Hellman - Far East Odyssey (2007)

A cool guy from Japan who plays (rather heavy) instrumental music...I don't much about him but I like what he does, his musicianship is flawless and though it's definitely quite technical, he has a feel to make what he plays rather catchy so check him out!

Hellman - Far East Odyssey (2007)
Genre: Instrumental
Tracklist:
01 Intro
02 Imaginat Blow
03 Liberty
04 Kids
05 Life of Soldier
06 Fearless
07 Japanesque
08 Yoshino River
09 Bonus Track

http://hotfile.com/dl/16666886/109225f/H-FEO.rar.html

ps: again i cannot access blogspot...very few plays will be posted as it's real a hassle...

37500 YENS - Astero

Here we go with 2 guys from France who like to indulge in experiemental music...overall it's like free jazz i would say but it can be quite agressive and violent ...and psychedelic! =) If you remember Cheval de Frise, then it's in the same line, though they use more instruments ...like a saxophone ...and they also have a brass section or some stuff sounding somewhat like that! ^^...also a bit like Microfilm, if you know that one, they have some ambiances with samples at times...well to make a long story short lotta things in it...i let you dig that one by yourself, don't get lost! \m/

37500 YENS - Astero
Genre: Free Jazz, Instrumental, Experimental
Tracklist:
01. 37507
02. Astero
03. Mierophomic
04. Chapatres
05. Canard Boitouix
06. Interieur 1
07. Interieur 2
08. The Sullivan'S Quartet


37500 YENS

Gustavo Di Padua - The Stairs (2008)

This great guitarist comes from Rio de Janeiro and this album has been composed and produced...and whatever...all by himself! Honestly this guy is really really good and i love his style! though he plays mainly hard rock / heavy metal, he goes thru a sh%tload of style...whether it is funk, fusion, jazz, ballads..it's easy to see he has loads of influences perspiring through his playing...a brilliant release that i highly recommend! don't miss it! \m/

Gustavo Di Padua - The Stairs (2008)
Genre: Instrumental / HM
Tracklist:
1 Insight
2 The Stairs
3 Hopeful
4 The Chalenges
5 That's Al
6 Second Floor
7 Spiritual Lesson
8 Rach
9 2008
10 The Harvest
11 Next Stage

Gustavo

Katsu Ohta - Eternal And External (2009)

As we're in the middle of a japanese musical binge...here's the new album of Katsu Ohta, master of (neoclassical) shred! this album is a bit in the style of Vanden Plas..(the god thing) and that's maybe why i like it so much! ^^ very good heavy metal with clear vox, arpegios, crazy leads (of course!), frantic drumming (Eternal And External)! well only good things ... hope you enjoy!

Katsu Ohta - Eternal And External (2009)
Genre: Instrumental
Tracklist:
1.Slave Of Desire
2.Never Get Enough
3.Like A Fire
4.Into The Light Of Heaven（instrumental)
5.Live For Today
6.Eternal And External（instrumental)
7.Black Dealer
8.Mortality X
9.Cry Your Heart Out
10.Star-struck Lady
11.The Turn （instrumental)

Ｖo: Yasuo Sasai (ARK STORM)
Ba: Ken Nishikawa (Ex.WOLF)
Dr : Junichi (GALNERYUS)
Key: Yuhki (ARK STORM,ALHAMBRA,GALNERYUS)

Eternal And External

Film School - Film School 2006

brought you some flower this morning! ^^ no it's not pop, it's just rock or perhaps post-rock from SF, USA! if you like 80's influenced bands that one should really appeal to you ...and if you don't, no worries there is much more to dig and find out! they sound a bit like pink floyd or radiohead perhaps at time, cause they use quite a lot of synth sounds in their song though you don't hear it that much, it's rather subtle and completely tie the whole thing up...that this band is really good at making atmosphere, that's why i compared it to PF or R so hope you enjoy, i do ^^

Film School - Film School 2006
Genre: rock, instrumental, 80's, electronic
Tracklist:
01 Intro
02 On & On
03 Harmed
04 Pitfalls
05 Breet
06 He's A Deep Deep Lake
07 Garrison
08 11:11
09 Sick Of The Shame
10 Like You Know

Reelin' back in time!

