Swami John Reis

Swami John Reis

Ride The Wild Night

Swami

Swami John Reis celebrates his 100th year in rock ’n’ roll with a brand new band and record! Neither similar nor dissimilar to his previous bands (Hot Snakes, Night Marchers, The Sultans, Rocket From The Crypt, Drive Like Jehu, etc) yet immediately familiar (like an old friend asking to borrow some money). The music is an amalgam of ’60s folk punk, ’70s punk, and pre-Vietnam War rock ’n’ roll with only one or two new ideas introduced to the form. The sound is built on stentorian bedrock of savage drumming by J. Sinclair K. of Hot Snakes and the pounding piano of Joe Guevara. Swami John Reis commits audio crime with his throaty basso and then weaponizes the files with electric guitar roar, acoustic strum and bass guitar. Hear his defiant, croak howl in protest in what might be his most autobiographical work yet. Music critics and fans alike have long referred to Reis’s signature voice as “The Velvet Yawn” and never has that description been more apt. Ride The Wild Night was recorded at City Of Refuge (Night Marchers, Black Lips, The Spits) on an 8-track tape machine and mixed by Ben Moore (Hot Snakes, Diamanda Galas) at Singing Serpent. Repressed on black vinyl!!!

Swami John Reis

Ride The Wild Night / I Hate My Neighbors In The Yellow House

Swami

The debut of the new Swami John Reis band! With Jason K. Sinclair on drums and Joe Guevara on piano. Indulge yourself with these 2 terse gems rife with manic acoustic strummering, piano and synth hammering and booming drums. A little’s a lot! From the upcoming LP “Ride The Wild Night”.