Hand selected rane tracks recorded live between 2004-2006.

Charging Forwards Blindness - 7/3/04 - The Worth - Killington, CT

On Better Days - 12/1/04 - Bryant College - Providence, RI

The Wanderer - 6/15/06 - Willimantic Street Festival - Willimantic, CT

The Shark - 6/9/05 - Zen Bar - Farmington, CT

Sun Lays Down - 6/9/05 - Zen Bar - Farmington, CT

In the Presence Of The City - 3/24/04 - Sacred Heart University - Fairfield, CT

Clouds - 3/24/04 - Sacred Heart University - Fairfield, CT

New England Song - 12/9/04 - All Asia - Cambridge, MA

So many years. So many shows. So many jams. In the world of improvisational music, magic is doled out as the universe sees fit. Sure, years of playing together, knowing each other's musical idiosyncracies, and listening to each other factor in heavily to the equation, but lightning in a bottle is captured only when all the stars align and as years pass for improv bands, these moments seem to happen more often, and Rane is no exception. 

Our archivist Jesse Hurlburt has been sifting through years of recordings from multiple tapers to find the best of those magic moments in a series we have entitled "Gems From The Vault". These handpicked selections reflect what we feel is the best representation of when the band was tapping into that celestial channel and giving it right back to the crowd. These remastered treasures are a time machine meant to transport you right back to those venues, moments, and feelings and relive the catching of lightning. 

For our first selection we go back to one of our favorite years, the 17 years gone 2001. '01 was a very deep year for Rane, really coming into their own in notoriety and developing a sound that is still entirely unique. What we have here is two of the best improvisational vehicles united in Center Of Ourselves and Long Road. Center gets into its spacey section and begins to drift to "Sleep" when the band turns "Long Road" on its head and inverts it with the ending first > beginning like some other band you may have heard. The landing back to finish Center is truly something of beauty despite Postom's best efforts to ruin the recording. Love you, Melissa. Stay tuned for more Gems From The Vault real soon!

RPI Heat

Time for another episode of "Gems From The Vault" by our archivist-at-large Mr Jesse Hurlburt. '02 was a treasure trove of improvisational moments and a lot of those happened at Penuche's in sunny Concord, NH. Having played the room so many times and the very cozy confines of the "stage" was the perfect setting to really communicate with each other and this section is a shining example of that. The outro to "War" was a frequent excuse to go in many different directions and where they went on 1.26.02 is a section we are calling "Concord Jam" because it is fucking delicious. You will hear "From The Vine" in an instrumental capacity reaching somewhere deep and gorgeous with Dan supplying a heavy dose of Kurzweil. The final destination is a drop into "The Gauge", a new fan favorite and one of the most ambitious compositions in their canon. This is 18 minutes of Rane at their absolute best.

Gem from the 'Nuche

Established in 1996, Rane is a psychedelic pop outfit with a penchant for sophisticated compositions and thoughtful and provoking lyrics. Comprised of Alan Venitosh(Guitar, Vox), Ryan Bowman (Guitar), Dan Prindle (Bass, Vox), Kurt Rinaldi (Percussion/Marimba), and Travis Lamothe (Drums), the band made a name for itself by being young and prodigious musicians willing to get a touring vehicle (forever known as The Vuck) and take off every weekend in high school and college to make their dream a reality. 

Over the years they progressed from bar band to playing colleges and opening for some of the greatest acts to ever grace the stage like Santana, Tom Petty, Guster, and The Samples to name a few. All told they have released 8 albums and played over 800 shows and remain dear friends to this day. Their canon of original music and high energy shows is their legacy and in 2016, the year of their 20th anniversary, we intend to celebrate both.

Rane (Tides Records / Hartford, CT)

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