강인오 (Ino Kang) - My World 2005

강인오 is a guitar player i discovered rather recently while trawling the web for something on joe satriani! ^^ and actually style-wise he's quite reminicent of good old statch. Not over technical (i mean by that no indulging in hyper speed playing) but definitely under the same sway of rock/blue influence, whether we consider his sound or the way he plays (rhythm wise). This is his first album and though it's certainly not going to revolutionize anything, the album is really cool and funky, and it will definitely make you have a good time for 3/4 of an hour! enjoy!

강인오 (Ino Kang) - My World 2005
Genre: Instrumental, Guitar virtuoso
Tracklist:
1. Confusions
2. My World
3. Into The Dreams
4. As The Leaves
5. Missing You
6. Black & White
7. The Numbness
8. Rainbow
9. Children
10. Sunset

Fast Fret!

Kermheat - Humanchico 2005

There it's done! France has spawned another weirdo! lol there was ron thal aka bumblefoot now we have kermheat...the frog! ah ah ^^ i'm making fun of him but actually this guy is quite a killer! as technical as ron thal and as experimental as buckethead or Matthias Ia Eklundh! the album is really funny with lots of weird sounds and "fuckin' this... fuckin' that" sound clip vox... this guy is not gonna bore you ...even for a split second! summing up his style or giving a label to his music is quite impossible really...the only fact that we still can cling to in this world of his own is that there is but one rule ...there's no rule, so fend for yourself!! ah ah! and just to mention it, missing that one would be a shame!^^
ps: check out his myspace cause it's pretty cool! lots of funny pics!

Kermheat - Humanchico 2005
Genre: Instrumental, Virtuoso
01 Humanchico
02 Don't Crash Your Car!
03 High Nose
04 First Contact
05 Mindfu*ker
06 Black Stairs
07 Rigel's Sleep
08 B.P.M.
09 Kermheatron
10 Farhbot
11 Between Rails
12 W.C
13 Sorry... For The End

When a lunatic tweaks the knobs!

[Air Guitar Battle] Michael Orlando - Sonic Stomp 2006

N.Y.C has always been a breeding ground for incredible artists...Michael Orlando is one of them, a serious contestant for our Air Guitar Battle! Being a fan of Ron Thal/Bumblefoot i could not miss that one album since the great master appears on it ... and actually for the little story he is the one who told Micheal where to get the super axe he needed to fight...a Vigier! Besides their style are somehow echoing each other at times... Well, don't expect any bluesy feel with 1 note every three measures here (though it happens as well ...well more like 5 or 6! eh eh!!) ...indeed we're in another unscrutable quantic dimension where a million notes can be squeezed in a split second...and yet feel, like a giant big hole, will suck you in whatever you do to resist the attraction! ...finally, even if this guy is over technical ...cause that what he is!lol ...he sure knows how to use his skills not to bore you to death ... don't worry...everything runs smooth over here...you just need to get used to travel at twice the speed of light! =D

Michael Orlando - Sonic Stomp 2006
Genre: Instrumental
Tracklist:
01 Wheels In Motion
02 Sonic Stomp
03 Game Over
04 Jam On It
05 Horizons
06 Changes
07 Movement
08 Flex
09 Slam
10 Velvet Sky
11 A Moment In Time
12 Old School Boogie

Sliced in tiny dices!

VA - Merry Axemas - A Guitar Christmas

Before X-mas is over in TW i must hurry to play that one!lol no big description needed, just very good axeman playing the famous x-mas tune. in order of appearance you have kenny wayne sheperd, eric johnson, jeff beck, the brian stezer orchestra, joe satriani, steve morse, steve vai, joe perry, alex lifeson, richie sambora and finally hotei! As you can see not the worst people they could find! i think it's cool to listen to how they revamped those songs in their manner...besides the title though it is appropriate for that period of the year, also befits any warriors..since not everyone call "axe" the same thing! ah ah! ...so hope you enjoy! ...and Merry Axe-Mas to you broz!

