Reny and Bell
Original post-modern acoustic roots'n'blues based trio featuring thought-provoking urban poetic reflections.
4
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Twisted Kinda Twisted Kinda
"Keepin' anithing inside is wrong, or maybe it's only bad if it's for to long" Guilty pleasures
Grasping at Straws Grasping at Straws
solo acoustic version w/ slide guitar. The original I wrote w/ beats and a bassline, this versions like a different song. it's about society, the paths taken, and the imprints left behind......
Early in the Morning Early in the Morning
Raggamuffin folk/blues. A subtle mix of roots'n'blues with a touch of Island flavor and urban poetic reflections.
What's happenin' folks? Welcome to Reny and Bells'
Medicine Show at Sound Click. You'll find music, bios, artwork,
tour dates and other Reny and Bell rantings and works of art.
If this is your first visit I humbly invite you to check out the
so ya'll know what the deal is.
for promotional material and
Booking information.
Thank you to all the listeners for your ongoing support. Enjoy
your visit.
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"As I walk through the streets of New York with my head up,
I look and I can't find but still I don't let up,
I've got to get up everytime I'm knocked down,
struggle but keep on thriving on these sounds,
generations and spirits to be dealt with,
amalgomations of feelings getting lived with,
your passing people passing judgement on passing peoples minds bent on intent....
shuns the ones and they shun the ones who lose,
just to compensate for their own blues,
who's town is this anyway?
I choose to stay awake and never sleep on this here city,
replace my hate with love,
....and stay alive to see"(Sidestreet Reny)
: We are in the process of completing our first retail cd,
which will be available through Cd Baby and other fine web
outfits aswell as here at around March.
Until then there's a sampler cd called "Roots Reality"
for sale here containing both solo and accomp. recordings.
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website by J.R.C. ::: images and music ::: 97'-02'-03' ::: J.R.C. ::: all rights reservedBand/artist history
Reny has been writing poetry and performing since the mid 80's and playing fingerstyle guitar since about 93'. He have spent a good portion of his life traveling, living in Denmark and in Germany for a while during the later half of the 80's as a sponsored skateboarder and rap artist. Some of his early credits include remixes for among others Vanessa Williams (Vanessas' vibe mix/the Comfort Zone-rap) and Inner Circle [Bad Boys remix-rap], performing at festivals such as Roskilde Denmark, and opening for a Tribe Called Quest, Ice Cube and Gangstarr to mention a few.
Reny started teaching himself to play guitar In the early 90's and began exploring American roots and blues music. He was instantly captivated by the complex syncapations of delta and piedmont blues, and soon found himself singing & Writing almost exclusively in the early blues tradition, and to great contentment it would seem. But the fact of the matter is the love of music, all music, would eventually lead him and his neurotic muse to still more sources of inspiration, from bluegrass to jazz, latin and African music, back to blues finding links between them all at every turn. He was eventually inspired to blur the lines that seperated my tastes in the past and realize the dream of making a memorable musical and lyrical contribution.Have you performed in front of an audience?I live to play in front of a crowd, we play as often as I can book gigs. We are about to start touring extensively this year in support of our new album , due for release in April. We usually perform as a duo as in the recordings incudied on this page, with me on guitar and vocals and Bell on harmonies, however in recent times bell has moved over to the brushes, perc. and ofcourse her still bringin' her beatiful harmonies. We added Bako Billy on upright bass to complete the trio sound and oh boy it's the shit! We are now Sidestreet Reny and Bells' Medicine Show. Look out world we're comin to a town near you.
Your musical influences
100 yrs. of western civilization and the music it spawned.What equipment do you use?
Sidestreet Reny Collette-National resonator guitars (fingerstyle and slide), banjo, baritone uke, 120 somethin' year old Parlor guit., vocals and whimsical rantings
Lil' Bell-brushes, percussions and vocal harmonies
Bako Billy-upright bassAnything else?
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 97'-02'J.R.C.[ascap] get off my shit!
L.B. , CA
USA
ID
29745
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Comments (3)
hope you guys have the greates show ever. Everyone will love your music. Also you better come back to the LBC. lol!
will miss you!
-Enid
Cali to Cairo, smooth, kinda' Island soundin!
Hi you two! I really am appreciating this breath of fresh air. An original quality is showing here :o)
You have a new fan for sure....go get em! Yoiu have what it takes.
Alice Jean
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