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| 1. | On Your Marks...
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| 2. | Sit Back and Chillax
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| 3. | Tour De France
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| 4. | Dancing With the Baby Bear
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| 5. | Anamika
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| 6. | Pros and Cons of Depression
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| 7. | Little Man
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| 8. | Tranquillo
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| 9. | Tranquilizer
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| 10. | Sweet Torture
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| 11. | She Likes It
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| 12. | See You There
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| 13. | X-Mas
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| 14. | Feel Me!
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| 15. | At the Club
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| 16. | Eau De Conlon
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| 17. | Doldrums
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| 18. | Minnemaus In Da House
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| 19. | Run, Fusion!
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| 20. | Air
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| 21. | Sexy
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| 22. | Blender
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| 23. | Quotes
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| 24. | Over and Out
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Jazz
Alex Machacek - Composer, Guitar, Instrumentation, Mixing
Marco Minnemann - Drums
Powa - Cover Design
Scott Kinsey - Mastering
Souvik Dutta - Executive Producer
Sumitra - Guest Appearance, Vocals
TJ Helmerich - Mixing
With his provocative new release 24 Tales, Alex Machacek has sought an inventive new context for both his incredibly fluid, precise guitar work and his expanding compositional vision. ''I have always liked drums,'' Machacek explains. ''On so many fusion and jazz records, there is an extended drum solo. Maybe other people don't see it like this, but I always thought, 'Hey, that's also music...' That's when I got the idea: how would it sound if I compose something based on a drum solo?''
Following his first performance with drummer Marco Minnemann, Machacek was so impressed that he asked Minnemann if he would be interested in contributing a drum solo for such an experience. ''He said that he had a solo recorded but it was fifty-one minutes long! At first I thought, maybe I'll take a section of it to work with...but eventually I decided to take on the whole thing.'' Minnemann's solo - a kaleidoscopic rush of rhythmic, textural, and even melodic devices, all improvised without a click track - became the backdrop for 24 Tales.
An astonishingly musical effort, nearly symphonic in its vast range of timbres, use of space, and elegant sense of structure and development, 24 Tales finds Machacek breaking Minneman's solo into 24 discrete (but connected) sections. He then composed music for each section, taking extra care to make sure the transitions were smooth and musical. From rapid-fire 13/16 scrambles to resonant, chiming long tones - all the while colored and propelled by Minnemann's supple traps - the variety of timbres and rhythmic feels allows Machacek to explore an enormous range of guitar tones - often in quick succession, expertly creating and releasing tension and making for unexpected (and unexpectedly appealing) contrasts. Warm, classic jazz hollow-body sounds intersect with frenzied fuzz, acoustic slide, and trebly palm-muted figures, sometimes playing the same passages in unison to create an entirely new tone.
Born in 1972 and raised in Vienna, Machacek has emerged among the most riveting guitarists and improvisers of his generation, parlaying his varied background, influences, and experiences (ranging from extensive classical and jazz training to stints in rock, pop, and folk outfits) into a rich, unpredictably personal music. His prior two releases - [Sic] and Improvisation (both on Abstract Logix) - were widely acclaimed, and featured Machacek alongside such musicians as Terry Bozzio, Matthew Garrison, and Jeff Sipe. Upon hearing Machacek's music, guitar icon John McLaughlin exclaimed, ''Alex Machacek's music starts where other music ends...so spontaneous. He has done some very deep excavation in the mind of music.''
Unusual in concept and execution, this joint project between multi-instrumentalist Alex Machacek and drummer Marco Minnemann crosses over many boundaries of jazz fusion as well as production techniques. Minnemann recorded a single continuous drum track over which Machacek then dubbed guitar, keyboards, and other instruments. The result is a continuous music made up of many snippets of thought and sound projection, some song styles, improvisation, and solos on occasion. While the music is complex, minimalist, or even kinetic, it is far from tame or commonplace. Primarily an electric guitarist, Machacek is capable of some amazing sounds whether he approaches rock or jazz fusion, even minimalism or looped-type techniques. His musical portrait of the "Tour de France" encompasses the gamut of emotions a cyclist can experience during the three-week race, while "At the Club" is both comical and busy, with help from trombonist Martin Ptak. There are maddeningly kinetic moments, down-in-the-dumps blues, mysterious elements, and Machacek's acoustic piano on occasion. Minnemann's drumming can be sparse or full of girth, but more up and down as energy surges and disperses. While some might find this lacking in cohesion and true communality, there's a good spirit present, listenable and tuneful in spots, and inspired for many others. ~ Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide
Alex Machacek
Active Decade: '00s
Born: 1972 in Tulln, Austria
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Contemporary Jazz, Fusion, Guitar Virtuoso, Instrumental Rock
Jazz guitarist and composer Alex Machacek was born in Tulin, Austria, in 1972. He began studying classical guitar at the age of eight, eventually moving on to study jazz guitar at the Conservatory of Vienna, and also attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. Machacek's biggest early influence was guitarist Joe Pass, and he was also drawn to the work of Allan Holdsworth and the compositional approach of Frank Zappa. Machacek released his first album, Featuring Ourselves, in 1999. That same year he began working with drummer Terry Bozzio and reed player Gerald Preinfalk as part of the trio BPM. Delete and Roll appeared in 2001. In 2004 Machacek moved to Los Angeles. Two years later he released [Sic] on Abstract Logix.
---Steve Leggett, All Music Guide |
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