VA - Merry Axemas - A Guitar Christmas
Genre: Guitar!
Tracklist:
01 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
02 First Nowell
03 Amazing Grace
04 Jingle Bells
05 Silent Night/Holy Night Jam
06 Joy to the World
07 Christmas Time Is Here
08 Blue Christmas
09 Little Drummer Boy
10 Cantique de Noel (O' Holy Night)
11 Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

Slashing santa's bag open! ^^

[TOXIC WAR] Sylvain Chauveau - Des Plumes Dans La Tete

As you can see this is a french artist, but he is not at all famous and remains known to only a very small number of people. His music is minimalistic to say the least and you must pay as much attention to the sound itself as to the music work. Basically this is the OST of a movie ("feathers in your head") but that artist must be considered as some kind of poet making music rather than a musician only....difficult to describe but very emotional, this guy often re-uses his own theme and melodies but try to see them from a different angle....hope you like it!

Sylvain Chauveau - Des Plumes Dans La Tete
Genre: Intrumental (piano), Weird Jazz!
Tracklist:
01 Des Plumes dans la Tête (Variation 1)
02 Situation Initiale
03 Pour les Oiseaux
04 Feu
05 Le Brasier de Tristesse
06 Ferme les Yeux
07 Des Plumes dans la Tête (Variation 2)
08 Les Débutants 1
09 Pour les Oiseaux (Variation 1)
10 Anthracite
11 Nocturne Urbain 2
12 Pour les Oiseaux (Variation 2)
13 Sinon le Vent qui Passe
14 Noir
15 Ferme les Yeux (Variation)
16 Les Débutants 2
17 Pour les Oiseaux (Variation 3)
18 Blanche Comme l'Infini
19 Situation Finale
20 Des Plumes dans la Tête
21 Suber
22 Datebook

Close your eyes and breathe!

Edward Box - Moonfudge

While we're dealing with guitar hero, i have one to play which is walking a fine line between boring demonstration a-la-steve-vai (though Vai has some interesting ideas from time to time! ah ah) and the bluesy style of Walter Giardino...actually he is not far from him if we consider playing only cause the music is instrumental rock from the 80's ... very good one as a matter of fact! ^^
in this album all the note are necessary and none is played for fun or merely as a display of "impressive" speed technique... if i may say so! ah ah! the track are well composed and never let you down yawning at a deluge of notes that would be thrown at your face ... cause there is (almost!lol) none of that! this guy has taken the time to gather good ideas and to put them together consistenly! each song has its character and even if it's not the most original way to proceed that has been used, it works well whatsoever! believe me this one gets better each time you spin it!

Edward Box - Moonfudge
Genre: Instrumental, Guitar Hero
Tracklist:
01 Jack In The Box
02 Welcome To The Grindhouse
03 Axis Of Evil
04 Hourglass
05 Stanton's Stomp
06 Trailblazer
07 Downstream
08 Pasadena
09 Reverse The Polarity
10 Big Screen Love Theme

Listen to my soul!

宋飞 - 清明上河图

As i have some time right now, i take advantage of it to play some more stuff! =) i discovered 宋飞 some time ago (a year or so) and i just kept listening to her music more and more often...indeed when it's over i usually feel like it was to short, as if i only listened to her for a few minutes!lol Her style is very traditional of course but i definitely love it! perhaps in Taiwan she's well known ...no idea, but in China i was surprised to find out that she's not that famous! what a shame!... hope you enjoy it as much as i do, cause this is as powerful as death metal to me! ah ah! i'd like to hear some cover from her by a good death band like Necrophagist as a matter of fact! i'm sure you'll have to scrape me off the wall if that happened!lol have a nice trip back in the olden days!


宋飞 - 清明上河图
Genre: Instrumental, Traditional, Classical
Tracklist:
CD1

01 序曲
02 商队图
03 田园图
04 惊马图
05 汴河图
06 迎客图
07 纤夫图
08 乡情图
09 搏浪图

CD2

01 盛世图
02 思乡图
03 远航图
04 看命图
05 寺庙图
06 赏鱼图
07 城关图
08 抬轿图
09 尾声!

Riders from benighted times!

I'm not a Gun - We Think As Instruments 2006

this fav album of mine which was made by two guys coming from very different spheres. Indeed, the first one is John Tejada (not so famous to me!lol) and he is mainly known for playing techno music and electronic stuff, the second is Takeshi Nikimoto who is a very good jazz (and classical) guitarist from the U.S. =) the music is pretty much like electronic overall but it's one of the best i heard so far cause it's pretty subtle and not so common... a few weeks ago we were waging a Prog War, and regading that, that one could have easily fit into the category of quiet weapon of mass destruction!lol have fun with it!


