Rascal Reporters - The Strainge Case Of Steve (2023)
Rascal Reporters - The Strainge Case Of Steve (2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 522 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 183 MB | Covers - 74 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock, Avant-Prog | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Cuneiform Records
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 522 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 183 MB | Covers - 74 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock, Avant-Prog | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Cuneiform Records
The Strainge Case of Steve is the latest offering from the avant-garde progressive rock duo Rascal Reporters, currently comprised of Steve Kretzmer and James Strain. The album features 16 tracks of eclectic, inventive and adventurous music that showcases the Reporters’ compositional dexterity and idiosyncratic creativity.
The album heralds a new chapter of the Rascal Reporters' long and prolific career, which spans over four decades and (now) eight studio albums. The band was founded in 1974 by high-school friends Steve Gore and Steve Kretzmer in Oak Park, Michigan. Inspired by progressive rock giants like Frank Zappa, Gentle Giant, Henry Cow and King Crimson - along with the then-burgeoning Rock-In-Opposition & Canterbury scenes in prog - they recorded hundreds of songs in their basement studio throughout the 70s and 80s using an array of instruments, tape recorders and synthesizers.
The Rascal Reporters developed a unique style that combined complex compositions, quirky melodies, odd time signatures, humorous lyrics and experimental sounds. They gained a cult following among deep-diving crate-digging progressive rock fans around the world for their originality and eccentricity.
The Strainge Case of Steve is their eighth studio album and heralds the full return of group founder Steve Kretzmer, who had taken a step back from composition after 1995’s Purple Entrapment. It is also their first to feature James Strain as a full-time member. Strain joined the band in 2019 and completed the group’s first new release in some years: Redux Vol. 1, followed by Vol. 2 in 2021, a semi-archival series which featured up-cycled versions of lost compositions with new arrangements and overdubs from Strain. The album was well-received by critics and fans alike for its fresh spin on the classic Reporters DNA. Strain shares writing, performing and production duties with Kretzmer on this new album.
The album was recorded between 2017 and 2023 at Kretzmer & Strain's home studios in Michigan, USA & Carlow, Ireland respectively. It features guest appearances from returning favourites and members of classic avant prog groups such as long time collaborator Dave Newhouse (The Muffins, Manna/Mirage) and Guy Segers (Univers Zero), along with members of some of today’s most exciting new groups such as Jessica Martin Maresco (Pili Coit, Le Grand Sbam) and Dario D'Allessando (Homunculus Res).
Tracklist:
01. Fat Delivered
02. A Race Against Time
03. Papa Norco
04. Beetle Borscht
05. Over And Out
06. The Odor At Tavistock
07. How Archontic The Ankle Biters
08. Lady And The Old Codger
09. Unknowable
10. Love is a Dead Smelly Fish
11. I Cries Crimes
12. Uh Oh (Lait Suspendu Fermenté)
13. Groom Of The Stool
14. Lurking In Shadow Fury
15. Guns For Clones
16. People Who Eat People
Total time: 01:17:38
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Rascal Reporters / The Strainge Case Of Steve
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