URussell Simins waziwa kakhulu ngokushaya kwakhe isigubhu eqenjini le-rock The Blues Explosion. Unikeze iminyaka engu-15 yokuphila kwakhe ku-rock yokuhlola, kodwa futhi unomsebenzi wedwa.
Irekhodi Lezindawo Zomphakathi laduma ngokushesha, futhi iziqeshana zevidiyo zezingoma ezivela ku-albhamu zangena ngokushesha ekujikelezweni kweziteshi zomculo zase-US ezaziwayo.
U-Simins uthole ukuthandwa akakwazanga ukukuthola edlala eqenjini eledlule. Uqophe izingoma noTom Watts, DJ Shadow, Fred Schneider weB-52, Yoko Ono nezinye izihlabani.
Ukuqhuma kweJon Spencer Blues
URussell Sims wayehlala eQueens isikhathi eside futhi wayefuna iqembu lomculo elifanelekayo lomsebenzi wakhe. Wadonsela edwaleni kukho konke ukubonakaliswa kwalo. Futhi uthole indawo yokukhosela endaweni yokuzijwayeza ye-The Spitters.
Lapha akagcinanga ngokuqopha izingxenye ezinsimbini ezishaywayo, kodwa futhi wathuthukisa nokudlala kwakhe, ngokuvamile esala ngemva kokuhamba kwabanye abaculi.
Okuhlangenwe nakho kokuqala kwaba usizo kakhulu kuphrojekthi yakhe elandelayo i-Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. Leli qembu lasungulwa ngo-1991. Abasunguli bayo kwakunguJude Bauer noRussell Simins, abathola ulimi oluvamile ngokushesha.
Babevame ukuhlala ngemva kokuzilolonga ukuze bakhe izingoma zabo. Lapho okuthile kuqala ukusebenza, uSimin wamema umngane wakhe eqenjini. Ngakho-ke, leli qembu laphenduka laba abathathu futhi laqala ukulungiselela ngokujulile izinto zalo.
Izingoma zokuqala zeqembu beziyingxube ye-up-tempo rock and roll, punk, grunge neblues. Abafana bakwazi ukuhlanganisa lezi zinhlobo futhi benze umsindo oyingqayizivele. Futhi izingxenye zezinsimbi ezishaywayo seziphenduke "ikhadi lokushaya" langempela lebhendi.
NgeJon Spencer Blues Explosion, uRussell Simins uqophe amarekhodi ayisishiyagalombili, ngalinye lihlukile kunesitayela somculo sangaphambilini.
Okuwukuphela kwento engakashintshi umsindo wesiginesha webhendi. Iqembu lalihlale lizama, abaculi bafuna indlela entsha yethalenta labo.
I-Percussion kaRussell Sims
Iqembu le-Jon Spencer Blues Explosion laduma hhayi kuphela ngenxa yezingxenye zesiginci, kodwa nangezigubhu zikaRussell. Ukudlala izinsimbi zomculo kuyisisekelo sokuqanjwa komculo.
Uma isezingeni eliphansi, khona-ke konke kuzohlakazeka. Ama-Simins angakha isisekelo esiphendule umsindo webhendi ube yi-monolith yangempela.
Abanye abaculi beqembu likaJon Spencer Blues Explosion baphawule ukuthi uRussell angasebenza kahle ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, kungenxa yakhe ukuthi izingoma zithole ijubane elidingekayo.
Wavumela abafana ukuthi babonise amandla abo futhi ngezingxenye zakhe zesigubhu "wahlanganisa ama-flap" omsindo abawukhiqizayo.
Kodwa kwakudingekile ukuqonda ukuthi ochwepheshe kuphela ababona indima ebalulekile ye-drummer eqenjini. Esiteji, akayena umuntu oshayelwa ihlombe.
Umsebenzi weqembu uwedwa
Irekhodi lokugcina likaRussell Simins njengelungu leJon Spencer Blues Explosion lalithi Men Without Pants. Kodwa ngisho nangaphambi kwakhe, umculi wanquma ukwenza umsebenzi wakhe siqu.
Wayethanda uhlobo lomculo ayewudlala eqenjini lakhe elikhulu, kodwa kungani ungazami okunye. Isifiso sokulinga sazibonakalisa.
Yebo, futhi iminyaka engu-15 yokubhala kuphela nabantu abafanayo asebekhathele kakade. Ngaphandle kokushiya iqembu, uSimins waqala ukufuna abaculi berekhodi lakhe.
URussell wayesenazo lezi zinto, kusasele ukwenza amaphupho akhe afezeke. Lapho ukwakhiwa kwabaculi kukhethiwe, abafana bahlala esitudiyo futhi baqopha i-CD Yezindawo Zomphakathi. Kuzwakale kuhluke kakhulu kulokho uSimins akwenza noJohn Spencer.
Iningi le-albhamu yakhiwe ngezingoma zesitayela se-pop-rock. Kukude kakhulu nedwala lokuhlola "abalandeli" be-Jon Spencer Blues Explosion abajwayele ukulilalela. Kodwa bakwamukele kahle ukukhishwa kwe-albhamu.
Irekhodi laqoshwa ngosizo lwabangani bakaSimins u-Duran Duran, uStereolab no-Luscious Jackson. URussell akagcinanga ngokuqopha izigubhu kuphela, kodwa wayedlala nesiginci.
Izingoma zakhe zezingoma ezikhuluma ngothando zangena ngokushesha kumashadi eziteshi zomsakazo ezinkulu. Iziqeshana zevidiyo zashuthwa kwabangcono kakhulu, ezithole izinkulungwane zokubukwa.
I-albhamu yesibili ezokhishwa ngaphandle kweJon Spencer Blues Explosion bekuyi-The Men Without Pants. U-Simins akazange nje aqophe izingxenye zesigubhu kuso, kodwa futhi wakhiqiza umsindo.
Russell Sims namuhla
Umculi akagcinanga lapho. Uyaqhubeka nokusebenzisana noJon Spencer Blues Explosion, kodwa akakhohlwa ngomsebenzi wakhe eyedwa. Lo mculi utshele abalandeli bakhe ukuthi usenazo izinto zokuqopha irekhodi elisha.
Umculi waziwa nangezingoma zakhe, ezisetshenziswa njengezingoma zemidlalo yevidiyo nokukhangisa. Ikakhulukazi, ukwakheka Indawo enethezekile ibonakala esikhangisweni sikashokoledi weRoshen.
NgoMashi 2015, kwakhululwa i-albhamu elandelayo yeqembu iJon Spencer Blues Explosion Freedom Tower No Wave Dance Party, lapho futhi izigubhu zaqoshwa khona nguRussell Simins.
Namuhla, umculi kungenzeka ukuthi anake ukukhiqizwa komsindo kwamanye amaqembu futhi adlulisele ulwazi lwakhe esizukulwaneni esisha.
Kodwa akakhohlwa ukwenza umsebenzi wakhe wokusungula, njalo ejabulisa abangane bakhe ngezingoma ezintsha uRussell aziqopha esitudiyo sakhe sasekhaya kanye nokuthunyelwe ku-inthanethi.
U-Simins uyaqhubeka nokusebenzisana ne-Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. Abangane bakudala banikeza "abalandeli" babo amakhonsathi.
