| Ricaine
est un trio rock australien créé en 1994. Après
un premier single en 1995 et un EP 6 titres "Intore:
the cold grey rain", ils sortent leur tout premier album
"Regret is an Inevitable Consequence of Life" en
1996.
Le groupe tourne en Australie et aux USA en 1997 : ils jouent
à Los Angeles, New York et Chicago où ils enregistrent
pendant une semaine plusieurs morceaux avec l'ingénieur
du son Bob Weston [Shellac, Eric's Trip]. Cet enregistrement
donnera naissance à leur album the Clarity of Distance
sorti sur Rubber Records en Australie en 1997. Il sera édité
pour la première fois en Europe par RuminanCe en septembre
2005.
Après quelques dates pour présenter cet album,
le groupe décide de faire un break, chacun étant
plongé dans différents projets musicaux parallèles
[Deer, Little General, Ruck Rover, Warped].
En 1999, Ricaine enregistre un nouveau EP "Silence is
the New Sound" qui sortira en 2000. Ils jouent pour la
dernière fois en 2001 après sorti un ultime
album : "Urbanity" sur le label Unstable Ape records.
L'enregistrement
du disque vu par Neil Thomason (guitare,voix)
"Clarity
Of Distance was recorded and mixed by Bob Weston over about
a week in March of 1997. We did basic tracking at Chicago Recording
Company in a couple of days. Vocals and mixing took place at
Electrical Audio Recording, which at that time was still located
at Steve Albini's old house in his basement and attic.
According to Bob we were the last band to work out of the old
location before the studio was relocated to the new building
it resides in today. I remember rows of outboard gear stacked
up on the floor waiting to be carted away. Bob mentioned that
he would rather be the last band to record at Steve's house
rather than the first band at the new location, given that the
new studio wasn't anywhere near finished and they apparently
had a band booked to record in about a week.
Plus we got to meet Fluss the cat!
We also got to play a couple of shows, one at Lounge Ax and
another at the Fireside Bowl, which I hear is not doing bands
anymore. We were glad to have played when we were there.
The nineties was a fascinating and exciting time to be playing
rock music, especially for those too young to have appreciated
the original 70's punk explosion. Basking in the post-Nevermind
euphoria, it was hard not to get swept up in the notion that
dissonant guitar music was going to be huge, forever.
For me, the week in Chicago rates as a high point in the life
of the band. Bob was a humble and generous host. I have nothing
but fond memories of the time and still think about the experience
of making that album on a regular basis.
To have travelled from the other side of the planet to make
that record was an indulgent and thrilling experience. I'd do
it again tomorrow if given the opportunity."
Neil Thomason
Melbourne, Australie 2005 |
