Raw Terra released his new two-sided single on December 3, 2021! Raw Terra is the alter-ego of musician Richard d\u2019Andrea. Primarily a bassist, he is also a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was an early member of The Motels (in the historic Radio Free Hollywood lineup), The Know (with Gary Valentine and Joel Turrisi) and later forming Factor Four with Jeff Wolfe and joining The Roosters United with Jeff Jourard and Graham Daddy. He has also performed or recorded with many other musicians including Joan Jett, Michael Des Barres, The Halibuts, The Insect Surfers, The Furys, The Textones, The Roosters United, Bob Beland, Marc Platt, David Nigel Lloyd, Fur Dixon and Joao Erbetta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After decades of playing in bands he decided to mix it up and embarked on solo recordings of his own compositions. 2018 marked the released of his first solo album \u201cMars 12, Earth 0\u201d and soon after the same album’s backing tracks: \u201cMars 12, Earth 0 – (Instrumentals)\u201d (a nod to \u201cStack-o-Tracks\u201d). The music ranges from Surf and Neo-60\u2019s to driving Alt and Indie rock and ends with a hypnotic tone poem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMystery Monkey Remix\u201d, released August 2019, revisits and remixes two songs from that first album: \u201c(Waitin\u2019 for The) Mystery Train\u201d is given a clearer, more punchier mix and \u201cMonkey See, Monkey Do\u201d is reworked with electric 12-string guitar and new vocals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Original songs \u201cEvery Little Bit\u201d and \u201cI Don\u2019t Need You\u201d make up his first 2-sided single release (December 2021) and he is working on the other songs that will comprise his second, as yet unnamed, album. \u201cEvery Little Bit\u201d has never been recorded or performed with a band while the song \u201cI Don\u2019t Need You\u201d might have been heard being performed by the Factor Four band in the mid 80\u2019s in Los Angeles. Both songs were recorded by Raw Terra this past spring and summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Says Richard, \u201cMy work on this CD or album has just begun and I\u2019m releasing the songs as I finish them – on my first album I waited until all were finished (which took a long time) before releasing it. So, I thought I would try to do it incrementally this time. \u2018Every Little Bit\u2019 was written as a stream of consciousness but seems to have two main themes: one is about being fed up with certain aspects of life and the other a confession of attraction and desire for another. \u2018I Don’t Need You\u2019 is a somewhat snotty break-up song – probably directed to the girl in the previous song! These are the first two songs finished and I also started on many others. Some are new while the older ones had been written with the band I was in at the time in mind. Too many songs go uncompleted… so this is proving to be a good opportunity and impetus to finally finish songs off and record them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In closing, Richard has this to say about the two new songs, \u201cStream it loud (and often)!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Digitally released by DistroKid for streaming and download at all the usual places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Digital downloads or purchase: Amazon, Apple Music and iTunes, Bandcamp streaming and full digital list: Amazon, Anghami, Apple Music, MediaNet, Boomplay, Deezer, Instagram\/Facebook, iHeartRadio, ClaroMusica, iTunes, KKBox, NetEase, Qobuz, Pandora, Saavn, Spotify, Tencent, Tidal, TikTok\/Resso, Triller (beta), Soundtrack by Twitch, and Yandex Music (beta).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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