With the liberate of bass phenom Ray Riendeau's 1998 solo endeavor, All Funked Up, Riendeau laid the measure inward solo electrical bass technique for the 21st century. In Oct of 2000, every bit the follow-up to his independently released benchmark recording, Riendeau offered listeners roughly other glimpse at his impeccable skills amongst his minute laid of jaw-dropping tunes on Groove Therapy. Within the past times brace years Riendeau has rapidly expire a prominent strength inward the bass community. Some of you lot may recognize Riendeau for his function every bit a touring sideman field others of you lot may cause got caught his solo performances every bit a clinician for Fender Musical Instruments. However, i affair is for sure. If you lot cause got non had the chance to encounter Riendeau inward either of these capacities, you'll definitely desire to banking concern tally out Groove Therapy. On Groove Therapy you'll hear Riendeau cause got the art of solo bass functioning to all novel heights of achievement. It consists of x Riendeau master copy compositions in addition to 2 nicely orchestrated arrangements of Sly Stone's "If You Want Me to Stay" in addition to the Elton John classic, "Benny in addition to the Jets." For those of you lot looking for the truthful Definition of the phrase, "rhythm section," expect no further. This latest solo company from Riendeau consists of 90% bass in addition to drums in addition to features roughly of the deadliest pollex function e'er seat to tape. On Groove Therapy Riendeau employs every solo electrical bass technique conceivable in addition to and hence some. Yet at the same time, Riendeau is able to accomplish this facial expression of truthful bass art without compromising the integrity of his primary objective of blending all these techniques into a uniform in addition to good produced composition. You'll nearly definitely hear Riendeau suspension from the standards of the traditional in addition to conventional art of slapping amongst what has expire his trademark signature manner of immaculately build clean linear double thumbing in addition to double plucking chops. Alongside the expert percussion function of Joe Morris, Riendeau kicks off Groove Therapy amongst a furious opening lick to the multi-bass voicings of the championship track. Backed past times Riendeau's slinky slapped bass tones, the Rippington's Kim Stone, an accomplished solo artist inward his own, makes a especial invitee appearance every bit the Pb bass vocalisation on "Lotus Sutra." Riendeau shifts gears to a trio format of bass, drums, in addition to keys for the side past times side piece, "Cluster Funk", in addition to interjects a small-scale sampling of finger manner funk textile inward between. Next, Riendeau presents his nicely arranged encompass of Sly Stone's "If You Want Me To Stay" which consists of bass in addition to drum loops performed past times Riendeau along amongst a fantastic wha solo. From a technical perspective, "Unequilibrium" is merely extraordinary, definitely non for the timid! This is without a incertitude the nearly adventurous composition on the entire recording. On "Prozac" Riendeau calls upon bassist Gary Gillespie to concur downward the depression cease every bit Ray solos over the cast on piccolo wha bass. Then, Riendeau offers roughly other brace master copy compositions including the tight feels of "Gummo" in addition to "Disturbing Behavior" earlier roofing Elton John's classic striking tune, "Benny in addition to the Jets." Riendeau's bass orchestration of "Benny in addition to the Jets" is for certain i of the hippest arrangements of a encompass melody using multiple bass tracks that I've e'er heard. Likewise, all I tin country is stand upwardly dorsum in addition to live on prepared for Riendeau to instruct fifty-fifty to a greater extent than daring amongst the strange fourth dimension experience of "Deranged" in addition to the tribal trio sounds of "Species." Finally, Riendeau concludes Groove Therapy exactly every bit it began amongst to a greater extent than tight interplay betwixt bass in addition to drums on the phat beats of "Stretch." Bottom Line: With the liberate of Groove Therapy Ray Riendeau has i time again farther advanced the solid set down of bass to a higher grade of achievement in addition to brought a deeper honor to the art of solo electrical bass.
TRACK LISTINGS
1 Groove Therapy
2 Lotus Sutra
three Cluster Funk
four If You Want Me to Stay
five Unequilibrium
vi Prozac
seven Gummo
8 Disturbing Behavior
nine Benny & the Jets
10 Deranged
eleven Species
12 Stretch
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