Tag Archives: fusion

MARCO MINNEMANN – Celebration

June 18, 2015

Lazy Bones 2015 Many faces of a drummer turn into MM-masques and dance out of the shadows. Somewhere in between with THE ARISTOCRATS and Steven Wilson, Marco Minnemann managed to mold another multi-instrumenal masterpiece, an impressionistic one. Always more than … Continue reading →

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SWUNG – Vol.1 & 2

June 14, 2015

Cherry Red 2014 Out of FOCUS and into the blinding blur, Dutch trio feel their way through improv bits and pieces. Since the most famous yodel-rock band returned into the fray this side of the Millennium, they’ve been pursuing Thijs … Continue reading →

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PEPPINO D’AGOSTINO – Penumbra

June 10, 2015

Mesa BlueMoon 2014 Exquisite guitar hypnotism from one of Leo Kottke’s favorite composers. Light and darkness have been part of the Sicilian six-string maestro for more than four decades now, so there’s no surprise he inhabits a shadowy world. Admired … Continue reading →

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QUANTUM JUMP – Barracuda

June 6, 2015

The Electric Record 1977 / Esoteric 2015 Voracious, if non-predatory, attack of the magnificent three – their last one before the hit. It was a failure, but not on the band’s part, when “The Lone Ranger” from their had been … Continue reading →

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TREY GUNN – The Waters, They Are Rising

May 29, 2015

7D Media 2015 Water, water every where: a liquid touch from a guitar supremo. Great experimentalist that he is, Trey Gunn never breaks away from a natural timbre, and what can be more natural than lapping of water, a soundscape … Continue reading →

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