Artist description Often compared (quite favorably) with major artists like Radiohead, Bowie and The Cure for our genre bending approach to pop music, R-Three is making "modern art for your ears" at a time when many artists are all trying to sound like someone else. Which is either commercial suicide or it’s what makes our work special. Who can say? From the reviews: “{R-Three }please us with a long meditative song, chiming bells, and a soft warm voice, and make me think of suave, forgotten mid-Eighties bands like LOTUS EATERS or A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS. You'll find yourself humming 'Gooood's maaaking mooovies...'all day.” – Paola Sorrentino, Autoreverse, Issue 6 “’The Golden Center’ {by R-Three} is a smooth but twisted ocean of floating guitars, layered vocals, light Enigma-ish percussion, synth textures, organs and samples. I can here elements of Bowie, The Cure, The Stone Roses and Floyd here although R-3 has managed to create a world entirely of their own. Truly, this song has fantastic depth.” – Andy Chapman, God’s of Music “Radiohead who? This song would fit right in on OK Computer no problem. I love the general confusion with out losing the song in this, I think that gives this song an edge.” Jake Caskie, Artist Launch “I imagine this is what Robert Fripp would sound like on a large dose of Valium (this is a compliment) - mellow, but jerky, and constantly progressing - from part to eerie part. Wonderful production work, especially considering the complexity of the arrangement. Excellent piece of work.” Scott Griffin, Artist Launch …we’re starting to think we’re the best kept (great, new) musical secret on the internet. Take a listen. Actually, take 2 or 3. We’re told you don’t always get “it” on the first listen, but when you do get it, it’s for real. Thanks.

Music Style Experimental / Post Rock

Musical Influences Neil Finn, Peter Gabriel, Roger Waters, pink floyd, John Lennon, The Beatles, Marillion, Genesis, Can, Sylvian, Portishead, Eno, Fripp, Mark Hollis, Talk Talk, The Cure

Similar Artists Radiohead, Neil Finn, Peter Gabriel, David Sylvian, Talk Talk, Marillion, Can, Japan, Genesis, De-Phazz

Artist History Formed by Rhett Redelings and Brad Steffen in 1996 as a composers aliance, in order to better attract scoring projects for film, video and multimedia. In 1997 an early take of our song 'God's Making Movies' was included on Tinty Music's Ascension: A Sylvian List compilation cd, to favorable reviews. 1998 Rhett Redelings scored original music for the documentary Holocaust in my Body by Steve Sisgold with Dr. Gay Hendricks (Magnolia Films). In 1999/2000 Velocity drummer Bob Gaut joins R-Three in the studio to finish producing our debut LP God's Making Movies. In 2001, we "Collaborate" with Neil Finn (of Crowded House/Split Enz) on 'Secrets' and 'Elsa Green' and are recognized by Neil Finn as being among the best of the indie artists who took part in this project. 2002 The release of our first CD available for sale: Isochronology

Group Members Rhett Redelings-MacDermott, voice, keys, guitars, production. Erich Tisnado, bass guitar. Bob Gaut, drums, keys, production; with Brad Steffen, programming, bass, guitar, keys, voice Doug Karpa, piano; Peg G-Zus, voice; Whispering Minstrel (Collaborator) Matt Aaron, violin Britt Daniel, guitars

Instruments Voice, synths, piano, guitars, drums, bass, kalimba, theremin, coffee cups, steel girders, and other misc. noises, samples and loops

Albums Perceptual Distortion (2001/2002); MRC Records

Press Reviews "{R-Three} please us with a long meditative song, chiming bells, and a soft warm voice, and make me think of suave, forgotten mid-Eighties bands like LOTUS EATERS or A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS. You'll find yourself humming ''Gooood's maaaking mooovies...'' all day....Sylvian fans, you can't live without this." - Paola Sorrentino Written for Autoreverse, Issue 6 "R-Three's “The Golden Center” is an ambitious, creative and complex work. It is melancholy, dark, somber and cathartic, with the capacity to throw the listen into a deep introspective mood. I have to give fair warning though. If you find after your first few listens that you’re not all that impressed, hang in there. It gets better – much much better. After my first listen I failed to appreciate what I was hearing. I felt like I was being pushed away. Suddenly though, I became aware of something much bigger and more powerful than I had initially recognized. Gradually I became familiar with the mood and the sounds; it started to make sense; it began to connect. You know the extreme low that you feel after being at an extreme high? This song is just on the recovery side of that low. “The Golden Center” is a smooth but twisted ocean of floating guitars, layered vocals, light Enigma-ish percussion, synth textures, organs and samples. I can here elements of Bowie, The Cure, The Stone Roses and Floyd here although R-3 has managed to create a world entirely of their own. Truly, this song has fantastic depth. The song uses a blend of progressive movements intertwined with conventional verse / chorus structures. To elaborate on this, just imagine a song where reoccurring sequences create familiarity, but a constantly evolving soundscape maintains the unfamiliar. There are also quite a few distinct breaks (or variations) that really shake things up. The recording is of an excellent standard. It is not quite at the level that comes out of very expensive studios (hiring very expensive engineers), but it is a noble effort that if nothing else points to a very talented group. Do yourself a favor and download this one. Don’t expect to love it on a first listen. Give it the space and time it needs - you’ll probably find yourself holding onto it like a bottle of alcohol after the darkest moments of your life. It IS your friend. "

Additional Info Official R-Three goodies can be obtained at http://www.r-three.com/secrets/tangibles.html

Location San Rafael, CA - USA

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