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!

Mattias 'IA' Eklundh - The Road Less Traveled

I guess no presentation is requiered about Mattias 'IA' Eklundh, but just in case, ah ah! he's a lunatic playing the axe in Freak kitchen! However as you've certainly noticed this is a one of his solo work. You'll find plenty of style, ideas either interesting, ludicrous, blowing, massive or just really wierd lol...but nothing to discard in that one IMHO! Along with Ron Thal (bumblefoot) and Buckethead, this guy is definitely one of the most original and innovative player for these last few years i guess! have fun with his music!

Mattias 'IA' Eklundh - The Road Less Traveled
Genre: Exprimental, Fusion, bla bla bla.... virtuoso!! =)
Tracklist:
01 The Road Less Traveled
02 There's No Money In Jazz
03 Print This!
04 Father
05 No Strings Attached
06 Caffeine
07 Fletch Theme
08 The Battle of Bob
09 Chopstick Boogie
10 Toxic Donald
11 Happy Hour
12 Smoke on the Water
13 Insert Coin
14 The Woman in Seat 27A
15 Ketchup is a Vegetable
16 Samba Caramba
17 White Trash Hyper Blues
18 Toxic Mickey
19 Minor Swing
20 One-String Improvisation
21 Asteroid 3834
22 Little Bastard
23 Difficult Person Music

A stray wanderer!

Yngwie Malmsteen - Inspiration - 1996

As you can see, i have quite recovered from my metal overdose and i can wield my axe again! ah ah! this one album by the maestro is my favourite among all his album, though ironically there's not one single track he wrote on that one! If you don't have it get it forthwith, but in my opinion this is one deserve to be bought as an original! there's all that's influenced Malmsteen over the years in this album, but better than cover Malmsteen plays 'em his way and that's where you can hear this guy is simply outstanding cause on the one hand he kept the original spirit of all the songs alive but on the other i would go as far as to say his version are the best or stand on an equal footing with the original!lol and i'm not that much a fan of Malmsteen music (though i like it),...even in Hendrix's case!...well hope you likes it, this has been one of my favourite record for years, whatever the style! \m/

Yngwie Malmsteen - Inspiration - 1996
Genre: Neo classical, Virtuoso
Tracklist:
01 "Carry On Wayward Son" - Kansas
02 "Pictures Of Home" - Deep Purple
03 "Gates Of Babylon" - Rainbow
04 "Manic Depression" - Jimi Hendrix
05 "In The Dead Of Night" - UK
06 "Mistreated" - Deep Purple
07 "The Sails Of Charon" - Scorpions
08 "Demon's Eye" - Deep Purple
09 "Anthem" - Rush
10 "Child In Time" - Deep Purple
11 "Spanish Castle Magic" - Jimi Hendrix

THE axeman!

Air Guitar Battle Vol. 3: James Byrd - Crimes Of Virtuosity (2005)

It's late, and i'm rather tired, but hey "fight till you die" they say! so i'm still standing amidst my forefather and lo! listen,... at this decisive moment, a striking and powerful anthem rises high into the air, like a super warrior, in the style of Malmsteen or Blackmore, Byrd spread his winged suit of armor (lol!) and rises above the bloodstained battlefield, and with a perfectly mastered intensity, and a stormy, stunning classical battle style, he hits flawlessly and relentlessly at the enemy, spreading death n'roll in an unrivaled enthusiasm! Never underestimate sheer willpower! ah ah! \m/ ^^ \m/

James Byrd - Crimes Of Virtuosity
Genre: Air Guitar Battle, instrumental, Virtuoso
Tracklist:
01 Prelude In Sea
02 Metatron
03 Heaven On The Minds
04 In My Darkest Hour
05 the hunted heretic(when I was young)
07 Jane
08 Get Free
09 goodbye my love
10 going home

Scales and blades!