I'm not a Gun - We Think As Instruments 2006
Genre: Electronic, Post-Rock, Instrumental
Tracklist:
01 Soft Rain In The Spring
02 Ripples In The Water
03 Move
04 Long Afternoon
05 A Letter From The Past
06 Rush Hour Traffic
07 Unseen Moment
08 Blue Garden
09 As Far As Forever Goes
10 Continuous Sk

Imaginary Travel!

[Prog War] ダイタ - Direct Mode (2006)

At last the end of the war is showing its nose!lol indeed that is certainly the most difficult we have ever waged! =) Progressive is much tougher than it seems (to me at least)! lol Daita is probably not unknown to you, and he is quite famous in Japan i believe. This album is truly great IMO and to be real prog they would just need to add a singer...though the music does not need one at all!...the ambiances are brilliant and epic, the axeman is a real master in that sense... he plays as if announcing the dawning of a new era! ah ah!... and actually i find the album pretty short in the end!!lol ....so no showing off here, just the efficiency of a rogue swordman battling for his own reasons .... =)

ダイタ (Daita) - Direct Mode (2006)
Genre: Progressive Metal, Instrumental
Tracklist:
01 Emphatic Line
02 Funny House
03 Motor Beat
04 Blue Passion
05 Oriental Road
06 Volplane
07 19 Boogie

A lonely Wanderer!

[Prog War] Vinnie Moore - Mind's Eye ( 1986 )

i'm not going to present this guy as everybody knows him already! well this album is not what i would call Prog rock, as it's more like shredding or neoclassical stuff but at times it's has also that aspect...so open your ears!lol That was Vinnie's first album and it's definitely a very good one, ...one of my favourite though i don't know them all! it mixes power, feelings, and technique in a way that is almost perfect to me! to make it short,... an awesome debut that is still shining more than 20 years later! =)

Vinnie Moore - Mind's Eye ( 1986 )
Genre: Instrumental
Tracklist:
01 In Control
02 Daydream
03 Saved By A Miracle
04 Hero Without Honor
05 Lifeforce
06 N. N. Y.
07 Mind's Eye
08 Shadows Of Yesterday
09 The Journey

Proficiency and passion!

Trio givone - en chemin

This is the band from a "famous" french guitarist from Nantes called Daniel Givone. Gypsy's music has always been a family story so no wonder the second guitar is played by his wife and the doublebass by his brother (plus some percussions)! there are also some guest like Patrick Saussois : guitar (4), Frédéric Renaudin : piano (6), Jean-Christophe, Rouet : violin (3, 8), Philippe Allano : guitar (13), Damien Ducelier : accordeon (5), Meivelyan Jacquot : percussions (13)...well quite a lot indeed! ah ah
The music is certainly one of my favourite style when it comes to acoustic guitar style, ...i just love it!! =) as you'll see it's gypsy style (what we call "Manouche" over here) but it's rather ecclectic with some flamenco or classical influences! the musicians are very technical and skilled as is their music but as you'll hear they are miles away from showing off. The best part of this music to me is the way it sounds, always a bit sad and yet it seems to make fun of that feeling and even to take advantage of it to laugh out loud! lol This one was pretty hard to find so hope you enjoy! =D

Trio givone - en chemin
Genre: Instrumental, Gypsy (Manouche), Jazz
Tracklist:
01 Coralie show (D. Givone)
02 La cumparsita (M. Rodriguez)
03 Hunn, o pani naschella (T. Winterstein/L. Reinhardt)
04 Angera (P. Saussois)
05 La counouche (J.C. Givone)
06 Au coeur du vent glacé (D. Givone)
07 En chemin (J.C. Givone)
08 My sweet (D. Reinhardt)
09 Valse à l’ancêtre (D. Givone)
10 Mor pral (D. Givone)
11 Le temps ne fait rien à l’affaire (G. Brassens)
12 Valse nomade (D. Givone)
13 Dali (B. Dessoliers)
14 Couci couça (D. Givone)

Masters living in shadows!

