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Review of Mechanical Uprising by Tokafi

Source: Marco Oppedisano
December 6, 2010

"Proving their humanity: Five electroacoustic composers deserving your attention." Marco Oppedisano: Wilfully unaccommodating & hauntingly inten-reber-base While the guitar is just a tool among many on Music for Film and Electro-Theatre, it is at the very heart of the oeuvre of Marco Oppedisano. Hailing from Brooklyn, New York, he has made the search for the intersections between heavy Rock, atmospheric soundscapes and an intricate, intellectually challenging take on contemporary composition his goal. While it has become somewhat fashionable of lately ...

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New CD release: Mechanical Uprising by Marco Oppedisano

Source: Marco Oppedisano
December 5, 2010

OKS Recordings of North America is pleased to announce the release of Mechanical Uprising,our twelfth major release. This CD is available through CDBaby.com as will soon be availableat Amazon.com, Los Angeles' Amoeba Records, Austin, Texas' End of An Ear and Waterloo,New York's Other Music. It is available for digital download at iTunes, and many other digital download services. Marco Oppedisano is a classically trained composer and guitarist with a background in rock guitar. His style uniquely melds the experimental guitar ...

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