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Stephan Thelen: Fractal Guitar

by John Ephland
January 28, 2019

A guitar lover's delight, the Swiss Stephan Thelen's Fractal Guitar reeks of the many splendid effects the instrument can bellow, belch, intimate, cry out and sing. And all within the narrow yet liberating, pattern-based corridors Thelen's ofttimes arhythmic funkfest conjures. With nods to David Torn, Robert Fripp, Glenn Branca and even Nik Bartsch, the aesthetic creates ...

The Scrambling Ex: The Scrambling Ex

by Dave Wayne
March 24, 2016

Deftly juggling twisted harmonic sequences, free improvised passages, sweet and simple jazz melodies, and stop-on-a-dime rhythmic convolutions, The Scrambling Ex nods at all sorts of musical reference points without aping anyone in particular. An equal collaboration between multi- reed player Peter Van Huffel, guitarist Andreas Willers, and percussionist Oliver Steidle (who's since been replaced by the ...

Dusan Jevtovic: Am I Walking Wrong?

by Dave Wayne
May 29, 2014

As guitar-based fusion albums go, Am I Walking Wrong? is an auspicious and mature debut recording by the Barcelona-based, Serbian- born Dusan Jevtovic. What's immediately apparent is that Jevtovic places soloing on equal footing with composing, while sound, ambiance, motivic development, and the very way in which an improvisation fits into a composition takes precedence over ...

Griffith Hiltz Trio: This Is What You Get

by Dave Wayne
January 27, 2014

Groovy, somewhat off-kilter jazz is the order of the day for the Griffith Hiltz Trio, a young Canadian band comprised of reedman Johnny Griffith, multi-instrumentalist Nathan Hiltz, and drummer Sly Juhas. One novel aspect of their music is tied into the group's instrumentation. Hiltz simultaneously plays guitar while holding down the bass lines using pedals, just ...

Mahavishnu

By John McLaughlin

Label: Challenge Jazz
Released: 2013

The Wrong Object: After the Exhibition

by Dave Wayne
October 24, 2013

Sometime during the late 1960s, adventurous European rock musicians led by the likes of Gong, Soft Machine, Magma, and Arzachel began incorporating elements of avant-garde jazz, contemporary classical and various ethnic musics into their own original progressive rock music. The result varied somewhat from region to region, but the most important thing was that very little ...

Dewa Budjana: Dawai In Paradise

by Dave Wayne
April 5, 2013

Though Dawai In Paradise is the first U.S. release by guitarist Dewa Budjana, careful study of the liner notes indicates that the Bali native has been playing jazz at a very high level for quite some time. Listening to this polished gem of an album, it's readily apparent that Budjana is no neophyte. In fact, he's ...

Phase 2

By Mahavishnu

Label: Aggregate Music
Released: 2004
Track listing: CD1: Resolution; Meeting of the Spirits; You Know, You Know; A Lotus On Irish Streams; Sanctuary; Awakening; Birds of Fire. CD2: Noonward Race; Lila's Dance/The Dance of Maya; Miles Beyond; Within the Womb of Night; One Word; Hope.

Mahavishnu Project: Phase 2

by Walter Kolosky
May 5, 2004

The Mahavishnu Project considers the music from the original fusion gods, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, to be classical in nature. Therefore it is no surprise to see the band put out another CD that features four of the MO tunes that appeared on its first release, Live Bootleg. After all, a classical repertoire is a classical repertoire. ...