The Rinse use their 'Illusion'
The Rinse plays the Star Bar on Thurs., March 29 with Social Studies, the Meeks Family, Frankie Broyles (ex-Balkans), and Philip Frobos (carnivores)
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The Rinse has a new lineup in place and is playing its first show together this Thurs., March 29, at the Star Bar. To mark the occasion, the group is unveiling a series of improv recording sessions that have been fitted to themes based on the Major Arcana of the Tarot of the Old Path - Tarot cards. The First card to be pulled from the deck is XVIII: Illusion, and it brings with it a chance narrative, unlocking hidden doors in the music's droning ambiance.
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Each song in the series will capture a moment of improvisation as it happens, taking advantage of the recording facilities at Living Room Studio where the group practices - rolling ones and zeros, capturing the off-the-cuff moments.
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The Rinse plays the Star Bar on Thurs., March 29 with Social Studies, the Meeks Family, and solo sets by Frankie Broyles and Philip Frobos. Free. 9 p.m. 437 Moreland Ave. 404-681-9018.
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Okay, so this idea sort of plays on the idea of a mixtape, or a demo kind of recording - you're dicking around in the studio and this is what you captured, kind of like a diary of what happened on a certain night.
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Exactly. Since the band is rehearsing in The Living Room, we have the ability to capture some of the music we play between the songs we are rehearsing, and we figured we could release this for free.
How'd you came up with the idea to base it on the Tarot deck?
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I'm no expert on the Tarot, but I'm told when it is used correctly it can mirror a region of the mind which would normally remain hidden. Since this music is improvisational, and we are just responding to sound stimuli around us, I thought the music could be related to the idea of the Tarot. Years ago, when I worked at Sevananda this woman gave me a set of Tarot cards and I've always loved the artwork, all the symbolism is very mysterious, and there a lot of hidden concepts within each one that you may not see the first time. So I thought, "Ok, well here's something I can use them for." Maybe that's why she gave them to me in the first place...
... Like maybe she had some knowledge about the future handed down to her, through the Tarot, about the future of your band and this project?
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Laughs Maybe so ...