Michael Manring, Solo Bass & W/ Vectrexcentricity Trio at Athica

Vectrexcentricity is a new music project led by Athens, Georgia guitarist Killick Hinds featuring his longtime drummer Jamie DeRevere with legendary electric bassist Michael Manring. The vision for this group came to Killick as just that, a vision; how would his Appalachian Trance Metal intersect with Michael's deeply resonant approach? Through mutual friend (and avant-guitarist) Henry Kaiser, a connection was made for recording and performing a true hybrid. "The challenge is to honor and celebrate our individual histories blended into something very of the moment," says Killick, "pulling together disparate threads of recent and ancient forms to invoke something vital to being alive." Expect improvisational fluidity and meditative immersion with at least a few sonic fireworks for good measure...

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Vectrexcentricity is a new music project led by Athens, Georgia guitarist Killick Hinds featuring his longtime drummer Jamie DeRevere with legendary electric bassist Michael Manring. The vision for this group came to Killick as just that, a vision; how would his Appalachian Trance Metal intersect with Michael's deeply resonant approach? Through mutual friend (and avant-guitarist) Henry Kaiser, a connection was made for recording and performing a true hybrid. "The challenge is to honor and celebrate our individual histories blended into something very of the moment," says Killick, "pulling together disparate threads of recent and ancient forms to invoke something vital to being alive." Expect improvisational fluidity and meditative immersion with at least a few sonic fireworks for good measure. Like its namesake, obscure 80s video game system Vectrex, Vectrexcentricity is its own mini-verse, playful and angular, with colorful overlays.

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