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METRONOME BLUES sprung to life in 2015 as the post-Gerda Blank solo project of Czech residing kiwi-expat Rhys Braddock. It soon morphed into a real band. Years of stockpiling acoustic/electronic/noise recordings done on his various travels provided much of the original source material. Czechs Honza Čapek and Lukáš Baumann are the backbone for Rhys’ sonic wanderings. Two German/Czech tours and a handful of festivals forged their sound organically. Bass driven heavy-noise-grooves, repetition and film-noir colour this universe. The eponymous first album, which was released digitally in June 2015 as the original solo project, was recorded in various cities and studios between 2000-2008: Melbourne, Tokyo, London and, finally New Plymouth, NZ. Live, Metronome Blues is chasing some kind of emotional release, a blissful intensity, an emptiness of mind. Songs are reworked, refitted, bent, twisted into new shapes, extended and often open-ended. All for the thrill of the chase… ----- METRONOME BLUES se poprvé zjevil na začátku roku 2015 coby sólo projekt novozélanďana Rhyse Braddocka, jedné poloviny noisového dua Gerda Blank. Metráky, až tuny akusticky/elektronicky/noisového materiálu, který Rhys, pořídil za roky cestování po světě, však vyžadovaly nejen zvuk regulérní kapely, ale hlavně spřízněné duše. Ty Rhys našel v Honzovi Čapkovi a Lukáši Baumannovi, kteří dnes obalují kostru jeho skladeb tím potřebným svalstvem. Stejnojmenné album, které vyšlo jako debut Rhysova sólo projektu d