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In February 2006, Yep Roc Records will release "THE MINUS 5" (a/k/a "The Gun Album") the seventh full-length recording by the group. It will feature the McCaughey/Buck/Ramberg/Rieflin line-up, as well as two tracks recorded in Chicago with Wilco, and guest appearances by John Wesley Harding, Kelly Hogan, Morgan Fisher (Mott), Sean Nelson (Harvey Danger/Long Winters), and Colin Meloy and John Moen (Decemberists).
SCOTT MCCAUGHEY
His longtime band the Young Fresh Fellows are said to be in semi-retirement, but still will perform and/or record on occasion, for the flimsiest of reasons. The last eleven years have seen McCaughey recording and touring extensively with R.E.M. as a sort of fifth or fourth wheel, depending on the make and model. Whenever time allows, Scott is conniving some kind of Minus 5 recording or live appearance, writing songs, or contributing to the destruction of the efforts of his many patient musical friends.
PETER BUCK
Known to all for his twenty-five years of innovative service with R.E.M., Buck is undoubtedly one of the most under-rated and influencial guitarists in rock. A featured collaborator in the Minus 5 since its inception, he has in recent years become the group's stalwart onstage bassist, though still apt to add his famed 12-string Rickenbacker, or mandolin, or waves of feedback, to Minus 5 recordings.
JOHN RAMBERG
The incredibly talented singer-songwriter for the Model Rockets, John is known as the Minus 5's "Secret Weapon", on lead guitar and lead and backing vocals. He has also written, recorded and toured with country chanteuse Neko Case.
BILL RIEFLIN
While it is certainly true that Mr. Rieflin logged a decade of yeoman service in the clutches of Ministry (and its offshoots like Revolting Cocks, Pigface, etc.), this should not obscure the broad catalog of other work bearing his stamp. The seminal Seattle art-punk band The Blackouts, the solo album "Birth of a Giant", collaborations with Robert Fripp, the group Sweet 75 with Nirvana's Krist Noveselic, and recent stints as both live and studio drummer with the Minus 5 and R.E.M., all feature on his crowded resume.
Wednesday, March 29th, 2006