http://www.guitar9.com/reviews.html http://www.guitarnine.com/image/g9reviewsrss.jpg http://www.guitar9.com/reviews.html 144 22 The music press, both offline (magzines, newspapers, entertainment weeklys) and online (e-zines, review sites) have a lot to say about the guitar-oriented music being produced today. Here are the lastest independent reviews posted by artists selling CDs on the Guitar Nine Records web site. 180 en-us Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:38:30 EST Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:38:30 EST music reviews http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss guitarnine@guitar9.com guitarnine@guitar9.com 2008, Guitar Nine Records http://www.guitar9.com/stainedvoodoorev.html Published by Hard Rock House; written by Al Hey - hen guitar instrumental albums land at Hard Rock House then generally they end up finding there way onto my desk for review. As I'd like to think that I'm something of a guitarist myself I always leap at the chance, open to hearing what guitarists on the fringes of discovery are coming... (read more) Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/stainedvoodoorev.html http://www.guitar9.com/stainedvoodoorev.html Published by ProGGnosis; written by MJ Brady - Michael Elsner is a guitarist that has been quite busy as a session artist for quite some time, and while this cd presents his first solo recording, chances are you may actually have heard him play if you had seen any of the following: "Ella Enchanted" soundtrack, "The Young & The... (read more) Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/stainedvoodoorev.html http://www.guitar9.com/stainedvoodoorev.html Published by Hard Rock Haven; written by John Kindred - Building a serious resume working as a session player with Michael McDonald, Sixpence None The Richer, Jon Anderson from YES and Take 6, Michael Elsner has built a strong foundation and placed his roots down in Nashville. After a decade his experience has given him credits as producer,... (read more) Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/stainedvoodoorev.html http://www.guitar9.com/stainedvoodoorev.html Published by Stormbringer Webzine; written by Baphomet - Michael Elsner hat mit „unserem“ Helmut rein gar nichts am Hut. Das mal vorweg.

Michael stammt aus den Staaten und legt uns mit „Stained Voodoo“ seine aktuelle Scheibe vor. Die kam zwar schon 2006 raus und mit „Metal“ im klassischen Sinne hat sie auch nicht viel zu tun,... (read more) Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/stainedvoodoorev.html http://www.guitar9.com/stainedvoodoorev.html Published by Metal To Infinity; written by Stefan Sileghem - Michael Elsner is a young musician that had the feeling in its fingertips playing different instruments at the age of 8... to make the story complete, this young kid was only 11 he took a guitar in hands for the first time! You have it or you have it not sounds the proverb. I can assure... (read more) Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/stainedvoodoorev.html http://www.guitar9.com/stainedvoodoorev.html Published by Guitar Chef; written by Matt Cafissi - L'americano Michael Elsner arriva da Encino con una notevole discografia e collaborazioni alle spalle. Questo suo nuovissimo laoro intitolato Stained Voodoo ne risalta la parte più rock-blues. Ottimi i suoni e si parte subito con l'opener Crack Puppies, vera rock-song sorretta da una... (read more) Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/stainedvoodoorev.html http://www.guitar9.com/lethalalchemyrev.html Published by 20th Century Guitar Magazine; written by Robert Silverstein - A round of jaw dropping, scintillating electric guitar world marks Lethal Alchemy CD from French speaking guitarist Julien Carayon. In the realm of Planet X and Steve Vai, Carayon blows the roof off with the spaciously recorded, hard rocking instrumental sound of Lethal Alchemy. Hard rock it may... (read more) Mon, 24 Mar 2008 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/lethalalchemyrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/electrichorrorlandrev.html Published by Transcending The Mundane; written by Brett VanPut - Guitarist Michael Knight has been playing metal since being a part of the band Ricochet back in the late eighties. He released his solo debut, Dreamscapes back in 1994 and operated his own metal magazine while also writing screenplays. In recent years Michael's been even more prolific in... (read more) Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/electrichorrorlandrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/inmyworldrev.html Published by Guitar 2001 Magazine; written by Franck Ribiere - Le Guitariste Italien Marco Iacobini revient avec un deuxième album intitule’: “ In my world “. Entièrement produit et arrange’ par ses soins. Celui-ci contient 12 titres instrumentaux à l’esprit rock, flirtant parfois avec la fusion, le shred et le progressif. Les influences de Marco sont assez... (read more) Fri, 07 Mar 2008 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/inmyworldrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/inmyworldrev.html Published by Chitarre; written by Lorenzo Feliciati - S Sono ormai anni che musicisti italiani producono musica che riscuote apprezzamento all’estero ( a parte Eros Ramazzotti e Laura Pausini …). Musicisti che affrontano con coraggio, dedizione e professionalita’ ( ed una buona dose di incoscienza … ) la sfida di comporre, produrre e arrangiare... (read more) Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/inmyworldrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/inmyworldrev.html Published by Percussioni; written by Alfredo Romeo - Chitarrista dalle indiscutibili capacita’ tecniche e dalla brillante personalita’ musicale, Marco Iacobini confeziona un disco di rock strumentale in cui riesce a bilanciare felicemente la voglia di mettere in mostra le sue virtu’ solistiche con una vena compositiva (sue tutte le composizioni... (read more) Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/inmyworldrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/inthemidnighthoursrev.html Published by Beyond Race Magazine; written by Jonathan Mason - Dan Sistos is most widely known for his guitar contributions to pop and R&B recording artists, such as Christina Aguilera and Toni Braxton, but the professionally trained musician has now released his first solo album, In the Midnight Hours, a collection of songs that crosses genre boundaries... (read more) Sat, 16 Feb 2008 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/inthemidnighthoursrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/inthemidnighthoursrev.html Published by Black Label Reviews; written by Karen Waters - Dan Sistos is a prolific and sought after session and touring musician in the US - playing with some of the biggest names in the business including Christina Aguilera and Toni Braxton.

