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Article: Multiple Reviews

Allan Holdsworth: Hard Hat Area and None Too Soon

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Few artists alive in 2012 can be both as awe-inspiring and frustrating as guitarist Allan Holdsworth. Since emerging in the early 1970s--his solo on “Hector's House," from trumpeter Ian Carr's Belladonna (Vertigo, 1972), an early and rough-hewn but still staggering preface to advances made in leaps in bounds in the ensuing half decade--Holdsworth has emerged as ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Gary Husband: Dirty & Beautiful Volume 2

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Gary Husband Dirty & Beautiful Volume 2 Abstract Logix 2012 If ever there was a musician whose efforts to redefine and reestablish himself are both worthy of attention and working, it's Gary Husband. Emerging as a powerhouse drummer with Allan Holdsworth in the guitarist's I.O.U. band of the early 1980s, Husband ...

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Article: Album Review

Gary Husband: Dirty & Beautiful Volume 2

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Multitalented drummer, keyboardist, composer, and arranger Gary Husband continues to raise the bar with each successive release, and 2012's Dirty & Beautiful Volume 2 is no exception. Volume 2's collection of originals and fusion classics follows Dirty & Beautiful Volume 1 (Abstract Logix, 2010), featuring many of the same collaborators, but with some additional powerhouse guitarists ...

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News: Recording

John McLaughlin, Jan Hammer, Mike Stern and others on the New Gary Husband Album

John McLaughlin, Jan Hammer, Mike Stern and others on the New Gary Husband Album

Multi-dimensional drummer, keyboardist, composer and arranger Gary Husband hits his stride with Dirty & Beautiful Volume 2, his latest release on Abstract Logix Records. Dirty & Beautiful Volume 2 features an explosive all-star line-up of guest musicians such as John McLaughlin, Allan Holdsworth, Jan Hammer, Robin Trower, Jimmy Herring, Wayne Krantz, Mark King, Alex Machacek and ...

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Article: Talkin' Blues

Talkin' Blues with Jimmy Herring

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Jimmy Herring is a musician who blurs lines, both in terms of genres and roles. Over the past two decades his work with the Aquarium Rescue Unit, Gov't Mule, The Allman Brothers Band, Frogwings, Phil Lesh & Friends, Project Z, Jazz is Dead, and Widespread Panic has cemented his position as one of the world's premier ...

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Article: Film Review

Various Artists: The New Universe Music Festival 2010

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Various ArtistsThe New Universe Music Festival 2010Abstract Logix2011 Independent label Abstract Logix has come a long way since its tentative beginnings half a decade or so ago. Just when everybody thought--or hoped--that fusion was dead, Souvik Dutta's label has championed an exciting new wave of plugged-in virtuosity, and ...

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News: Recording

Abstract Logix to Release 2 DVD Set of the New Universe Music Festival on September 20, 2011

Abstract Logix to Release 2 DVD Set of the New Universe Music Festival on September 20, 2011

On November 20 and 21, 2010, maverick record label Abstract Logix hosted a series of spectacular performances, featuring an array of artists who handily defy genre categorization in favor of unbridled expression. Among the featured musicians were pioneering guitarist John McLaughlin and his current band the 4th Dimension with special guest, world music legend tabla maestro ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Various Artists: The New Universe Music Festival 2010 - Abstract Logix Live!

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Various Artists The New Universe Music Festival 2010: Abstract Logix Live! Abstract Logix 2011 On November 20-21 2010, Raleigh, North Carolina became the destination for fans of cutting edge fusion/improvised music, drawn from all over the world by the embarrassment of riches that the New Universe Music festival offered in tribute ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

The New Universe Music Festival 2010 - Abstract Logix Live!

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For those who like their jazz hard, loud, filled with killer chops and intricate writing, the 2010 New Universe Music Festival was like manna from heaven. Amidst seven groups including two fusion deities, guitarist John McLaughlin and drummer Lenny White, it was an exhilarating experience for the few hundred people in attendance--some coming from hundreds of ...

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24 Tales

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Released: 2010
Track listing: On your marks...; Sit Back and Chillax; Tour De France; Dancing with the Baby Bear; Anamika; Pros and Cons of Depression; Little Man; Tranquillo; Tranquilizer; Sweet Torture; She likes it; See you there; X-Mas; Feel Me!; At the Club; Eau de Conlon; Doldrums; Minnemans in da House; Run, Fusion!; Air; Sexy; Blender; Quotes; Over and Out.


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