Renaud Garcia-Fons - Oriental Bass - 1997

Here's an album that is to me a masterpiece in his category! I heard it once at a friend's while sitting around a fire and was pretty much stunned (not by alcohol or anything else but by the music i mean! lol) as a consequence i couldn't help rushing to a store to get it a few days afterwards!lol Renaud Garcia Fons is double-bass player from France but he is from Spanish origin (Catalonia) and that explains the somewhat oriental aspect of his music, though it's likewise very much influenced by classical/jazz music. There are a number of instruments on that album that is certainly as impressive as the virtuosity and profiency with which they are used! just to name but a few, there are flutes, accordion, guitar, lute, derbuka ...and so on and so forth! ah ah! well this guy isn't especially famous to my knowledge but once you'll have listened to him he'll have you in his grip and power forever!

Renaud Garcia-Fons - Oriental Bass - 1997
Genre: Instrumental, Jazz, Traditional, Oriental
Tracklist:
01 Oriental Bass
02 San Juan
03 Goodjinns
04 Oryssa
05 Ghazali
06 Jullundur
07 Hommage A Ostad
08 Bajo Andaluz
09 Jam Buleria
10 Djani

open-minded jazz!

Michel Petrucciani - Marvellous 1994

well as it is jazz time, i bring this this little guy here who is a French pianist (from an Italian origin)...i don't know if you've ever heard about him but he was very famous over here! as you can see he was a dwarf and had very small hands with tiny fingers...but when you'll hear him playing...well you'll just realize how big this guy is as a pianist! unfortunately he died a few years ago at an early stage in life...as all geniuses i would say... there seem to be a mandatory rule about that! = / Whatever, his music is truly awesome ( i like the Snoopy track a lot [charlie brown]lol) and i'm sure you'll enjoy his work and recognize how much it's worth! \m/

Michel Petrucciani - Marvellous 1994
Genre: Jazz, Instrumental, Solist, Piano
Tracklist:
1. Manhattan
2. Charlie Brown
3. Even Mice Dance
4. Why
5. Hidden Joy
6. Shooting Stars
7. You Are My Waltz
8. Dumb Breaks
9. 92's Last
10. Besame Mucho

Jazz Masterpiece!

Ozric Tentacles - Strangitude 1991

This band, i'm sure you've never heard of! well at least i had not till a friend of mine recently sent an album to me by mail! if you like stuff like early Pink Floyd, or Porcupine Tree for instance, you'll certainly won't forget it! this band has been playing since the early 80's so you can easily figure out the kind of sound they'll deliver. the music is pretty psychedelic with lotta synth and noises/sounds, the guitar are really in the 70's style, like Hendrix to a certain extent but it's not guitar oriented at all, more like ambient overall...well i'like that stuff a lot indeed! i'm glad he gave me that!lol BTW, this is from a double CD so this is just one of the 2 CDs, as it was a bit too big/long to upload, but if you're interested i'll play the other one! let's say it's some kind of ear warm-up!lol have a nice trip...don't go too far! ah ah!

Ozric Tentacles - Strangitude 1991
Genre: Rock, Experimental, Instrumental, Psychedelic
Tracklist:
1 White Rhino Tea
2 Sploosh!
3 Saucers
4 Strangeitude
5 Bizarre Bazaar
6 Space Between Your Ears
7 Live Throbbe
8 Weirditude

Welcome to Wonderland!

Bob Katsionis - Imaginary Force 2004

This is not really a guitarist, but on his keyboard, this guy is a real guitar hero!lol actually, his name is not really famous but most of you already heard about him as he played with many warrior band! such as Nightfall or Septic flesh to name a few! (he's from greece so no wonder!lol) the songs are pretty original and the musicianship is top notch, no doubt about it! don't worry it's not only a scratchy old boring keyboard lol, you'll hear plenty of nice guitars and double bas as well... but guitars are only playing rhythm...and to tell the truth there's no problem having this guy replacing a guitar hero! you'll quickly guess why! =) enjoy this fantastic (IMHO!lol) album! \m/

Bob Katsionis - Imaginary Force 2004
Genre:instrumental
Track Listing:
1 The Imaginary Force
2 March of the Spirits
3 Sing For the Day
4 Galaxy
5 Sudden Death
6 Bird’s Eye View
7 Is It Me Or the Weather?
8 All My Naked Hopes
9 Separated: The Trilogy of Lust
10 St. Pervert
11 Tsifteteli-Overture 1821
12 Ouzo!