Russ Smith

In a relatively typical lifestyle in the Boston rock and roll picture, Russ Smith has transferred in and out of a number of different combo situations linked by both aesthetic patterns as well as the familiar faces of sympathetic sidekicks, especially the Roger Miller who’s not the united states and western songwriter but instead produced his reputation with complex, amazing, and occasionally abrasively loud progressive rock and roll. The last mentioned genre title appears fairly suitable in summing up Smith’s actions being a bassist, occasionally vocalist, as well as occasional documenting engineer, despite the fact that such a explanation can lead to dilemma using a bassist from the same name who documented with United kingdom rockers Ramatam. Few listeners pursuing new rock and roll directions in Boston would make such a blunder, however. Records of Smith’s music in the town of beans started in the past due ’80s, including Miller outings pursuing outing himself from Objective of Burma. At this time Miller started using monikers such as for example No Man no Man’s Music group for these groupings, the last mentioned evolving right into a trio where the bassist was named a co-leader, not really that any such thing is certainly always attractive. Smith’s edges with Miller consist of Win! Immediately! and Harm the Foe, accenting both recognizable music and far-out instrumental jams respectively. A documenting entitled (or should that end up being en-tit-led) Scary Nipples presents Smith as innovative mastermind behind some generally improvised sessions offering Miller, trumpeter Bob Weston, drummer Larry Dersh, among others. Originally released in the High Fidelity imprint, Frightening Nipples remains obtainable through Miller’s personal Fun World Items.