Clatter, Nine Inch Nails, The Black Keys, The White Stripes, T-Bone Walker, Muddy Waters, Steve Lawson, Final Fantasy, David Byrne, The Talking Heads, Weezer, Rush, Rage Against the Machine, The Pixies, The Who, Muse, Monster Magnet, Cream, Cake, Vic Wooten, Kasabian, The Raveonettes
Sounds Like
Clatter, Nine Inch Nails, the Black Keys, the White Stripes, They Might Be Giants, The Talking Heads, David Byrne
This is my pretentious solo project, a one-man rock band on bass guitar. It has rules.
No samples. No drum machines. Nothing pre-recorded. There is nothing up my sleeve. Everything I loop is created on-the-fly.
No guitars. Bass does not mean basic, and it is not backup for some six-stringer's ego.
No jazz. This is not a project that will show off blinding bass technique or complicated looped "aural soundscapes." It may be experimental, but it's still Rock.
No elaborate effects. It's possible to pitch-shift, chorus, modulate, and manipulate an instrument until it becomes something else. It's not a challenge that interests me. I use fuzz and envelope pedals, nothing else.
Four String Riot performs in and around Washington, DC. Recordings and a schedule are available at FourStringRiot.com, and you can reach me by e-mail at thomas@fourstringriot.com.
