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Rick Shaffer and Bruce Cohen, a/k/a THE REDS, from Philadelphia, PA, have a unique style that blends Shaffer's short guitar with Cohen's keyboards into a textured drone, while Shaffer's voice adds the punch and definition for their overall sound. Their music has been featured on Miami Vice, One Life to Live, General Hospital and with major film companies like DeLaurentiis, Tri-Star, and New Line. We welcome THE REDS and their exciting array of music to our site!
The musical careers of Rick Shaffer and Bruce Cohen, a/k/a THE REDS, span three decades of critically acclaimed recording and film work. Including numerous REDS albums, film soundtracks, songs and score for TV (e.g., Miami Vice, One Life To Live, General Hospital), major film companies like De Laurentiis, Tri-Star, New Line, and directors Michael Mann, Jack Shoulder, and Paul Michael Glaser.
Shaffer's solo projects include guitar work on the albums of Marianne Faithfull, Peter Murphy, Marc Almond, Hilly Kristal. While Cohen's solo work includes writing score for numerous theater productions at Philadelphia's Walnut Theater, and for The Pulse Theater Company in New York City.
Bluesy Trip Hop atmospheric riff filled piece, thick keyboard synth, & Steve Winwood 60's Hammond Organ burning through track. With total free flight at end of the song, builds as it fades, fuzzed guitar hooks, repetitive vocal chorus. Lyrics: you can buy your way out, but "Your soul will burn. Male Vocal, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
A greasy metallic bruiser with Doors like organ, metal guitar licks, ambient textures and a haunting vocalist. Lyrically dealing with addiction and, in this case, heroin. Big Boy is '70's slang for heroin. Similar: The Doors, Joy Division, Iggy Pop, The Velvet Underground, Artic Monkey, Interpo, Male Vocal, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
A Rolling Stones Flower's era song with chunky guitar riffs, modern keyboard textures, 60's style production and percussion. Mid tempo driving, aggressive piece with a rocking groove and great hook. Big Town could be used in a number of applications Reservoir Dogs / Blue Velvet context. Male Vocal, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
A spacious Brian Eno/Daniel Lanois piece ambient guitars and keyboards, a Jim Morrison/Ian Curtis style vocal a modern atmospheric piece with beautiful haunting instrumental sections in the song. Lyric implies when something/someone is gone, it's gone forever. Male Vocal, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
A Roxy Music / Depeche Mode style track with hook guitar and keyboard parts, also very Joy Division in atmosphere and vocal delivery. Mid tempo groove short and to the point. This track has done very well for us in different radio promotions and has 98% approvals. Male Vocal, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Atmospheric Electro punk -blues, Jagger like vocal, ambient guitar textures, Al Kooper style Hammond organ Highway 61 era. Very good mood piece. Ambient blues guitar haunting. Can put you in a space. Male Vocal, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Pure '70's The Rolling Stones "Sticky Fingers" with a Moe Tucker/Velvet Underground groove, whirling whacked out organ riff, swaying percussion, Jagger/Iggy Pop vocal style, Tarantino special. Similar: The Rolling Stones, The White Stripes, Nick Cave, Lou Reed, Velvet Underground. Male Vocal, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
A dark/atmospheric track with ambient keyboards, ambient blues flavored guitars and forceful vocal in a David Bowie, Jim Morrison and Nick Cave style. The track puts the listener in a sensual mysterious world that would serve a David Lynch film perfectly. Male Vocal, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Trip Hop groove Massive Attack/Portishead meets The Doors, relentless surf guitar riff, huge ambient keyboard textures, cavernous guitar sound. Lyrics are about life's futility. Similar: Portishead, Nick Cave, Iggy Pop, Massive Attack, The Doors. Male Vocal, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Dark Doors-like mid-tempo rocker, good hook, keyboard and bass groove, Jim Morrison style vocals, lyrics great fit for dark story line.
SIMILAR: The Doors, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, The Birthday Party. Male Vocal, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Hard drum heavy modern rocker, driving bass, hard guitar, possessed vocal and electronic keyboards in an Eno style.
SIMILAR: The Doors, Joy Division, Iggy Pop, Killing Joke, Gang Of Four, Interpol, Nick Cave, PJ Harvey. Male Vocal, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Funk groove, electronic keyboard figure, funk Bowie guitar part, Traffic/Saxophone, ambient textures, 80's dance mid tempo funky.
SIMILAR: The White Stripes, Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, Nick Cave, David Bowie, Talking Heads, Brain Eno. Male Vocal, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Clash style rocker, driving drums and bass, electronic keyboard textures and hooks, piercing guitar hook, intense vocal delivery.
