http://www.guitar9.com/soundcheck.html http://www.guitarnine.com/image/g9soundcheckrss.jpg http://www.guitar9.com/soundcheck.html 144 22 Featured here are the latest releases added to the Guitar Nine Records site in the instrumental guitar category. 180 en-us Sat, 4 Feb 2012 12:06:32 EST Sat, 4 Feb 2012 12:06:32 EST music http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss guitarnine@guitar9.com guitarnine@guitar9.com 2012, Guitar Nine Records http://www.guitar9.com/again.html Clark Colborn's new album is entitled Again, (his second) and it's due to be released on January 2nd. Colborn's first release came out under the name "Clark Plays Guitar." The new disc is a step forward from that debut. The first time around Colborn earned some impressive critical accolades. Gregory Johnson of Beetcafe.com said, "Listening to the CD takes you back to the days when Randy Rhodes and Eddie Van Halen turned playing guitar into an art form." According to Wayne Klinger of Quintessence, "...Clark is definitely something quite different in terms of the way he writes and handles his music. The leads and rhythms are catchy and inspiring; just the whole damn CD is impressive." Michael Molenda, Editor in Chief, Guitar Player Magazine had this to say: "Clark Colborn's fat and massively effected tone comes on like Godzilla, and it shifts between slinky, silky, scary, spiky, and searing. ...his brilliantly schizoid technical/primitive approach to the guitar is pretty exciting. In short, he rocks." With reviews like that some artists might be content to release a "more of the same" sequel. Rather than take the easy route, though, Colborn ups the ante with the follow up. The change can be noted by just looking at the credits as King's X's Ty Tabor serves as the mastering engineer on the release. But the difference doesn't stop there. Colborn admits that on the first disc he held back a bit, playing it a bit safe. With Again, he says, "I let the songs take control and go where they wanted to go. So I ended up with longer songs (the obvious single, "Lie to Me," is six and a half minutes long!), more complex arrangements (but they still flow and rock!), and vocals. I always try to write music that will flow, and rock, and hold the attention of the listener. Sometimes getting too technical can ruin that flow, but for intelligent listeners not being technical enough can make the music boring. I think this album really strikes a good balance." ($16.50 includes US shipping) Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/again.html http://www.guitar9.com/logiclive.html Live With DVD is a specially priced CD/DVD combo digipak features the Australian jazz/fusion group Logic performing at Bennetts Lane Jazz Club (Melbourne, Australia) in October of 2010. The band features Glenn Cannon (guitar), Tim Wilson (sax), Dane Alderson (bass) and Ben Vanderwal (drums). For the uninitiated, their music stems from diverse musical influences, including New York style jazz/fusion, drum 'n' bass, Latin, classical, folk and pop music. Logic? has been making waves on the jazz/fusion scene since its inception in 1999. The ensemble has developed its own unique, contemporary sound, while preserving the spontaneous and interactive approach of the jazz tradition. Logic's self titled debut album was released in 2002 and received glowing reviews and international airplay. Their follow-up album "The Waiting Game" was released in 2004. Their third album was entitled "Native Strut", which was released in 2008. 2010's "The Hierarchy" was another popular release among the band's many fans.


($21.50 includes US shipping) Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/logiclive.html http://www.guitar9.com/sides.html The brightest in the rock fusion world move the music forward with an awareness of what came before them. That is certainly true of Vitali Tkachenka. A native of Belarus, Vitali began his formal music training under the guidance of widely respected Yuri Dzmitrieu of the Ethno-Trio Troitsa. Under Dzmitrieu's instruction, Vitali was introduced to and profoundly influenced by artists and musicians such as Eric Clapton, Steve Val, George Benson, Eric Johnoson, Joe Satrianl, Al Di Meola, and Gary Moore. Vitali assembles diverse elements in a way that feels natural. He pays homage to his musical roots while pushing beyond those sometimes limited boundaries, taking us on a delightful musical journey. Throughout the pleasing selection of tracks found on Sides, Vitali T weaves a fusion of new age jazz that flourishes with rock and roll, and a presence of burnished soul. The record moves in-between the tracks quite well, allowing them to bleed into each other, benefiting the cohesive feel of the album. The emotional core of the album is felt through the ebb and flow of each song, and leaves the listener in a state of pure delight. This guy has amazing technique. His feel is incredible, his tone is second to none, and the composition and phrasing are just perfection. If you think Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Larry Carlton, Pat Metheny and Mike Stern are great, this album is for you. ($12.00 includes US shipping) Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/sides.html http://www.guitar9.com/abnormalthought.html Abnormal Thought Patterns is a mathematical instrumental trio that fuses heavy riffs, intricate time signatures and shredding solos. Abnormal Thought Patterns is comprised of the core and founding members of heralded technical act Zero Hour, the band was formed by Northern California-based brothers Jasun and Troy