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Sean Malone: Cortlandt
by John Kelman
Sometimes people become misrepresented early on. Sean Malone first came to attention as the bassist for death/technical metal band Cynic, but has since garnered more notice for his versatile playing with his fusion/progressive group Gordian Knot. That Malone--who also plays the tapped stick--recorded Cortlandt in 1996, not long after Cynic's Focus (Roadrunner, 1993), makes it even more remarkable. Originally a limited release on Audioimage, it's become something of a cult record--and for good reason. This welcome reissue finally brings it ...
read moreMcGill / Manring / Stevens: What We Do
by John Kelman
"Leonard Feather is now officially spinning in his grave. That, at least, is what journalist Bill Milkowski claims in his liner notes to What We Do by guitarist Scott McGill, bassist Michael Manring and drummer Vic Stevens. One thing is clear: faint hearts beware and jazz police stay away. Listening to this trio, which is typically associated with pedal-to-the-metal fusion, deconstruct and reshape a set of jazz standards with the help of David Torn's mixing acumen might actually be enough ...
read moreAt War With Self: Torn Between Dimensions
by John Kelman
Both the name of the band (At War With Self) and the title of their debut album ( Torn Between Dimensions ) vividly describe the clearly schizophrenic nature of this new trio featuring guitarist/keyboardist Glenn Snelwar, bassist Michael Manring and Fates Warning drummer Mark Zonder. And yet as contradictory as these ten compositions clearly are, there's a unifying progressive nature to the whole proceeding that will appeal, in particular, to fans of the group Gordian Knot, to which Snelwar contributed. ...
read moreMcGill/ Manring/ Stevens: +/- Addition by Subtraction
by John W. Patterson
I have known of Scott McGill’s amazing guitar wizardry since 1998, finally got to see him live, (front row), then enjoyed an impromptu lunch with him. I have tortured him with sending him demo cassettes of my whacked fusion and guitar tunes, and discussed certain nuances of the fine art of guitar. Besides being a great guy, with nary a trace of that “look-at-me/worship-my-skill” ego, he is open-minded and kind. I hear him gaining ground in this new release and ...
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