Everything about this Niko Tsonev's Black Feather album is well thought out, from the cover art which gives a visual impression of the audacious, witty and manic music it contains, to the music itself, which knows no boundaries. From the lyrical beauty of the title track to the lo-fi / hi-fi lurches of "The Barbarian", Niko Tsonev harks back to a time when people tried to do something different on guitar, akin to Steve Vai's "Flexable" and Adrian Belew's "Lone Rhino". On "Dance Of The Rooster" his guitar shreeks like a rooster strutting and in the first two minutes of "The Great Hawaiian Extravaganza" he moves from country to shred to Hawaiian guitar effortlessly. Don't be put off by any of the above descriptions, this debut album is full of great guitar playing and compositions, Black Feather is the sound of someone stretching themselves to the limits of their abilities and pulling it off in fine style. Instrumental Guitar (Electric (Heavy)/Hard Rock/Progressive), total running time, 37:54 - Niko Tsonev @ iTunes!