![]() ![]() ![]() Fans asked the group about their favorite records, their relationship with fellow musician and engineer Zeroh, and where they tend to draw inspiration from. The breakdown at the end of “Double Trio” was heavily opposed by Ritchie, before he eventually gave in and allowed Corey to have more creative freedom.Īt the tail end of the event, questions were opened up to the floor. Learning how to live with the flaw and natural processes that come with music creation. How both members had to learn how to trust each other personally and creatively. Ritchie described the process as a maturing period. Corey remarked that creating the music video for “Knees” wasn’t easy referring to the silhouette of Groggs they added in post, referencing his absence in the video.Īside from the creation of the dual music video, the group detailed how they aimed to maintain its structure with just Corey and Ritchie as the central focus. Even in past material, they wondered if what they were doing was ethically right, especially in an era where AI-generated singers and posthumous verses are now widespread. They also spoke on the struggle of honoring their former groupmate without commodifying his death. Post-screening followed another conversation about the video which according to Corey, in a very mild way is about learning how to cope with disaster. The song itself is very reminiscent of their lo-fi material from 2020, the last 40 seconds break into a speedy footwork track while the camera spins around the art studio interior. A linen blanket is placed precariously on top of him and interlaced is footage of him dancing in a yellow suit and rapping along with his own lyrics. Ritchie lays in a makeshift wooded bed, which fans could recognize from a previous social media post. The second half of the video was a bit more traditional this time taking place in the very theater fans were sitting in. For many, it was their first time seeing new footage of Groggs before his unfortunate passing. Clips of the band’s time together as a full team flash by in a heavily edited montage. The video itself was ethereal and poignant first starting with the warm track “Bye Storm” which makes heavy use of a sample from Brian Eno. The subsequent video for the aforementioned song “Double Trio” as well as “Bye Storm” represents their rebirth into By Storm and the last thing they will ever do under the Injury Reserve name. Ritchie described their circumstances, and how it took two years to make a single track. After their time away they had finally figured out how. They needed to find a way to transition into something different and reopen the conversation about the group making new material. Injury Reserve’s slogan was always 3/3, and there was no reason to change that. But then I can also imagine him saying: ‘You better not step on a stage without me!” Ultimately they decided that they couldn’t continue the name with just them two. The internal dilemma they described during the conversation was almost verbatim what Ritchie had already told Huck Magazine two years prior, “ I can imagine him joking and saying: ‘Y’all better still do this shit!’. For the remaining members, it was always a battle of extremes, never in the middle. Groggs, the band embarked on a worldwide tour whilst grappling with what to do without one of their core components. Following the loss of their third member Jordan Groggs, who performed under the name Stepa J. It’s been a rough couple of years for the Arizona-based group. As Ritchie and Corey sat with Holiday, the conversation began. On the stage, in front of the wooded and bricked walls, was a grey couch and black chair facing toward the audience. The theater was large and supported ample seating. Once the event started, fans were ushered into a theater behind the small performing hall. The videos in question were for a previous song released on their 2021 album By The Time I Get to Phoenix called “Bye Storm” and for a new song released under their new artist name By Storm entitled “Double Trio.” Along with the premiere of new material, Nathaniel Ritchie, stage name Ritchie With a T, and Parker Corey sat down with fellow artist Harmony Holiday for a Mythscience Talks discussion about the following presentation. On July 15th two-thirds of Injury Reserve premiered a double music video at a special event in Los Angeles at the 2220 Arts + Archive. Photo by Fabian Garcia for Turn Off The Bright Lights. ![]()
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