By: Dave Miranda
eteran guitarist Dan Begelman presents us with his second CD of very intense heavy instrumental fusion. "BirthDeathInfinity" contains all the fire and fury of Mahavishnu, but is served on a palette of super high-quality production. The music gets downright evil at times, tipping the scales of extreme heaviness, but in other spots displays a sensitive jazz and classical influence as well. There's a nice diversification of substyles between the individual tunes. Dan has employed the use of many interesting voices... piano, violin, etc. (some probably driven by his Axon guitar synth), as well as ethnic percussion and tribal song. The production is very deep... I hear new and interesting sonic layers with every listen. Dan's guitar work is indeed innovative and outstanding. The drum work of Tony Gallino (maker of GMS Drums) is excellent as well... and yes, the drums sound great! All in all, "BirthDeathInfinity" is a quality work, and a very worthwhile acquisition.
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