Ranchverdin
(Oxford)
Monday 31 Jul 2023, 1:59pm
We are drummer+guitarist looking for a bassist, possibly a dedicated vocalist for a slow, loud and heavy new originals project. Focus will be initially on writing/recording.
Album/ep already roughly half written but we're looking to bring in people who write their own music and want to collaborate... Creative bassist is essential to move forward now - we need someone that can create crushingly heavy lines that writhe and heave around the songs under thick sheets of vaporous fuzz... (And ideally someone who will also contribute their own original tunes, not just write parts...)
We are open to the possibility of a dedicated singer, but also ready to proceed with writing/recording as a trio. Please get in touch if you are a melodic singer capable of intense blues grit, kargyra throat singing or growling/screaming techniques. Also someone who writes lyrics and wants to get into the themes we are writing against.
Music in the rough ballpark of Sabbath/sleep/orange goblin... But we don't aim to directly emulate these bands - we bring a lot of esoteric musical knowledge to this project from many years of experience across old and new musical styles and different cultures/traditions. Also drawing inspiration from ancient folk tales, occult horror, DIY electronics and noise, Sumerian art/literature, obsessive/meditative guitar customisation, amp/pedal circuit bending, linocut landscapes... Channeling Villa Llobos, Sun Ra, Lynn Taitt, Electric Wizard, Farid Al Atrash, J Dilla, Captain Beefheart, Aphex Twin, Zaiko Langa Langa, Kyuss, John Coltrane...
Please get in touch on here for contact details, recordings, etc.