Lo-Fi Resistance

American rock band

Progressive rock
alternative rock

Instrument(s)

Guitar
keyboards
piano
bass
glockenspiel
vocals
percussion

Years active2009-presentLabelsBurning Shed^[1]MembersRandy McStineWebsitelofiresistance.com

Lo-Fi Resistance is a project of guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Randy McStine. Formed in 2009, Lo-Fi Resistance has released two albums with many different guest features. The first album, "A Deep Breath," features guest musicians such as Nick D'Virgilio of Spock's Beard and Doug Pinnick of King's X. The second album, "Chalk Lines," featured Gavin Harrison and Colin Edwin of Porcupine Tree, John Giblin of Kate Bush, and Dave Kerzner, of Sound of Contact.^[2]

McStine is also a member of many collaborative projects, including; In Continuum (a prog/symphonic rock group led by Dave Kerzner (keyboards, vocals) and also featuring Gabriel Agudo (vocals), Marco Minnemann (drums), Matt Dorsey (bass) and McStine (guitar)), McStine & Minnemann (with drummer and multi-instrumentalist Marco Minnemann), and The Fringe, a supergroup with Nick D'Virgillio (drums, vocals) of Spock's Beard, and Jonas Reingold (bass, backing vocals) of many Swedish prog bands including The Flower Kings and Kaipa and also as touring bassist for Steve Hackett.

In 2019 McStine did a tour as an opening act for The Pineapple Thief, a progressive rock band that then former Porcupine Tree collaborator Gavin Harrison on drums.^[3]

In 2022 it was announced that McStine and Nathan Navarro became the touring guitarist and bassist, respectively, for a reformed Porcupine Tree,^[4] replacing frequent collaborator, John Wesley, who didn't return to the band for personal reasons.^[5]

Discography

Lo-Fi Resistance albums

A Deep Breath (2010)
Chalk Lines (2012, Burning Shed)
The Age Of Entitlement (2014)

Randy McStine solo releases

Guitarizm (2005)
Blank (2017)
CDR EP 2019 (2019)
Idle (A 2019 Collection) (2019)
Adopted Son - Live In Vancouver (2020)
Unintentional (2023)

Collaborations

The Fringe - The Fringe (2016)
In Continuum - Acceleration Theory (2019)
In Continuum - Acceleration Theory Part Two: Annihilation (2019)
McStine & Minnemann - I (2020)
McStine & Minnemann - II (2020)
In Continuum - Acceleration Theory Deluxe Edition (2022)

Appearances

Circuline - Return (2015)
Circuline - Counterpoint (2016)
Dave Kerzner - New World Live (2016)
Dave Kerzner - Static (2017)
Various - Yesterday And Today - A 50TH Anniversary Tribute To Yes (2018)
Laura Meade - Remedium (2018)
Adam Holzman - Truth Decay (2018)
Vinnie Moore - Soul Shifter (2019)
Marco Minnemann - My Sister (2019)
The Backstage - Isolation (2020)
The McBroom Sisters - Black Floyd (2020)
Nick D'Virgilio - Invisible (2020)
dUg Pinnick - Joy Bomb (2021)
Jane Getter Premonition - Anomalia (2021)
Charlie Benante - Silver Linings (2021)
Ryo Okumoto - The Myth Of The Mostrophus (2022)

References

^ Burning Shed Official Site
^ Official site Archived 2014-04-24 at the Wayback Machine
^ ProgReport (2019-06-26). "Randy McStine releases new single, Announces tour with The Pineapple Thief". The Prog Report. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
^ Werksman, Hans. "Nate Navarro & Randy McStine join the Porcupine Tree touring line-up". Retrieved 2022-08-15.
^ "r/stevenwilson - For those asking about John Wesley's involvement with the upcoming tour, I have some bad news for you". reddit. Retrieved 2022-08-15.