Tipton (both also of Cynthesis) and Mike Guy. In order to complete the live sound, the trio recruited longtime friend and talented guitarist Richard Sharman, a student of Jasun's for many years. The four-part epic "Velocity and Acceleration" and bass-only track "Ulnar Nerve Damage" were mixed by talented producer/engineer Dino Alden (Marty Friedman, Zero Hour), but due to Dino's carpal surgeries the band reached out to Matt LaPlant (Sikth, Nonpoint) to mix the tracks "The Machine Within" and "Electric Sun." The EP was mastered by Alan Douches (Between The Buried and Me, The Dillinger Escape Plan) and the cover artwork commissioned to Erick "Wurm" Pollard. ($10.00 includes US shipping) Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/abnormalthought.html http://www.guitar9.com/beyondblackmirrors.html From one of music's extraordinary visionaries comes a breathtaking masterpiece. Deep atmosphere and technical skill rarely come in the same package. Ben Kuzay has created a majestic painting on a canvas of silence. Art for the sake of art- expression emanating from the depths of the human soul. Through introversion, introspection, and pain-staking solitary contemplation, Kuzay has created an album that will move every person it touches. A wide range of moods and musical genres are present on this album: ambiance, gothic splendor, dreamy soundscapes, love, hate, pain, fear, joy, togetherness and desolation all come to life through the tips of his fingers. Expressing the entire spectrum of emotions, no spiritual leaf has been left unturned. Have you ever wondered what the black shine of a soul looks like? If you close your eyes and listen, you will see it. Beyond Black Mirrors will take you to a place you've never been, but have always longed to be. ($14.00 includes US shipping) Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/beyondblackmirrors.html http://www.guitar9.com/zepocean.html Initially, ZepOcean began in 2006 when one day James Evans woke up to find his Ulnar nerve in his left arm to be severed. This stopped him from playing for nearly two years. He then began working with track selections and booked the studio. Technical problems ensued with studios during the tracking process and James found himself as service tech trying to get through these trying times. Scheduling was also an issue where contributing artists were either on the road or tracking at another studio, this caused further delays. In the final process James was very fortunate to have hooked up with renown Producer/mixer/engineer, Richard Chycki, who inspired to keep the project on target and focused. Richard brought his mixing skills to bring the project to where it is today, complete. Mastering was done by Andy VanDette, Chief mastering engineer at MasterDisk in New York. Again another quality talent brought to the project. ($15.50 includes US shipping) Sun, 20 Nov 2011 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/zepocean.html http://www.guitar9.com/transform.html Multi-instrumentalists James Evans is an accomplished guitarist who can choose licks from Hendrix, Fripp, Howe or Page and work them in effectively to his own sound. Transform features tranquil solo guitar and sitar - soundscapes of tranquil easy listening guitars with melodic peaceful happy driving, parties and just sitting relaxing having a beverage, a must listen. Transform was inspired by special people around James that gave light to new easy listening guitar music. This 6 track CD has so far had a great response. ($9.50 includes US shipping) Sun, 20 Nov 2011 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/transform.html http://www.guitar9.com/tradewinds.html Multi-instrumentalists James Evans is an accomplished guitarist who can choose licks from Hendrix, Fripp, Howe or Page and work them in effectively to his own sound. James was introduced to the guitar at the age of 5, and ever since, James has been obsessed with the tonal effects the “soul of the guitar could bring out”. Tradewinds features raunchy heavy rock/orchestral back-drop with soundscapes of tranquil guitars. Melodic upbeat happy driving, parties and just sitting relaxing with a beverage a must listen of that new instrumental . ($10.25 includes US shipping) Sun, 20 Nov 2011 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/tradewinds.html http://www.guitar9.com/evolutionrevolution.html Evolution Revolution is Italian axeman Gianluca Galli's (Manta, Time Machine) return and third instrumental CD (his first album was 2000's "Rock Religion", then 2004's "Back Home"), and it features twelve instrumental tracks with guest spots by mega guitarists Frank Gambale and Alex Masi. Galli is accompanied by two extraordinary musicians - Ricardo Confessori (Angra) on drums and Tony Franklin (Jimmy Page, Whitesnake) on bass - and it represents a work of excellent rock. A combination of rhythm and melody, aggressiveness and harmony, Evolution Revolution denotes Galli's talents as a composer. ($14.00 includes US shipping) Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/evolutionrevolution.html http://www.guitar9.com/tonycc.html Tony CC is a bass player originally from Michigan, who is currently residing in Fayetteville, North Carolina. His original instrumental rock music consists primarily of bass centric instrumentals that offer a unique sound, while most often being referred to as progressive rock or fusion. With the focus of the music being on entertainment and artistic expression, you will definitely find it to be a refreshing and enjoyable addition to your usual listening routine. The