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Rí

Ri and the Planet

About Me


Rí (pronounced ree) was formed in Dublin on an Aquarian morning 24 years ago with a love for noise and everything that makes a sound. Since then he has been manifesting the noises in his head into infectious catchy songs for people to dance and relax, think and act to. He plays every instrument you can think of and writes, arranges, and performs the songs himself.
Rí has both played and shared the stage with some of the greatest bands and musicians of our time, including: The Wailers (3 Times!), Damien Dempsey, Hothouse Flowers, Toots & The Maytals, Sly & Robbie with Michael Rose (Black Uhuru), Jimmy Cliff, Lee Scratch Perry, Bad Manners, The Beat, Nightmares on Wax, Humanzi, Republic of Loose, Beenie Man, Damien Rice (and what a proper tosspot he was/is!), Lir, Jah Free, Nucleus Roots, Mad Professor, Pugwash, Junior Murvin, The Frames, etc, etc, etc ..
Rí has performed in nearly all the major venues throughout Ireland, with regular sojourns to the US, Wales, Scotland, England, Netherlands, Poland and Croatia and solo appearances at venues in Hong Kong, Taipei, Tokyo, Australia (Surfers Paradise) and Fiji.
So far Rís demos are being extremely well received and generating more and more interest from within and without the industry.
With offers of gigs, tours, and film scores the future is bright ..

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/14/2006
Band Website: risounds.com
Band Members: Rí plays all the instruments with backing vocal help from Graham Birney
Influences: John Lennon, Jackie Mitoo, The Specials, Stevie Wonder, Ian Brown, Zurich Lobby, Lee Perry, Rage Against the Machine, Madness, The Kinks, The Roots, Miles Davis (not the eighties phase tho!), A Tribe Called Quest, Elliot Smith, Mr. Blueface, George Harrison, early Therapy? Sly and the Family Stone, Graham Birney, Massive Attack, Nas, Kasabian, Led Zeppelin, Otis Redding, Rono and the Hair, The Coral, Arrested Development, Audio Bully's, Mos Def & Talib Kweli (seperate and together), The Infomatics, The Animals, Roots Manuva, James Brown, Super Furry Animals, Outkast........ basically anything with a bit o balls, innovation, and conviction
Sounds Like: A geezer locked in a room with too much time on his hands who doesn't wank as much as most
Record Label: Giz a bleedin' deal
Type of Label: None

My Blog

James Brown R.I.P.

Make a louder noise for the Godfather for fuck sake!! 
Posted by Rí on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 04:27:00 PST

WWW. NME.COM/NEWMUSIC/RI

Check it out and give us a vote Nice 1
Posted by Rí on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 04:08:00 PST

September 11th

Check out the film Loose Change, I think it's only available on the internet. If you have broadband watch it right NOW. It'll really put into perspective the fools the american government are making o...
Posted by Rí on Thu, 14 Sep 2006 06:31:00 PST

NEW WEBSITE UP AND RUNNING

new dreadless pics, links, protest page, and the studio is in the middle of being built so there'll be new music up shortly
Posted by Rí on Tue, 22 Aug 2006 02:11:00 PST