{"id":13543,"date":"2017-11-28T05:30:32","date_gmt":"2017-11-28T10:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=13543"},"modified":"2017-11-24T08:35:17","modified_gmt":"2017-11-24T13:35:17","slug":"new-release-rbts-wins-sensitivity-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2017\/11\/28\/new-release-rbts-wins-sensitivity-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"New Release: RBTS WIN&#8217;s &#8220;Sensitivity Kit&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-13545\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/rbts_win.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/rbts_win.jpg 350w, http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/rbts_win-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/rbts_win-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>The RBTS WIN trio \u2013 synthesist Javier Bolea, vocalist\/synth player Cliff B. Worsham and guitarist Josh Chassner \u2013 makes modern, electronic-based dance music. But RBTS WIN \u2013 a fixture of many Moogfests \u2013 draws upon some very old-school influences. In addition to a strong hip-hop sensibility (\u201cJavi and I caught the initial wave of hip hop music,\u201d says Worsham), the group&#8217;s sound is informed by the work of \u201cspaghetti western\u201d film scorer Ennio Morricone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my production of music, I draw heavy influence from Italian movie scores and Italian dance music of the 1970s and &#8217;80s,\u201d says Worsham. The combination of those seemingly diametrically-opposed styles is part of what gives RBTS WIN its distinctive sound.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had always leaned upon hip hop music,\u201d says Worsham, \u201cSo for us, it was a natural crossover that we could go back and forth between chillwave and a more aggressive hip hop record like <i>Dap City<\/i> [a 2015 collaboration with Rapper Shane].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe love exploring and working with other artists,\u201d Bolea says, \u201cworking with rappers and other vocalists. And Cliff&#8217;s doing a lot with different psych rock bands and heavier bands. Pretty much everything we do will have our stamp on it; we&#8217;re just trying to have fun and have as much output as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many artists operating in the electronic dance idiom focus on a trance or jam aesthetic, but RBTS WIN places a higher value on song craft. \u201cWe&#8217;re songwriters,\u201d says Worsham. \u201cWe&#8217;re not well-trained musicians. We&#8217;re attracted to all instrumentation, but never really focus on one thing. So instead we play at a bunch of instruments.\u201d In some ways, RBTS WIN work more in the role of producers. \u201cWe just have the ear for putting it all together,\u201d says Worsham.<\/p>\n<p>The new RBTS WIN album is a major departure from the group&#8217;s previous release. Worsham explains that 2014&#8217;s <i>Palm Sunday<\/i> \u201cwas a sample-based album. But this record has <i>no<\/i> samples; it&#8217;s all us playing synthesizers, guitars, bass, whatever. Every instrument you hear is us. I even played drums on some of the songs.\u201d That human element characterizes the band&#8217;s live shows, too. \u201cWe don&#8217;t want to be the same sounding band every time you come to see us,\u201d Worsham says. \u201cWe like to switch it up and surprise people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>Sensitivity Kit<\/i> is RBTS WIN&#8217;s third full-length release, and it&#8217;s also the third to be released on vinyl. A limited-run pressing will be available simultaneously with the digital and CD versions. \u201cVinyl is really nice because it&#8217;s such a permanent format,\u201d Bolea says. \u201cAnd it&#8217;s such a great way to display the visual side.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The RBTS WIN trio \u2013 synthesist Javier Bolea, vocalist\/synth player Cliff B. Worsham and guitarist Josh Chassner \u2013 makes modern, electronic-based dance music. 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