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Spontageous: Spontageous

by Scott Andrews
August 25, 2004

Spontageous is the project of Philadelphia fusion guitarist/composer Audric Jankauskas. Along with bassist Rob Lewcun, drummer Tom Cottone, and keyboardist Lin Fred, this quartet in the Tribal Tech mold moves through nine tunes of mellow electric fusion on their self-titled recording.

The playing on Spontageous has the smooth, assured feel of professional musicianship. Jankauskas moves through articulate runs on electric guitar and snappy finger-picking on acoustic. Lewcun's fretless six-string bass growls the foundation, or purrs the melody, in ...