Artist description The Radical Thought Resistance is a Hard Rock band that uses elements of Electronic music like Jungle and Drum & Bass to create fresh sounding music. Most of the lyrics are thought provoking, spiritual or political in nature.

Music Style Hard Rock meets Live Electronica

Musical Influences Rock/Electronica

Similar Artists Incubus, Sevendust, Rage Against The Machine

Artist History Formed in January 2000 by guitarist Akihisa Ishibashi and drummer Howard Alper, The Radical Thought Resistance or simply “RTR” forges a fresh Hard Rock sound by combining elements of Electronica with heavy guitar laden riffs, all the time relying on live playing without the use of samplers or “illusions.” “A lot of what you hear nowadays is cut and paste” states RTR guitarist Aki. “We want to show that with decent musicianship you can play this style we call ‘Jungle Metal’ organically.” While some bands like Incubus and Deftones have experimented with Jungle, Drum and Bass, Breakbeat, Techno and other electronic forms in their sound, none have yet to take it to the level of The Radical Thought Resistance. “I listen to a lot of different styles of music and Electronica, especially Drum and Bass, has influenced me a great deal” states RTR drummer Howard. “I try to replicate a drum machine live in a lot of our tunes while keeping the energy of hard rock.” Before forming RTR, Aki and Howard led a band that was featured on the cable TV show “Farmclub” and were also Discmakers Independent Music World Series East Coast Regional Finalists. Howard also worked on Living Colour vocalist Corey Glover’s solo CD release entitled “Hymns”, co-writing and playing drums on several songs. RTR vocalist Freedom Bremner, added to the lineup in 2001, has worked with Moby, singing lead on “At least we tried,” which can be found on Moby’s CD “18.” RTR has been making a name for themselves in NYC where audiences are not only impressed by their live show but most importantly their songs. RTR takes special care in writing and arranging the songs so a mass audience will be able to appreciate the message and the grooves. With thought provoking lyrics, a ground breaking approach in style and energetic live shows, RTR is a fresh approach to hard rock in today’s music landscape. Their debut EP CD entitled “Empowered Species” is due out July 2002.

Group Members Howard Alper Akihisa Ishibashi Freedom Bremner

Instruments Howard Alper-Drums/Akihisa Ishibashi-Guitar/Freedom Bremner-Vocals

Albums Empowered Species

Press Reviews "...a band to look out for in the future" - MTVAsia.com

Location Brooklyn, NY - USA

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