Rent Romus’ Lords of Outland
Saxophonist, composer Rent Romus created the Lords of Outland in 1994 a collective of like-minded musicians focusing on exploring improvisation, melody, noise, and sound art while acknowledging their jazz, rock, and blues roots. The group has developed original music ranging in a series of recordings inspired by abstract socio-political themes as well as authors Frank Herbert, H.P. Lovecraft, Phil K. Dick.
The group features Philip Everett electronics, and Ray Schaeffer electric basses, Anthony Flores drums lead by Rent Romus on alto, soprano, C-melody saxophones, voice, and electronics.
Other Lords of Outland members have included James Zitro, Kash Killion, Jason Olain, Vytas Nagisetty, Andrew Borger, Bill Noertker, John Tchicai, David Mihaly, Toyoji Tomita, Joel Harrison, Tom Nunn, Doug Carroll, Andre Custodio, Jesse Quattro, Jonas Muller, Jim Ryan, Darren Johnston, Damon Smith, CJ Borosque, and Vinny Golia.
- Rent Romus - alto, soprano, C-melody saxophones, percussion, flutes, electronics
- Ray Schaeffer - electric bass
- Philip Everett - drums, electronics
- Anthony Flores - drums
Press quotes
Purposeful stuff all the way, played with large doses of powerfully throbbing heart; evident fearlessness in attempting a collective appreciation of the thousands of unexplored facets through which Lady Melody seduces receptive musicians.
Safely, if not sanely put, Lords of Outland imagines Jaco Pastorius playing armor outfitted basketball with a band of crazed bassists and saxophonists. The rhythms run amok, the melodies are anything but friendly, and nausea and sickness is sure to follow.
Ken Micallef
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