Andre LaFosse Review of "Disruption Theory" @ iTunes By: Mike Ezzo ere is a guitarist whose playing has an assuredly original kind of American twang to it. With the exception of some drum machine work, all the sounds Andre LaFosse uses to produce his music are made by guitar. If the thought of drum machine turns you off however read on anyway: it actually fits right into his scheme of music making and the results are formiddible. Besides, the way the machine is employed is such that no human could ever perform the patterns he uses. LaFosse gives you six lengthy instrumental portraits on this CD, and does a fine job of imprinting his own musical personality, rather than skipping around to various odd styles. His six-stringer is pumped up with energy, creating a firestorm of pyrotechnics and burning sounds, but with a sensitivity to weirdness and experimentation where need be. The relentless surge and brisk pace of most of these tunes are such that only a drum machine could ever keep up. I like how he settles into muscular grooves with a twisted sort of bending and slurring of tones, at times bathed in distortion, at others emulating a softer, Chapman Stick texture. You may notice a dearth of name-dropping in this review and that is because I can't really compare LaFosse to anyone I know of. Perhaps Hendrix could be pointed to but only as an iconic influence. He seems to have roots in blues, jazz, 70's rock and probably a bit of classical and experimental music as well. (Classical guitar training is likely). And he utilizes it all to create an album that is usually made by people who can only capture "atmospheres" (since they can't play guitar well). "Chops" are often referred to disparagingly by people who work in experimental idioms, but Disruption Theory reveals the difference it makes when a player knows what he is doing. Here is one that deserves the title "unique." © Mike Ezzo / Expose Disruption Theory Signify You Cannot Come Back In Time The Reason Why Walking Stick