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Alex Machacek: A Very Tall Tale
by Ian Patterson
Be careful what you wish for, for you may get it-so the saying goes. When Alex Machacek asked drummer Marco Minnemann if he had a drum solo he could pass his way to compose around, he could never have expected a drum improvisation lasting 51 minutes. Before he could say, “Hey, 13/16 is a really odd ...
Alex Machacek: 24 Tales
by Ian Patterson
There's a spoken segment on one section of 24 Tales--a kind of simulation of computerized dialogue: “Hey Marco, do you like drumming all day?," asks guitarist Alex Machacek: “Yes I do," replies Marco Minnemann, and it's not difficult to believe. Machacek's most daring musical statement yet is based around a daunting, 51-minute drum improvisation by Minnemann. ...
Alex Machacek: 24 Tales
by John Kelman
It's not the first time guitarist Alex Machacek has composed around drum improvisation--he did that with three tracks on [sic], his 2006 breakout record and first for Abstract Logix--but he's taken the concept even farther on 24 Tales. It's also not the only release to use, as its basis, a 51-minute drum improvisation by Marco Minneman--Machacek's ...
U.K., Danger Money and Night After Night Reissues
by John Kelman
With violinist and keyboardist Eddie Jobson out of a self-imposed retirement that lasted over two decades, he's been wasting no time getting his name back out to progressive rock fans. 2008 saw the formation of UKZ, a new group following in the footsteps of late 1970s progressive rock supergroup U.K., which he formed alongside ex-King Crimson ...
Sebastiaan Cornelissen: U-Turn
by Ian Patterson
It's a minute and forty seconds before Sebastiaan Cornelissen's drums ease into the frame on U-Turn. Although he has a lot to say he's clearly not in a rush; this second solo effort has been seven years coming and has taken four years to put together. The fourteen pieces, which could almost be seen as a ...
Improvision
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Released: 2007
Track listing: There's a New Sheriff in Town; Along Came a Spider; Shona; Gem 1; Gem 2; To Whom It May Concern; Yoga for Cats Part 1; Yoga for Cats Part 2; Very Sad; Matt's Riff; Put Me Back to Sleep.
Alex Machacek/Jeff Sipe/Matthew Garrison: Improvision
by Ian Patterson
Outstanding musicianship, even if as a gift from the gods, is no guarantee in itself of a successful musical collaboration. Intuition, empathy and a good ear are, however, essential. So it was clearly an auspicious weekend when guitarist Alex Machacek, bassist Matthew Garrison and drummer Jeff Sipe combined the aforementioned qualities in abundance at the behest ...
Alex Machacek / Jeff Sipe / Matt Garrison: Improvision
by John Kelman
With two of 2006's best fusion records and three fine releases already out in 2007, Abstract Logix is rapidly transitioning from online storefront to bonafide record label. Austrian-born, Los Angeles-based guitarist Alex Machacek's [sic] (2006) was a stunning album that, along with the kind of virtuoso playing that would send most guitarists running for ...
Alex Machacek: Boy That's Sick!
by Ian Patterson
Since Alex Machacek last spoke to AAJ four years ago a lot has changed for the Austrian guitar wizard; he left Austria for Los Angeles, got married, and has received glowing praise for his music from, amongst others, guitar icon John McLaughlin. Recently he signed a record deal with Abstract Logix with ...
[Sic]
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Released: 2006
Track listing: [sic]; Indian Girl [Meets Austrian Boy]; Miss Understanding; Yellow Pages; Djon Don; Piano; Out of Pappenheim; Austin Powers; The Ballad of the Dead Dog.
