The Riff That Blew My Mind: Bitter Branches Digs Into Nation of Ulysses

Matt Ryan, guitarist with Philly hardcore supergroup Bitter Branches, told us all about Nation of Ulysses' “50,000 Watts of Goodwill" from Plays Pretty For Baby... Matt Ryan: Plays Pretty For Baby was a mind-blower for teenage me. On this song in particular, almost everything about Tim Green’s guitar is an enigma. First, a blast of feedback that ends with deep sea whale chirps. How does he get this sound? There’s a dissonant intro, then the main riff. This riff snakes around in an odd time signature, sliding between double-stops and single note lines. It hooked me, though at the time, I couldn’t wrap […] The post The Riff That Blew My Mind: Bitter Branches Digs Into Nation of Ulysses first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.