(double album)GUITARS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF EXPERIMENTAL SOLO GUITAR MUSIC(w/ Stefano Pilia / Anders Lindsjö / Olaf Rupp / Neil Davidson / Michal Dymny / Manuel Mota / Marco Tabellini / Chris Iemulo / Alvari Lume / Hannes Buder / Gilles Laval / Peter Stenberg / Brian Mitchell / Nicotina / Pablo Montagne / Roger Sundström / Eric Arn / Thomas Barrière / Mikaele Pellegrino / Yannis Frier / Jonny Drury / Filippo Giuffré / Olivier Bost)
Playing solo is one of the most natural things, especially for a musician who plays guitar: that’s how he generally practices and crafts his personal sound. It can also be a convenient way to record and perform live. In addition to that, almost all the most innovative and influential guitarists are great solo performers, too. This anthology gathers 23 guitarists from all over Europe, different in age and background, showing an extremely wide variety of styles and approaches. Some of these musicians know each other by having played together, some are linked by influence, or mutual respect. Others will profit from this chance to acknowledge, exchange and compare with unknown fellow guitar players. The musicians who were asked to contribute to this project were also given a loose concept: “the relationship between improvisation and composition”. This element is perhaps the reason why the music here collected shows such a wide number of forms, from radical free improvisation to actually written scores, and all in between. The listener may also find a parallel concept, involving the research and development of extended techniques. The variety of sounds is therefore impressive, as well as the range of tones and moods (from intimate and delicate picking to hypnotic drones, humorous manipulations, mournful melodies, ominous feedbacks or harsh, aggressive plucking). Ultimately, one of this anthology’s purposes is to map the current state of the guitar in the field of experimental and avant-garde music in Europe. Keeping in mind that it would be impossible to be absolutely exhaustive, it is however to be hoped that these two albums will highlight some valuable ideas and connections, stimulating the improvement of existing forms as well as the research for new, possible paths. The entire project was conceived and coordinated by guitarist Marco Tabellini that with Giust produced the album.
DISC ONE
01 _ Stefano Pilia _ Children Ghosts (for Oren Ambarchi) 5:1202 _ Anders Lindsjö _ Ex Delicto 4:1703 _ Neil Davidson _ Heritage, Priscilla 3:5204 _ Olaf Rupp _ Cold Winter Nocturno I 2:4205 _ Olaf Rupp _ Cold Winter Nocturno II 1:5406 _ Michal Dymny _ Living on a Plate 4:4107 _ Manuel Mota _ untitled 2:2008 _ Marco Tabellini _ Étude #10 4:2709 _ Chris Iemulo _ Myself is Resonance 5:4110 _ Alvari Lume _ Ground 5:2911 _ Hannes Buder _ Be Moon But Not Cold 6:1412 _ Peter Stenberg _ Ritmo (live at Motvikt #14) 5:13
DISC TWO
01 _ Pablo Montagne _ Geomagnetico 5:0702 _ Brian Mitchell _ Titel 10 5:2403 _ Gilles Laval _ Djin 4:3804 _ Nicotina _ Casual 88 – The Dubious Stairwell 4:5205 _ Roger Sundström _ Peppered Moth 5:0306 _ Eric Arn _ Keening Alloy 5:4507 _ Thomas Barrière _ Fujin 6:0408 _ Mikaele Pellegrino _ Oh mann... Linda 1:1909 _ Yannis Frier _ Statuaire court-circuitée 5:0110 _ Jonny Drury _ Metal Return Urge 2:5011 _ Olivier Bost _ Envoi 6:4312 _ Filippo Giuffrè _ Congestione e Paralisi 6:21
(C) + (P) 2010
Playing solo is one of the most natural things, especially for a musician who plays guitar: that’s how he generally practices and crafts his personal sound. It can also be a convenient way to record and perform live. In addition to that, almost all the most innovative and influential guitarists are great solo performers, too. This anthology gathers 23 guitarists from all over Europe, different in age and background, showing an extremely wide variety of styles and approaches. Some of these musicians know each other by having played together, some are linked by influence, or mutual respect. Others will profit from this chance to acknowledge, exchange and compare with unknown fellow guitar players. The musicians who were asked to contribute to this project were also given a loose concept: “the relationship between improvisation and composition”. This element is perhaps the reason why the music here collected shows such a wide number of forms, from radical free improvisation to actually written scores, and all in between. The listener may also find a parallel concept, involving the research and development of extended techniques. The variety of sounds is therefore impressive, as well as the range of tones and moods (from intimate and delicate picking to hypnotic drones, humorous manipulations, mournful melodies, ominous feedbacks or harsh, aggressive plucking). Ultimately, one of this anthology’s purposes is to map the current state of the guitar in the field of experimental and avant-garde music in Europe. Keeping in mind that it would be impossible to be absolutely exhaustive, it is however to be hoped that these two albums will highlight some valuable ideas and connections, stimulating the improvement of existing forms as well as the research for new, possible paths. The entire project was conceived and coordinated by guitarist Marco Tabellini that with Giust produced the album.
DISC ONE
01 _ Stefano Pilia _ Children Ghosts (for Oren Ambarchi) 5:1202 _ Anders Lindsjö _ Ex Delicto 4:1703 _ Neil Davidson _ Heritage, Priscilla 3:5204 _ Olaf Rupp _ Cold Winter Nocturno I 2:4205 _ Olaf Rupp _ Cold Winter Nocturno II 1:5406 _ Michal Dymny _ Living on a Plate 4:4107 _ Manuel Mota _ untitled 2:2008 _ Marco Tabellini _ Étude #10 4:2709 _ Chris Iemulo _ Myself is Resonance 5:4110 _ Alvari Lume _ Ground 5:2911 _ Hannes Buder _ Be Moon But Not Cold 6:1412 _ Peter Stenberg _ Ritmo (live at Motvikt #14) 5:13
DISC TWO
01 _ Pablo Montagne _ Geomagnetico 5:0702 _ Brian Mitchell _ Titel 10 5:2403 _ Gilles Laval _ Djin 4:3804 _ Nicotina _ Casual 88 – The Dubious Stairwell 4:5205 _ Roger Sundström _ Peppered Moth 5:0306 _ Eric Arn _ Keening Alloy 5:4507 _ Thomas Barrière _ Fujin 6:0408 _ Mikaele Pellegrino _ Oh mann... Linda 1:1909 _ Yannis Frier _ Statuaire court-circuitée 5:0110 _ Jonny Drury _ Metal Return Urge 2:5011 _ Olivier Bost _ Envoi 6:4312 _ Filippo Giuffrè _ Congestione e Paralisi 6:21
(C) + (P) 2010
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