SIMILAR: The Clash, Joy Division, Iggy Pop, The Stooges. Male Vocal, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
A electro groove, metallic guitars, dub industrial keyboards a very driving hypnotic piece with end section off the chart. The lyrics deal with be careful what you wish for, death may be your Santa Claus. Atmospheric, hypnotic relentless groove with dub overtones. Public Image metal box. Male Vocal, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
A driving electro groove, punk-blues guitar a rockabilly Jagger vocal and tripped out lyric hook . A futuristic Rolling Stones 70's sound. Male Vocal, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Thick mid tempo texture laden track, great pumping Doors like organ, dense tremolo guitar parts, Bowie/Ronson era mid section guitar break, driving end section fuzz guitar freak out, Lou Reed narrative vocal. Lyrical content: everybody needs their space in life. Similar: Joy Division, Nick Cave. Male Vocal, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
A thick guitar, keyboard track , heavy drums with a hook chorus, The vocal is very 70's Rolling Stones and overall music track like Interpol or The Cure. Lyrical content good for drugs ,greed, love and any all consuming entity. Atmospheric driving piece. Male Vocal, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
A mid tempo metallic rocker in the vein of The New York Dolls, Iggy and the Stooges and David Bowie. Guitar driven with atmospheric keyboard textures and hypnotic percussion track. The song has a good hook and aggressive/pounding ending. Male Vocal, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
A modern Doors/Interpol/Joy Division approach with slashing guitar figure, ambient keyboards and a Jim Morrison style vocal a very moody piece. The tracks lyrical content reflects and type of severe lost. Long instrumental section at end with hook chorus parts, searing guitar. Male Vocal, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Mid tempo bass and drum groove with electro keyboards, Miles Davis "Bitches Brew" trumpet, menacing metallic guitars, hypnotic atmosphere.
SIMILAR: Nick Cave, Iggy Pop, Public Image, The Doors. Male Vocal, Indie Rock, Indie Rock
Swinging Roxy Music feel with spacious bluesy guitar, combination Eno/Kooper organ/electronics, a Morrison/Jagger like vocal, beautiful tail out delay/echo guitar with groove and textures. Lyrics: Sometimes things just can't change. Similar: Roxy Music, Leonard Cohen, PJ Harvey, Nico, Nick Cave. Male Vocal, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
A bluesy / electro piece hypnotic driving medium fast tempo, atmospheric guitar textures, sweeping electronic keyboards, dark / brooding mood with a Jim Morrison style vocal and lyrics. Very visual music. Male Vocal, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
A punk-blues rocker with ringing guitars, Doors keyboard riff and electronic atmospheric textures. Vocals are Jim Morrison/Ian Curtis like with a dark blues tone. Very moody piece with interesting instrumental backing. Male Vocal, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Groovin' hypnotic swagger, warped out keyboards, '60's production and percussion treatment. Lyrical concept: a guy you might or might not like to spend time with, but somehow can't refuse. Similar: Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, Sonic Youth. Male Vocal, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Slow burn serial killer music, haunting guitar, thick keyboard hook, dark atmospheric 80's sound, Jim Morrison style vocal. Similar: The Doors, Iggy Pop, Nick Cave. Male Vocal, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Driving mid tempo rocker The White Stripes/The Doors/The Rolling Stones, fuzzed guitar figure, 70's style rhythm section (Free) in the bass and drum, 60's Ray Manzerk organ approach, Jagger/Iggy Pop type vocal. Lyrics: you got to cut yourself loose from crazy town. Similar: The Rolling Stones. Male Vocal, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Driving menacing rocker, hard guitar, metallic bass, disparate intense vocals, electronic wall of keyboards.
SIMILAR: Wire, Joy Division, The White Stripes, Nick Cave, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, The Stooges, Colin Newman. Male Vocal, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Heavy Bo Diddley on acid drum and percussion, metallic soaring guitar figure, pumping bass and caustic organ, dark Joy Division / Interpol mood and atmosphere, Ian Curtis/Jim Morrison style vocal, searing ending with guitar solo that's pure "Raw Power," repetitive hook and vocal ending. Male Vocal, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Big Mississippi Hill Country groove in R.L. Burnside style, 60's production approach with percussion, & The Animals style organ part, textured backwards guitars, Jagger/Morrison bluesy vocal. Ending has 60's psychedelic features. Lyrics: finding that place where you truly belong without judgemen, Male Vocal, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
A Rolling Stones loose feel rocker, mid tempo with 60's style percussion and very Jagger like vocal. Track is alternative sounding and would be good in action, drama, horror and thriller. The Reds songs have been used in both television and feature films. Male Vocal, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Mid tempo Stones/Clash rocker, Bowie 80's keyboard, driving drum and bass, Mick Jagger style vocals.
SIMILAR: Nick Cave, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop. Male Vocal, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
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scene music,
online games music,
music for production,
music for film,
independent music,
ringing tones,
phone ringtone,
polyphonic ringtones,
ringback tons,
hot ringtones,
The Reds,
Michael Mann,
Manhunter,
The Doors,
Joy Division,
Interpol,
The Strokes,
male vocals,
guitars,
electronic keyboards,
The Reds
