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Gayle Ellett & The Electromags: Friends
by Glenn Astarita
In their 2023 offering, Friends, The Electromags deliver a smorgasbord of instrumental rock that is as rich in variety as it is in talent. Think of it as a musical potluck, where every guest brings their best dish to the table. The thirteen tracks on this album are like thirteen assorted flavors of rock, each with its unique twist. It is a bit like a rock 'n' roll buffet, and everyone's invited. Leading this eclectic ensemble ...
read moreCarl Weingarten: The Simian River Collection 1980-2020
by Mark Sullivan
Guitarist Carl Weingarten has had a long career as an independent artist: four decades of work, including over 30 releases on his label Multiphase Records. This triple-CD collection aims to provide a path through all of that diversity, along with the bonus of a few unreleased tracks for longtime fans. The organization is roughly chronological: each disc covers a range of years, but the track order was determined by sound and flow rather than strict chronological order. Disc ...
read moreCarl Weingarten: Local Journeys
by John Kelman
While greater fame continues to elude guitarist Carl Weingarten, his multidimensional style--borrowing liberally from artists as diverse as Brian Eno, Ry Cooder, Bill Frisell, Leo Kottke, David Sylvian, and Robert Fripp--continues to shape instrumental miniatures that are more akin to cinematic soundtracks than songs per se. For a look at where he's been and how he's developed, his recent compilation disc Hand in the Sand is a good place to start. The latest stop on his evolutionary path, Local Journeys, ...
read moreCarl Weingarten: Hand in the Sand: A Collection 1990-2004
by John Kelman
While he may not be known to a broader international public, guitarist Carl Weingarten has been an active player for the past fifteen years, recording nine albums mostly for his own Multiphase Records label. As he moves forward in a career that has been compared to a diversity of artists including Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, Bill Frisell, Leo Kottke, Ry Cooder and others, he takes stock of his career so far with Hand in the Sand , which serves as ...
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