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ALBERTO RIGONI – For The Love Of Bass

June 10, 2021

Total Metal 2021 Fusion-fueled conversations between the four-or-more string virtuosi – as moderated by a Veneto artiste who knows how to marry rhythm to reverie. Instrumental album focused on a bottom end of dynamic spectrum… Such a description sounds extremely … Continue reading →

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MARCELO PAGANINI – Identity Crisis

May 15, 2021

Marcelo Paganini 2020 A quantum leap into the great unknown finds veteran guitarist finally locate his personal place in a grand scheme of things. To say that Marcelo Paganini’s previous propositions, 2014’s and from 2018, felt uninspiring wouldn’t mean underestimating … Continue reading →

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VELOCIHAMSTER – Balls To The Wall

April 27, 2021

Born Free, Then Caged Music 2021 Lapping up this endeavor’s initial success, American player elevates his game to a new layer of melodic delights. That’s not easy to steer a lap steel guitar into an overdrive, yet Sean Williamson acknowledges … Continue reading →

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NICK FLETCHER – Cycles Of Behaviour

April 21, 2021

Hacktrax 2021 Three decades since the start of a solo route, British six-stringer hits his stride. Being a musician’s musician doesn’t make one famous, and peers’ respect can’t boost one’s profile as effectively as mass appeal: Nick Fletcher must know … Continue reading →

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ETERNAL RETURN – Once Only

April 5, 2021

NewDog 2021 A momentary confluence of instrumental suspense that suggests momentous consequences. There’s a multilayered meaning to the title of this ensemble’s debut: the five musicians behind ER may have gathered for the first time to pool their talents here, … Continue reading →

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