Richard Sims
From The Bitter Winter
© 2005 squeegeebrown publishing (634479135750)
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Parts paen to the SST heroes of yore,free improvisation,simple melody,complexity,dynamism and space,
The bass playing of Richard Sims has been reaching people on the fringes of the musical underground for nearly two decades.
Most recently with Albuquerque punk/math heroes "The Friendly" Overcoat/Touch and Go artists "Boas" & Asian A Go Go Instrumentalists "Red Chamber"
...from the bitter winter,his newest release,not only finds
Sims in a new location(Chicago)but also in a far less frenetic and agressive frame of mind.
Sublimely accompanied by Jacob Smith on keyboards,Graeme Gibson handling both production and percussive chores and
featuring an appearance by Doug McCombs of Tortoise
...from the bitter winter is 62 minutes and 10 seconds of
transcendent soul music,guided by Sims' lush,introspective
and profoundly moving bass playing.
2007 will bring with it, the release of "Delicious,Sweet Mulberries"
a 3 song live EP recorded on tour at the Garfield Artworks in Pittsburgh.
As well as the studio release "Garlands For The Conqueror"
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a deep place between the waves.
author: humbert humbertSeen through an oscilloscope, low-frequency waves are revealed to have more space between them--out in the wild, the wave from a low E note on a bass will reach almost 28 feet in length. While higher pitches will push your speakers hundreds or thousands of times a second, that low bass note will pulse a mere 41 times. There's space in bass. Richard Sims composes with that space in mind. While most bass soloists feel the inexplicable urge to shred like an electric guitarist on a bad hair day, Sims respects the instrument and his audience enough to allow time for things to emerge. Like a good actor, he knows that emotion doesn't always reside in the most powerful line, but in the pause before or after. His compositions are full of twists, turns and surprises, but they never get prog or wanky thanks to a dash of no-nonsense punk rock aesthetic. Fans of indie instrumental bands will find a lot to like here, but while some bands of the genre cram every second with another layer of polyrhythm or blips and bleeps, Sims is more like that woofer pulsing at 41 times a second, taking you to a deep place between the waves.
AMAZING - - A FRESH BREATH OF AIR
author: Lysa MunhallThis eclectic compilation of notes is remarkable & stimulating! The thought-provoking riffs & carefully constructed melodies will leave you lost in a wistful & distant reality. In this day and age, composers seem to have misplaced their raison d'être & seem to simply rip something out & call it music...not this one! The passion wrapped in this CD's composition is obvious & deliberate! I look forward to hearing more from this unique artist & am anxious to see if Phoenix is on the tour schedule!
- author: seam
I really enjoy places like cdbaby or even panartist.com where they sell great music. Good for you boys!
Cette musique inspire!
author: fred rothPeople are often choking on the latest MRL (Major Record Label) creation because the MRL wants it that way! That's why when I hear something as provocative as From The Bitter Winter; I hope that others will have the opportunity to hear it as well. My impression of Richard Sims work is that it inspires one to reflect. It expands its depth upon each listen. I play this music when I am relaxed, when I'm washing the dishes (yeah...I said that!) and when I'm wishing to share something unique and beutiful to a friend. You should make up your own mind but you should take the time to hear it. I'm glad I did!
from the bitter winter is a shining alternative sound
author: g escandonWhere does this music come from? Not hastily thrown together in the studio. Not manufactured from the recipes of the yesterday. There is no modelling here. Only the depths of the musician. This stuff has been carried around for along time. Its been turned and turned. Richard Sims did not just find this sound out in a field or alley. This is a well polished stone finally set down. And with care. The guests are well chosen and sympathetic. The result is complex and intriguing. The local scene is great fun and well crafted songs are fine in the truest sense. This is not those things. From The Bitter Winter is a mature and shining alternative music. Richard Sims has presented himself. Lets hope that there is more to come.
- author: Tamara Turner, CD Baby
There are those great albums that blow you away from the downbeat, send you up like parasailor. And then there are those albums that slowly suck away at the sand your toes cling to, beat by beat slurping the little grains that connect you with the earth, those connections between the you-ness and the otherness. Those albums, sneaking into your consciousness, unclenching those pockets of tension you never realized you had, are the ones that tend to stick longer- they are the ones you keep coming back to in an attempt to untame and uncage your mind. With its lulling, its in and out breathing, rubberband ambience, "From The Bitter Winter" bleeds into your thoughts slowly, pulling itself over you so exactly like sleep will (a dark wave of calm pulled over your eyes, your thoughts transform to concepts). Like its title, it is a winter in the world of chitter chatter where vivid brightness dies and slowly there is a hibernation, a cold suspension of motion into the soft, resigned frozenness aborbing the echoes of time passing. Drawing from similar colors as Tortoise, Eno, and Sigur Ros, Richard Sims has captured every bit of softness and silence which gets shoved aside in our frenzied world and he rectifies it into a kind of tribute to simple beingness.