RantMusic

RantMusic is a unique & innovative 6 piece from Victoria, BC that blends various ethnic styles to Indie Rock and Punk. RantMusic is proud to announce the release of "Kamikaze Syllables", produced by Spirit of the West's Hugh McMillan. With 3 years and 500 performances throughout Western Canada and the US Pacific Northwest under their belt, 15 consecutive months living in their camperized school bus, the RantMusic sextet has since taken up residence in a house in Victoria, B.C., but the philosophy and camaraderie fostered on the bus remains tantamount to the direction of Ramsey, Sara, Rob, Will, Marco, and Stephen. Their individual and communal lifestyle, unique and free of society's norms enables RantMusic to musically portray everyday life as they see it. RantMusic is admittedly hard-pressed to describe their own creation, offering the interesting idiom of "Tom Waits meets the Dead Kennedys in Eastern Europe" as an easy out instead. It's an apt description to say the least, and one that is fully captured on their second album, "Kamikaze Syllables". The new album was produced by the legendary Hugh McMillan, founding bassist for Vancouver's Spirit of the West, who led the band into uncharted territory.

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In an effort to distance itself from the pervasive Irish connotations associated with the previous moniker of McGnarley's Rant, this Canadian six-piece changed its name to Rantmusic. Kamikaze Syllables is the renamed group's debut and while mandolin and fiddle are key components to the sound, there should be no mistaking this band for an Irish or Celtic rock outfit. Rather, it seems to adopt an Eastern European and gypsy rock sound not substantially different from the Shanes or the Ukrainians. While Fisherman's Pride was a hastily recorded effort, which incidentally added to its rough-hewn charm, this album possesses considerably more calculation and polish, but not at the expense of its roots-rich foundation.