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In an interview with 15questions.net, bassist Josh Werner described his preferred style art of music-making: “Improvising in person with other humans is the ultimate way to collaborate. Playing free music with no pre-composed songs, no chord charts, no safety net is the pinnacle of musical expression for me at this point, and no technology can ever catch up to that freedom of expression.”
There’s very little that could paint as eloquent a picture for what’s achieved on ‘Resilient Vessels Live at the Cell’ than that. Released through RR Gems, the label based in Estonia whose mission statement is to wave the flag for “free-form, jazz and experimental music” have just unveiled a project that absolutely typifies those intentions.
Speedball Baby and
Five Dollar Priest – ironically only bandleader
Tony Pinto has since labored in obscurity), the talent is undeniable, but what brings it altogether are the songs themselves. With a clear love for both sixties-derived folk rock of the R.E.M. variety and the then-current British and Australian neopsych guitar bands, plus a dash of gothic moodiness, the Ranchers infuse the brooding “Without a Doubt” and “After All” and the rocking “Drowning” and “Shadows” with a seemingly effortless balance of memorable melody, nervous energy and emotional gloom. Mixed and mastered by
Kirk Swan – whose band
Dumptruck provides a useful reference point –