His guitar technique, which incorporated slide, fingerpicking, tape loops and electronic manipulation, earned him admiration of some notable musicians such as robert plant and billy gibbons. From homelessness and poverty to suicide and drug addiction, sundrainer is the epitome of the harsh reality of the modern world. Various artists the inner flame a tribute to rainer ptacek by various artists. Sundrainer a chaotic blend of art, music and human experiences. With respectful nods to past fixed forms, this stripped down outing has that individual streak that makes it stand out from the angular crowd. Rainer ptacek, also known mononymously as rainer june 7, 1951 november 12, 1997, was a tucson, arizonabased american guitarist and singersongwriter. Robbie geoghegan igloo magazine based in amsterdam, the netherlands. Thanks to fire records, in 2017 2020 well be seeing the rerelease and launch of rainer s entire catalog, celebrating the collective album of his songs. Big house in memphis back in 1996, fuzz magazine yes, such a thing existed asked. Purchasable with gift card buy digital album 6 eur or more. This is a song i wrote in tribute to chris whitley and rainer ptacek. Geraardsbergen, belgium experimental 119 collection items 20 followers. Playing jan 25th at spacebar w the catch words and yesterday kids work, released 24 october 2017 1. Bluesy slideguitar is his sound, and he also records under the name rainer.
Songwriter composer \\\\\ producer brooklyn booking. A documentary by marianne dissard about tucson band giant sand. Mitski her music is like an aging racetrack greyhound. Welcome to the official home page of the late rainer ptacek. Rudy with a flashlight by evan dando, released 06 october 2017. You cant put your arms around a memory groningen, 1986 by giant sand, released 18 april 2015. Includes unlimited streaming of various artists the inner flame a tribute to rainer ptacek via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. He did mostly his own compositions, and he has been widely covered. The tribute album to rainer, the inner flame had just been released, and a. Includes unlimited streaming of various artists the inner flame a tribute to rainer ptacek via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3.
Later that decade, ptacek helped found the giant sandworms with howe gelb, a band which would later more into giant sand, also launching the calexico story. Nov, 2019 young rainer was exposed to the blues while the family lived in chicago before landing west in tucson in the 1970s. Released first on vhs, then released in 2004 on dvd. All music by rainer ptacek mushed music bmi rainer ptacek guitar, effects. Evan dando of the lemonheads covered this with rainer playing guitar. Oil city, pennsylvania alternative 93 collection items 7 followers. His unique guitar technique, which incorporated slide. Includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. A tribute to rainer ptacek gift given by various artists. While never rising above cult status, especially in america, rainer ptacek did impact many fans of the blues, including some famous performers, during his brief recording career. Across decades, porest has issued a trail of confounding agitprop sound art, postglobalized hatepop, diabolical radio dramas and carefully rearranged realities.
Sundrainer promises violence that only true passion for music craft can bring. Porests blatant embezzlement of human syntax and cultural misunderstanding broadcasts vital mixed messages. Nate thompson at allston pudding be the cowboy, released 17 august 2018 1. It was recorded at the upstairs studio and wavelab studio. Recording seven new songs with the choir arranging vocals, they also covered three giant sand songs and three rainer ptacek tracks. The chat with priscilla what men wished women knew part one duration. Join th sky for up to date info on facebook and instagram. You can download the tribute i did to him and chris whitley here. Rainer ptacek i am very excited to be able to provide some select material from the personal family archives in tucson az of the late rainer ptacek who passed away in november of 1997.
Previously unreleased albums will also be made available. Spacemen 3, television personalities bark psychosis, the groundhogs, evan dando, the bevis frond, half japanese, the lemonheads, the jazz butcher, the. You cant put your arms around a memory groningen, 1986. Apr 01, 20 includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more.
Big house in memphis back in 1996, fuzz magazine yes, such a thing existed asked billy gibbons if there. Permission granted for use in video with attribution. The coldness of electro is ever present, but there is also a freewheeling quality to his music. All songs except where noted are by rainer ptacek, mushed music bmi 1. Thank christ for the bomb private press edition rsd 2019 the groundhogs. Rainer ptacek studio a 1985 complete session youtube. Stream rainer ptacek powder keg by fire records from desktop or your mobile device. Because of some very critical sound issues, all albums were remastered to archive the best sound quality by erasing those errors, which mainly had their source in the restricted recording technologies available at the time. Thanks to fire records, in 2017 2020 well be seeing the rerelease and launch of rainers entire catalog, celebrating the collective album of his songs.
I tried to combine that version with rainer s, which is quite different. Rudy with a flashlight rainer ptacek cover youtube. Includes unlimited streaming of worried spirits via the free bandcamp app. May, 2020 one of my favorite tunes from the great rainer ptacek. Avid demo list is available for download only at rainers bandcamp page. A 30 minute performance filmed as a senior videography project.
As their archivist, i will be posting some wonderful material some of which has previously circulated but will be remastered. Jeffrey foucault also has a great cover of this up on youtube. Drive drive drive by rainer ptacek, released 17 november 2017. Live performances integrate porests music, performance and sound into a grand total sum that cant be unseen. Its been 20 years since rainer shed his mortal coil, leaving us a legacy of work that we continue to share and release.
One of my favorite tunes from the great rainer ptacek. Tuning is dadaad tuned down a whole step, with a capo on the 4th fret convoluted i. This is where you can add new products to your store. All done in these tracks were recorded just months before his. I work with hardware, software and field recordings. Avid demo list is available for download only at rainer s bandcamp page.
Recorded late july early august 1997 in tucson, arizona at the barrio viejo home of journalist, author and activist bill carter, with the then giant sand rhythm section of bassist joey burns and drummer john convertino. Includes unlimited streaming of the texas tapes via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3. Rainer ptacek june 7, 1951 november 12, 1997 was a tucson, arizonabased guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Wept wept is oliver hollingshead samuel wells colt hoey angus watt dress me like im yours, released 17 may 2017 1. Parade rainer new lp work available here or wherever on the internet you like to buy.
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