exciting, fresh sound that Tony creates is slowly gaining interest in many areas across the world. Tony CC has just released his debut, self-titled album, much to the excitement of his small handful of loyal fans. The songs provide a combination of his exciting Bass playing with a listener friendly songwriting approach that appeals to both musicians and non-musicians alike. Punctuated throughout with elements of rock, fusion, funk, and ballads, Tony aims to provide an enjoyable listening experience for all. ($9.00 includes US shipping) Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/tonycc.html http://www.guitar9.com/iluna.html Renaud Louis-Servais was born in France in 1972. Thanks to his father, a classic guitar player, he started playing the guitar at the age of 8. Growing older, he played many gigs in Paris clubs with rock cover bands, and progressively his musical influences became many and varied (metal, jazz, fusion, prog-rock). Listening to guitar players such as John Mc Laughlin, Pat Metheny, Scott Henderson, Frank Gambale or Allan Holdsworth helped him build his own guitar-playing style. He created the fusion band ILUNA in 2000 where he met Alain Bidot-Naude (drums) and Henri Dorina (bass). The band was semi-finalist in 2008 and 2009 in ISC (International Songwriting Competition) with three of their tunes : "Theme d'iluna", "Euria" and "Gimmick". In 2010, Franck Guicherd (keyboards/trumpet) joined the band, which became the Renaud Louis-Servais Group. In 2011, the first album Iluna was recorded and mixed by Steve Prestage (Peter Gabriel, Gino Vannelli, Garry Moore) and released. ($12.00 includes US shipping) Sat, 01 Oct 2011 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/iluna.html http://www.guitar9.com/moments.html Moments is an all-instrumental work featuring10 songs, all composed, arranged and produced by Spanish guitarist Jose De Castro, His fourth all-instrumental CD, Moments features stellar musicians such as Jose Vera on bass and Enzo Filippone on drums, with featured appearances by Jacob Sureda and Alex Garcia. The CD was made in one of the most active times in Jopi's career, as he juggles important tours, endorsements and recordings. As always, the versatility as in styles as in sounds is present all over the CD, remeniscent in places of Michael Lee Firkins's self-titled Shrapnel debut, as well as some of Johnny A's more recent output on Favored Nations. Moments is a top to bottom K.O., as Spain's groove meister raises the bar yet again. ($10.00 includes US shipping) Sat, 24 Sep 2011 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/moments.html http://www.guitar9.com/universoemmim.html Offering nine instrumental tracks and two vocal numbers, Universo Em Mim delivers some outstanding shredded, high tech hard rock from Brazilian guitarist Alex Martinho. Martinho has a recognizable style that he uses to great effect on the mostly instrumental disc, using knowledge acquired at the Guitar Institute of Technolgy in Hollywood to create a work still sought out by savvy hard rock fans. Real drums (Rodrigo Martinho) and s team of six bass players gives Martinho room to blaze and splay legato lines all over tracks such as "Revolucao Interna" and "Alma". Pick this one up on disc while you still have the chance. ($9.00 includes US shipping) Sat, 24 Sep 2011 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/universoemmim.html http://www.guitar9.com/sthenic.html Best known as the guitarist and driving force behind metal outfit Infinity Overture, Danish guitar virtuoso Niels Vejlyt is about to make his mark on the guitar instrumental scene with his powerful solo debut "Sthenic" - fully loaded with a bonus DVD! Already no stranger to guitar fanatics worldwide thanks to numerous instructional DVDs, books and his own online guitar school, Sthenic With DVD is a long awaited release for Neils Vejlyt's legion of fans worldwide and is also sure to attract many newcomers. With a sound reminiscent at times of instrumental offerings from Jeff Loomis, John Petrucci and Steve Vai, etc, the CD sees Vejlyt serve up eight tracks that blend intricate heavy riffs with exciting grooves and chord progressions over which Niels' formidable lead technique takes the album over the edge! ($16.00 includes US shipping) Sat, 24 Sep 2011 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/sthenic.html http://www.guitar9.com/takingtheleadcddvd.html This re-release of Taking The Lead With DVD has the added bonus of a professionally shot previously unreleased 7 track live DVD entitled "Evil Spirit Live: which contains material from Elias' two solo albums released on Lion Music. Elias Viljanen has been touted as Finland's answer to Joe Satriani, and his debut CD advances the guitarist into the upper tier of hard rock shredders from the energetic opening tracks "Evil Rock" and "The Axemaster". Reviewer Nicky Baldrian was one of the first to call out this hot guitar player when he wrote, "Elias Viljanen is simply put the best guitarst I have heard since Toshi Isada burst onto the scene. Elias reminds me one minute of Vai, George Lynch, Nuno Bettencourt, and Reb Beach and the next minute he is spraying us with giant slabs of neo-classical burn outs that one would normally associate with the likes of Marty Friedman, Jason Becker and Paul Gilbert. The album is just breathtaking. The playing on the first three songs is out of this world and has left me totally gobsmacked. This is a guitar album everyone should own." ($16.00 includes US shipping) Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/takingtheleadcddvd.html