Rane is a progressive pop jam

Jam session

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 band based in Hartford, CT. The band formed in 1995 and has released eight albums, including a self-titled album not officially recognized as part of the band's discography. The band also created its own record company in 1998, called Tides Records, the same year they released their first full length album.

Overview

The five member band features:

• Alan Veniscofsky (guitar
  Guitar
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  , vocals)
• Ryan 'Bowman' Bowman (guitar
  Guitar
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  , vocals)
• Dan Prindle (bass
  Bass guitar
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  , cello
  Cello
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  , vocals)
• Bryan Kelly (drums
  Drum kit
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  )
• Kurt Rinaldi (percussion
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  , marimba
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  )

Discography

• Magnetic North (2005)
• Telescope EP (2005)
• The Hope Seed/From the Vine vol. 1/From the Vine vol. 2 (2003)
• Camelopardalis (2000)
• At War With The Moon (1998)
• Rane (1997)

External links

• thesoundofrane.com
• tidesrecords.com
• Rane collection at the Internet Archive
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  's live music archive