Three Piece

Sadly, this post focuses on a band that is no longer functioning - the three pieces of Three Piece have gone on to their own separate projects and interests. Despite this, however, the music they created is too enjoyable to miss. The members of Three Piece met in high school and experimented in all different forms of music at "The Cabin," an old tobacco barn turned music studio. At the cabin, musicians from all backgrounds were welcomed (including this very author), and no genre went untouched - from death metal to jazz, blues to electronic - it was a forum for learning new things. As the years went by, the members were whittled down to three, and had settled on a direction. The music of Three Piece is most easily considered as part of the jam band genre, not too far removed from the likes of Phish, String Cheese Incident, and Medeski, Martin and Wood. They explore different moods with their music, from straight ahead rocking to whimsical old-time jazz. They're at their best when they are pushing themselves close to the red line, and all of the members are pushing their skills, which they all have in spades, to the limit.

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Binary Nemesis

The work of Binary Nemesis is difficult to describe, especially for someone whose interests have remained fairly far removed from the electronic genres. That being said, the brand of electronic music that Binary Nemesis is both cold and calculated but yet still maintains an organic feeling captured in the sounds being used. The two songs included are what I consider to be their best work, but each of their songs each have a differing quality that touches on different subgenres within electronic music - breakcore, house, trance and industrial metal are all in the mix. Binary Nemesis is a project by modern day Renaissance Man Sean, who has his fingers in many different pies, music and art being only two of them. Never afraid to try something different and new, his compositions are always challenging to the listener, and are rewarding the more listens you give to them. Be wary, though - Binary Nemesis tunes are not for the faint of heart, or for those who are looking for good-times electronica - these songs will make you think, feel, and have a darkness and coldness that may make you want to leave the lights on.

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