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In some respects The Grip is a reaction to the Music of the Mind project, that heavily featured live sampling, electronics and ‘…covered the stage with wires’. Wanting to bring the music down to earth again, this completely acoustic trio was born. Inspired by stories fictional and true, their telepathic compositions encompass music from hard blues to free bop and deep funk.
The name "The Grip" is taken from the classic free jazz album by Arthur Blythe. Finn worked with the legendary drummer from the album, Steve Reid, shortly before he died in 2009. Oren has also collaborated with Bob Stewart, the tuba player from that record. Blythe is a big influence on the musicians, but more importantly, the idea of making events (artistic, musical, social) happen within communities is crucial to The Grip's vision.
After a string of successful dates the group convened in label boss Frank Byng's South London studio and, true to their philosophy, recorded the album in a day. The resulting recording is fresh and spontaneous and their dynamic interplay clearly the result of years of mutual collaboration. The album is being released as a limited edition vinyl.
A short lived independent band from Long Island. They enjoyed moderate local success in the early'90s. The later iterations of the band evolved from college roommates Gary Bouchard and Alan Ruben. A bridge formed when Trace, the next door neighbor of Alan joined. They formed a band then known as The Way. When Matt Reindl joined the band they became StyleCraft. It was the eventual inclusion of guitarist Bill Burns that completed The Grip in 1990
The Grip (formerly stylized as The Grip!) is a hardcore band from Pennsylvania.
In some respects The Grip is a reaction to the Music of the Mind project, that heavily featured live sampling, electronics and ‘…covered the stage with wires’. Wanting to bring the music down to earth again, this completely acoustic trio was born. Inspired by stories fictional and true, their telepathic compositions encompass music from hard blues to free bop and deep funk.
The name "The Grip" is taken from the classic free jazz album by Arthur Blythe. Finn worked with the legendary drummer from the album, Steve Reid, shortly before he died in 2009. Oren has also collaborated with Bob Stewart, the tuba player from that record. Blythe is a big influence on the musicians, but more importantly, the idea of making events (artistic, musical, social) happen within communities is crucial to The Grip's vision.
After a string of successful dates the group convened in label boss Frank Byng's South London studio and, true to their philosophy, recorded the album in a day. The resulting recording is fresh and spontaneous and their dynamic interplay clearly the result of years of mutual collaboration. The album is being released as a limited edition vinyl.
A short lived independent band from Long Island. They enjoyed moderate local success in the early'90s. The later iterations of the band evolved from college roommates Gary Bouchard and Alan Ruben. A bridge formed when Trace, the next door neighbor of Alan joined. They formed a band then known as The Way. When Matt Reindl joined the band they became StyleCraft. It was the eventual inclusion of guitarist Bill Burns that completed The Grip in 1990
The Grip (formerly stylized as The Grip!) is a hardcore band from Pennsylvania.
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