The Ryne Experience - Hokey
Sometimes you see what connects to past experiences. The cover picture of Hokey looked like a snapshot of a Hanson brother from the movie Slap Shot and Hokey was blaring out as Hockey. Wow a cassette with an ice hockey theme. This was a personal illusion and fortunately there was no disappointment, in fact, completely the opposite. The Ryne Experience blew past all expectations, even to the point surpassing the desire of a hockey themed tape and the implied definition of hokey. Sure, this is an upbeat and fun composition, but to title it contrived or corny may be a band - label inside thing. These sounds are much too composed for even the other meaning of hokey, mawkish.
Now that names and appearances have been dissected, listen and listen again. The Ryne Experience is truly a participation in the love of good music. Fourteen tracks close to fifty minutes in length. Everything swirling, just beyond the ability to be genre jarred and labeled, with instantaneous dimensional jumps from the myriad of selections. The transitions are prudently subtle, like Observations with picking and banjo plucking to the following track Gather Up Your Socks with a melodic Beck vibe. All fourteen tracks seem to flow in and out together, like chimney swifts in flight at the dusk of day, so much sound working together as one full length. This thought leads to all the musicians Ryne Clarke spends time with and pulls in. In the multimulti fold out, every track on Hokey is noted with who is making the music, and there are plenty of talented artists. This quality is directly reflected in the project name, The Ryne Experience. With so many side streets on this composition, you will get lost, find a cool place then another. Theses tasty tunes will keep the vibes high.
Released on Under the Counter Tapes just a few weeks ago. In an edition of fifty now down to less then ten. Maybe it's the cool pins included with each purchase, but for the label's third release, the blue nitrous switch has been pressed. These tapes will be gone soon.
Links
Under the Counter Tapes - bandcamp - facebook
The Ryne Experience site - bandcamp
Now that names and appearances have been dissected, listen and listen again. The Ryne Experience is truly a participation in the love of good music. Fourteen tracks close to fifty minutes in length. Everything swirling, just beyond the ability to be genre jarred and labeled, with instantaneous dimensional jumps from the myriad of selections. The transitions are prudently subtle, like Observations with picking and banjo plucking to the following track Gather Up Your Socks with a melodic Beck vibe. All fourteen tracks seem to flow in and out together, like chimney swifts in flight at the dusk of day, so much sound working together as one full length. This thought leads to all the musicians Ryne Clarke spends time with and pulls in. In the multimulti fold out, every track on Hokey is noted with who is making the music, and there are plenty of talented artists. This quality is directly reflected in the project name, The Ryne Experience. With so many side streets on this composition, you will get lost, find a cool place then another. Theses tasty tunes will keep the vibes high.
Released on Under the Counter Tapes just a few weeks ago. In an edition of fifty now down to less then ten. Maybe it's the cool pins included with each purchase, but for the label's third release, the blue nitrous switch has been pressed. These tapes will be gone soon.
Links
Under the Counter Tapes - bandcamp - facebook
The Ryne Experience site - bandcamp
