From 1997 to 2007 R-Three was the creative and musical outlet of singer/songwriter/co-founder Rhett Redelings who wrote and produced most of the words and music (1997 - 2007)
with the exception of (or in addition to) significant contributions from: Brad Steffen (co-founder): Keys, treatments, guitars, bass, programming and charter member of the "Without whom..." club. (1997-2004) Elspeth Golden: Voice (2003-2006) Bob Gaut: Live drums, song craft and bullet proof professionalism (2000-2001) Peggy Gill: Voice (1999-2004)
and Dan Catlin - Loops, compositions, arrangements and MRC Records (2001-2003) Charles Karp: Voice (2003) Heather Redelings-MacDermott: "Corporate bitch" support vocal ("...Hive")
Erich Tisnado: Bass (1999-2001)
Doug Karpa-Wilson:piano and chatter (2001 & 2006)
Britton Daniel: "Bad weather" guitar (1999) Matt Aaron: Violin (1999) and Neil Finn: Samples, loops and inspiration (2000) Kofi Glover - Bass (1997) Sid Versaci - Synth arrangments and misc. profundity (1998)
Influences
The music of R-Three has either been influenced by or compared to the works of these people:
Joseph Campbell, Noam Chomsky, World Party, Beck, Marillion, Brian Eno, The The, Thomas Dolby, Chuck Palahniuk, Anne Sexton, Hedwig & The Angry Inch, Peter Murphy, Love & Rockets, Bauhaus, David Bowie, Skot TravisTony Visconti Howard Zinn, Roger Waters, Moby, Tool, NIN, King Crimson, Kevin Gilbert, Neil Finn, Pink Floyd, The Psychedelic Furs, The Cure, David Sylvian, Can, Peter Gabriel, Karl-Heinz Stockhausen, Andrew Vachss, Salvidore Dali, Mark Isham, Tears for Fears, Joseph Campbell, T-Rex, Radiohead, Portishead, Beth Gibbons and Rustin Man, Talk Talk, Mark Hollis, Erik Satie, Spider-Man, The Smiths, R.E.M., Miles Davis, Bobby Darin, Thomas Dolby, Duran Duran, Tom Waits, Genesis (pre-1985), George Michael, Nick Drake, Depeche Mode, Dead Can Dance, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Sting/The Police, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Glen Phillips Jansen, Barbieri and Karn, Roxy Music, Steve Hogarth, Joss Whedon, Steve Martin, The Ramones, George W. Bush, Pink Floyd, John Lennon, Michael Moore, William Orbit, William Shatner (who Rhett thinks is rad!)
Sounds Like
People said R-Three sounded like: Thomas Dolby, The Cure, Duran Duran, David Sylvian / Japan, David Bowie, Radiohead, Peter Gabriel, King Crimson, Moby, Brian Eno, Karl Heinz Stockhausen, PO 90, Fred Frith
Some people said some other things too but we'll leave it at that.
R-Three, based in northern California from 1997 to 2007, was an independent studio project with a rotating line-up of collaborators centered on the words, music and production stylings of the driving creative force Rhett Redelings.
At the core, the R-Three project was about truth: Finding it, understanding it and telling it, no matter how personal, painful, unfashionable or challenging it may be. Known as much for unusual and genre defying song arrangements as the lyrics in those songs, the music of R-Three was about the inner processes, asking and struggling with the big questions while trying to bring something new, genuine and groovy to the modern musical landscape. Regarding the atypical approach to arrangement that characterizes most R-Three songs, Rhett Redelings had this to say:
"I believe that we appreciate art when the delivery or presentation of that art jars us and frees us from our preconceptions and expectations just a little bit, so we can experience it for what it is instead of comparing it to our previous experiences. In music, I attempt to do this by making unexpected sound choices, collaborating with artists who are coming from a very different place than I am and by using atypical arrangements, odd time signatures and musical explorations that deviate just a little bit from the pop formula; so long as it serves the song and keeps the energy where it should be. I do this not to be clever, or elitist, or weird but because I believe you can only really appreciate a new experience if it feels both familiar and, at the same time, brand new."
Been a long time. Sorry about that. I am working full time and going to school as well, so been busy busy. I hope you had a happy holiday and I hope you will have a joyous new year!!
Thanks for add (and the little note). Really much appreciated ! Don't quite know you yet, but you seem to have friends and trust in some ppl i much highly rate, so i thought it only could be a vailable interaction, if nothing else...
I'll try and discover your universe around then !
Have fun and share !
Steph, x
definately a sound im not used to, the vocals are unique, great work keep up the good work.thanks for the friendship and i hope you stop by and relax to the melodic moods of afewdayslate..............louis
Hows it going my friend? Glad you like my pictures of los Marillos, I acquired them from here there and everywhere, I really need more pics of Mark and Ian though don't I? hmmm... By the way, the ones at the bottom are all from the Marillion weekend 2002, was the first marillion concert i went to! Absolutely brilliant, they played A.o.S in it's entirety! Haha. Well take care, I'm off to continue with the exam revision, first year of uni you see!
Your comments really stand out. I am so impressed with your flow of words and the ideas behind them. Please drop in from time to time so you don't get lost in the crowd. I hope to spend some time on your profile once the dust settles and take it all in.
I don't know why.. but I liked the idea of creating an evil and a good profile :) Generally I'm a sweet and delicate girl but sometimes.. I feel like a nasty little devil! :)
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I'm here with Dracula.. we're sitting down near this computer.. watching a candle flame and listening to your music.. I like the sound of piano.. he wants to know who Elsa green is.. wasn't she golden?.. I like your voice.. he wants to know where your hair is.. we're enjoying ourselves..
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