoline is the new Murmur.