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Gone Solo
Tim Reynolds discusses his career
without Dave Matthews Band
By LYCIA SHRUM
THE BATTALION
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inc i helpless c-Rom reluctantly playing the piano at age 8 to
0m y- Bning a skilled guitarist, Tim’s ability to play
icohol, coke,li: i|acoiistic guitar continues to amaze his listeners
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tion center.
and time again. Although the piano is where
ffair with music began, it certainly is not
ire it ended.
“Playing the piano just helped me with my
mderground; irm when it came to music. But I’ve known
no longerabls®r was my thing. I was playing guitar
>od chunk of; |0 re I knew I was actually playing guitar,”
wnolds said.
est of the sit' P est known for his work with the Dave
^■hews Band, Reynolds also has a successful
!!B career and a successful career with his band
§ke Matrix, formally known as TR3. Touring
I to promote his recent CD, Nomadic
-"'"rf mlength, Reynolds has been able to enjoy the
ieling of performing solo.
I Meynolds said because he is getting older and
Ba family of his own, he feels it is harder to
^rvolved with a band because it is like having
pther family. He said the time needed for a
is a lot more than what is needed to have a
ilo career, and it also does not provide him
ith as much freedom.
fs different when working with a band com-
d to doing solo work,” Reynolds said. “I’m
to be in charge of everything and do exactly
II want to do without having to make sure all
thers are on the same page as me.”
any people only associate Reynolds with
acoustic guitar, but he is not limited simply
is instrument. With Reynolds’ mastermind
ork behind every aspect of his music, the
kibilities are endless. Reynolds said he has
In tampering with more electronic aspects in
Jmusic.
jackgroundwho 1‘Soroe people don’t consider electronically-
music on a sonic level.”
Two of the bands Reynolds said he admires,
along with many others, are Marilyn Manson and
Nine Inch Nails.
“I think Trent Reznor is an amazing guitar
player. Their sounds are so raw and aggressive,”
Reynolds said.
Reynolds said his next CD to be released, titled
Petroglyph, will be all electric guitar. Reynolds
said that most people are surprised to know that
there is a heavier side to his musical taste.
Along with working on a new CD, Reynolds
has also released a double album in MP3 format,
which is available over the Internet for free.
Reynolds said he feels that by putting this album
out on the Internet, it will have an aspect of spon
taneity to it and a lot of improvisation.
“I have access to the Internet, and I want to use
it,” he said. “I think it really gives a loose
approach to music. It’s like the whole time the
music is there; it’s just a matter of figuring it out
and expressing it. And when I did, I didn’t go back
and alter it. It’s completely raw.”
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iQgies are being used to bomb countries, so
b not use them to make music and make peo-
" happy?”
Vy/ro/ds also plays the mandolin, sitar, violin
djembe. He said he is able to combine the
mis of these instruments to create the sound of
entire band made solely by him, his guitar and
Paltered sounds he is able to create with it.
“Although I have the guitar under my belt,
he’s still things I’m learning to do with it,” he
“I still have fun discovering new ways to
(nipulate the sounds from a guitar. It’s like
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JOHN LIVAS • THE BATTALION
Tim Reynolds
Nomadic Wavelength
TR Records
Tim Reynolds' daughter Eura
begins the her father’s latest
album with her 5-year-old voice.
“Hi everybody, we’re gonna
have the goodest time ever,”
she announces.
From then on, it is just
Reynolds, his guitar and the
electronic toys he uses to
incorporate sounds often not
associated with an acoustic
guitar. From the traditional
folk sound on the track “And
Then They Were Free,” to the
almost spooky sounds of
“Long Distance Caller,”
Nomadic Wavelength has
sounds that offer several dif
ferent flavors of music.
With each track encompass
ing a different vibe, they all
seem to hold a very mellow
undertone. Many listeners may
not be accustomed to a voice
less CD, but Nomadic
Wavelength is a CD that music
lovers can appreciate because
of Reynolds' remarkable talent
with the guitar.
This CD leaves it up to the
listener to create the lyrics or
the meaning behind the song.
Reynolds' CD does not offer
the sing-a-long tunes that one
might expect from someone
who has been involved with the
Dave Matthews Band, but the
CD does leave one wondering
how exactly he managed to
make a guitar produce sounds
like those heard on Nomadic
Wavelength. (Grade: B)
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