RRIICCEE

• http://www.rriiccee.com/
• http://www.myspace.com/rriiccee
• RRIICCEE is a band founded by controversial artist Vincent Gallo and Hole co-founder Eric Erlandson. RRIICCEE's members include Vincent Gallo (guitar, bass, keys), Simon Haas (keys), and Nikolas Haas (drums). Guitarist Cory Lee Granet (formerly of the Los Angeles, CA based band the Warlocks) was in the band until Fuji Fest 2007, and Rebecca Casabian (keyboardist) and Nikolas Haas (drums) joined after his departure. Hole co-founder Eric Erlandson (guitar) and Rebecca Casabian (keys) were in the band until the end of the 2007 RRIICCEE U.S. tour, at which time Simon Haas joined. Nikolas and Simon are twin brothers of actor Lukas Haas. Lukas Haas also performed with Vincent Gallo in another project called Bunny.
  
  Improvisation is not a good word for what we're doing. It's more a gesture of composing and performing at the same time, always hoping to avoid musical cliché or jamming. We've chosen not to go into a studio in a traditional way like other bands have done in the past, to make recordings, cut them up, dub on them, fine tune and mix them, and then release them as an album, then later, go on tour, pantomiming those recordings over and over each night as a form of cabaret. Instead, for a long time now, we've chosen to remain open, to grow and change more naturally, and when we play live, the music is often created during the performance. If we choose to record a performance, the recording itself is only evidence of that creative moment. The purpose of recording then, is to listen back for enjoyment."