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| 1. | There's a new Sheriff in Town
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| 2. | Along Came a Spider
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| 3. | Shona
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| 4. | Gem 1
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| 5. | Gem 2
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| 6. | To Whom It May Concern
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| 7. | Yoga for Cats Part 1
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| 8. | Yoga for Cats Part 2
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| 9. | Very Sad
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| 10. | Matts Rif
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| 11. | Put me Back to Sleep
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Jazz
This formidable power trio of Austrian guitarist Alex Machacek, 5-string electric bassist Matthew Garrison and drummer Jeff Sipe is impossibly intense, dripping with staggering virtuosity and fertile ideas and seething with the kind of raucous improvisational abandon that we haven't seen since the heyday of Tribal Tech. For fans of acknowledged guitar monsters like Allan Holdsworth, Scott Henderson and the late, great Shawn Lane, the opening track of their new album says it all: "There's A New Sheriff In Town."
Machacek's mind-boggling technique -- blazing speed, uncannily fluid lines and daring intervallic leaps -- is an obvious place to begin in singing the praises of this exciting new triumverate. But beyond the abundance of soloistic fireworks on Improvision provided by both Alex and Matthew, one of the most gifted and creative bassists on the post-Jaco scene, there is also a remarkable depth to the writing here, which comes across on harmonically sophisticated pieces like the atmospheric ballad "Very Sad," the compelling "Shona," the gentle, darkly alluring "To Whom It May Concern" and the gorgeous "Put Me Back To Sleep." Elsewhere, they exercise zen-like restraint on the freewheeling jam "Yoga For Cats, Part 1 and 2," then go for the burn on the aggressively slamming, chops-laden fusion showcase, "Gem1 and Gem2." And the astounding "Matt's Riff," is a brilliant showcase for Garrison's 21st century approach to the electric bass guitar. This stuff takes me back to the early '70s, to a time when creativity, concept and risk-taking were the watchwords in fusion music.
Bill Milkowski is a regular contributor to Jazz Times, Jazziz, Bass Player, Modern Drummer and Absolute Sound magazines. He is also the author of "JACO: The Extraordinary and Tragic Life of Jaco Pastorius" (Backbeat Books). I had been thinking of bringing together three of my favorite musicians to record an album. On the weekend of April 7, 2007, the planets aligned just so and a wonderful power trio was born.
I had the good fortune to work with Austrian born guitarist Alex Machacek on his last recording [SIC]. For this project, I wanted to hear him in a freer, less rigid environment.
Alex is one of the most impressive guitarists I have ever heard. He has a unique melodic intuition communicated through a phenomenal technique.
Jeff Sipe, aka Apt Q258, has been a very close friend for years. Most of you may know him as the drummer for The Aquarium Rescue Unit, Shawn Lane- Jonas Hellborg or for Project Z. To me, Jeff has been unfairly overlooked by the mainstream music media. Jeff is a drummer of unique pedigree. He is a musician first and his fine sensibilities will lift any band his in to new heights.
Matthew Garrison is an immensely gifted bassist. I had seen him with John McLaughlin over ten years ago and have been a fan of his technical and compositional abilities ever since. I always wanted him to record with Alex and Jeff but their schedules made it impossible in the past. He brought a sense of professionalism, positive energy and confidence to the sessions that elevated the music to another spectrum.
I believe that making great music is above mere technical display or pyrotechnics. It is about musicians listening to each other intently. Alex, Matt and Jeff listened to each other allowing them to create the amazing music you will hear on this CD.
The planets were indeed perfectly aligned on that magical weekend.- Souvik Dutta
Recorded by Joerg Mayr
This album is mastered by Scott Kinsey |
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