Dux in a Row, by Rascal Reporters

Dux in a Row

by Rascal Reporters

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Sven B. Schreiber (sbs) The "Rascal Reporters" slowly have become one of my top favorite prog bands, because they are way beside the standard prog path, which has become 50% rifferama + 50% boredom. Steve Kretzmer and Steve Gore are geniuses of the same kind, and James Strain, who recently entered the band as an additional composer, clearly is on par with them. This is complex and demanding prog, but always with a unique entertaining component. Favorite track: One of Our Dogs is Missing.

brtas Truly extraordinary from the first sound to the last, taking you on a sonic journey that is equal parts haunting and enchanting. The lush textures and intricate layers that characterize the group's distinctive sound are a portal to another world, that includes beautiful melodies of the Canterbury sound, complex estructures of Rock In Opposition and experimental occurrences of all type. In an era of disposable music, this double album is a testament to the lasting power of artistic expression Favorite track: Moments.

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CD 1 - "The Strainge Case of Steve”

1. Fat Delivered (4:59)
2. A Race Against Time (2:40)
3. Papa Norco (4:57)
4. Beetle Borscht (5:15)
5. Over and Out (3:05)
6. The Odor at Tavistock (4:33)
7. How Archontic the Ankle Biters (8:21)
8. Lady and the Old Codger (2:27)
9. Unknowable (5:14)
10. Love Is a Dead Smelly Fish (4:34)
11. I Cries Crimes (3:56)
12. Uh Oh (Lait Suspendu Fermenté) (3:39)
13. Groom of the Stool (3:32)
14. Lurking in Shadow Fury (3:41)
15. Guns for Clones (7:43)
16. People Who Eat People (8:53)

CD 2 - "Dux in a Row"

1. Improv Cost Me My Job (0:52)
2. One of Our Dogs is Missing (4:29)
3. Cashew Medley (16:28)
4. Her Kind (5:38)
5. Moments (9:14)
6. My Three Sounds (3:38)
7. Egg Soup (10:12)
8. Fallen Mind (3:55)
9. Egos Explode (4:27)
10. The Unfettered Way (4:05)
11. Hubert Greenery Peck (14:02)

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1.	Improv Cost Me My Job 00:51	buy track
2.	One of Our Dogs is Missing 04:28	buy track
3.	Cashew Medley 16:28	buy track
4.	Her Kind 05:38	buy track
5.	Moments 09:14	buy track
6.	My Three Sounds 03:37	buy track
7.	Egg Soup 10:12	buy track
8.	Fallen Mind 03:55	buy track
9.	Egos Explode 04:26	buy track
10.	The Unfettered Way 04:04	buy track
11.	Hubert Greenery Peck 14:01	buy track

about

"In 1976-77 I had written my trilogy, Hubert Greenery Peck, Moments, and Egg Soup, the latter of which comprised ‘A Hypothetical Simulation’ followed by ‘Those and The Eggs.’ Egg Soup originally had lyrics and singing. These songs gradually became finished with the genius of fellow band member James Strain adding his undeniable, unbelievable musical dexterity to the mix. Moving forward close to 46 years later is the brand new ‘The Strainge Case of Steve’ project, an album which is the consummation of all that’s been learned, well trodden, and procured through the years. And James with his mellifluous original songs adding spice and variety, the genius cornerstone of the new Reporters sound! Enjoy!”
- Steve Kretzmer

"For me, coming into the Reporters as a newbie, the Redux projects collected here on Dux In A Row are what taught me how to play in the group. A baptism by fire. Some of the most complex unfinished music the group had written, now entrusted to myself to accompany, produce and complete. Along with these challenges were creative opportunities like 'Cashew Medley' & 'Egos Explode', for me to build new larger pieces from disparate ideas. The lessons learned from working on these projects gave me the tools I needed to start working on brand new Reporters music for what became The Strainge Case of Steve.
This collection of Dux In A Row & The Strainge Case of Steve is a monument to 'Reporters 2.0' in a way - the sum of what we have accomplished since 2018. After completing The Strainge Case, I felt like compiling the Redux volumes into a single album. Taking the opportunity to re-mix the tracks from each volume so they sounded like they 'belong together' more, I took full advantage of recent audio technology advancements like using machine learning for cleaning up noisy audio and separating instruments. However, as usual, I got carried away and from there I began re-recording some drum takes, adding additional instrument layers, and even inviting my good friend and incredible musician/vocalist James McDermott to re-record vocals for Kretzmer's 'Moments'. In essence, this would be more akin to Zappa's 1980s CD re-issues than a standard re-mix. I feel very proud to present these two CDs in a single package like this, and hope you enjoy the sounds of RRs past and RRs present joining to create the sound of RRs future.”
- James Strain

"Rascal Reporters take us on a fascinating and engaging journey in which you will be catapulted into a labyrinth with obstacles and moments of suspense, a cascade of sounds that sometimes remains suspended on avant-garde plots and then opens up to fluctuating intertwining of rhythms and melodies, all the way to irony and lightness that is typical of the Canterbury scene. This band launches us into an engaging and epic themes. This is a work of rare beauty, perfect synergy between song format and experimentation... ...A crazy and strangely fascinating album where the boundaries between the instruments and the compositional approach are laying the foundations of something new, music without genre definition and without structural or formal limits, it is a complex architecture that, even in all its extreme approaches, still manages to be accessible." (Goran Čabrajić, New Dawn Of Prog)

credits

released November 3, 2023

Dux In A Row credits:

Steve Kretzmer:
piano (2, 4-8, 11), keyboards / synth (1, 2, 4, 8), organ (2, 5, 10), vocals (4, 8), radio advertisement sound design & narration (3)

James Strain:
drums (1-8, 10, 11), 6-string bass guitar (2-6, 10, 11), fretless bass guitar (7-9), bass synth (1), keyboards / synth (5-8, 11), electric guitar (3-6, 9, 11), acoustic guitar (4, 9, 11)

Steve Gore:
keyboards / synth (3, 9), vocals (3), electric guitar (3), drums (9), percussion (3, 9), programming (3)

Featured guests:

James McDermott: vocals (5)
Dario D'Alessandro: synth (7)

Tracks 1, 2, 4-8, 10, 11 composed by Steve Kretzmer
Tracks 3, 9 composed by Steve Gore

Additional parts composed by James Strain (1-11) and Dario D'Alessandro (7)
Arranged, produced, mixed & mastered by James Strain

Dux In A Row artwork (digital collage) created by James Strain using elements from the original painting for 'Redux Vol. 2: Rascals Revenge and The Great Reset' by Dario D'Alessandro

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