"In The Midnight Hours" is his debut effort and it sees Dan indulge in his passion of classical... (read more) Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/inthemidnighthoursrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/theendlessjourneyrev.html Published by Department Of Virtuosity; written by Mikolaj Furmankiewicz - What did you do, if you couldn't find the right person for your music? Aforementioned American decided to record an instrumental music, haha. As a matter of fact, there is Iari Melchor who sang on one track, however Russ' solo debut was performed by instrumentalists: himself (guitars, programming,... (read more) Mon, 04 Feb 2008 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/theendlessjourneyrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/electricrootsrev.html Published by Bluesrockers; written by Tom Branson - I have been reviewing CDs for many years now and have the bald head and white beard to prove it. During this time, I have listened to literally thousands of recordings from a very wide variety of artists, ranging in style from folk blues to near metal and every shape and size in between. While... (read more) Sun, 27 Jan 2008 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/electricrootsrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/solonarev.html Published by Department Of Virtuosity; written by Mikolaj Furmankiewicz - Nick Andrew comes from Scotland, but then moved to London. He was taught by a guitarist Eddie Stewart and a jazz pianist Dave Latchaw. It prepared him for playing in many various musical styles - from pop music to death metal. Nick played along with Mains Jam (jazz/fusion), The Guilty Party and... (read more) Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/solonarev.html http://www.guitar9.com/entrancedrev.html Published by All Out Guitar; written by Owen Edwards - Mario Parga is a UK guitarist of Spanish extraction who I first encountered back in the late 80's at one of the very early Guitarist shows, demoing for Ibanez if memory serves me correctly. He was one of the first UK based guitarists who really had those exotic (at that time) 'shred' techniques... (read more) Sat, 12 Jan 2008 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/entrancedrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/instrumentalcondrev.html Published by Pucknation.com; written by Graham Bailey - John Kline is a musician by night and a mild mannered psychology professor and research scientist in the neurobiology of emotion by day. Instrumental Conditioning is an instrumental rock album that Kline composed, performed, programmed, engineered, mastered and produced.

The sixteen... (read more) Tue, 08 Jan 2008 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/instrumentalcondrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/instrumentalcondrev.html Published by RadioIndy.com - Wow! This psychologist can mesmerize you with his fantastic guitar playing. The CD covers a variety of styles that highlight John's versatility. John flies across the fretboard in tracks such as Wakey! Wakey! and on the acoustic-driven One In Front. If you enjoy the musical works of guitar virtuosos... (read more) Tue, 08 Jan 2008 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/instrumentalcondrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/instrumentalcondrev.html Published by Southern Fried Magazine - Guitar freaks out there, you’ll dig John Kline. He doesn’t cover up those bad-ass riff with goofy or whiny lyrics…it’s pure music. Even when he does sing, it’s clear and stripped down . . . but it’s the instrumentals that sing on their own. Readers will like the songs that are more rockin’, like... (read more) Tue, 08 Jan 2008 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/instrumentalcondrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/guitarlanguagerev.html Published by MusicWeb Express 3000; written by Robert Silverstein - Croatia might not be the first place to look for smokin’ instrumental guitar fusion but that’s just where you’ll find the latest CD from Eastern European fretboard ace Nebo Buhin. Nebo’s 2007 instrumental CD Guitar Language sounds influenced by guitar icons like Robben Ford and Larry Carlton and the... (read more) Tue, 08 Jan 2008 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/guitarlanguagerev.html http://www.guitar9.com/guitarlanguagerev.html Published by OnlineRock; written by Kris Larson - When you think of Croatia, you don’t immediately think of the blues. But listening to Croatian musician Nebojsa Buhin’s third album Guitar Language I start to wonder why not. Because reading between the tracks, one sentence keeps popping up: Croatians have soul.

Still, blues tend to... (read more) Tue, 08 Jan 2008 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/guitarlanguagerev.html http://www.guitar9.com/bigfootlivesrev.html Published by Score! Music Magazine; written by John Farley - Alien Guitar Abduction: the name alone begs many questions. Are aliens abducting guitars for interstellar rock experiments? Are alien guitars abducting humans for unnecessary and humiliating cavity searches? In the darkest recesses of my brain, I secretly hoped for the latter. I quickly... (read more) Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/bigfootlivesrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/breakingthesilencerev.html Published by Prog Archives; written by Erik Neuteboom - The focus is on prime mover and musical brainchild Tony Spada, his guitarwork, from howling to propulsive riffs and lots of fiery guitar solos, loaded with biting and blistering runs like in the title track (also featuring a sparkling synthesizer solo with lush Mellotron), Fishbulb (wonderful... (read more) Sat, 15 Dec 2007 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/breakingthesilencerev.html http://www.guitar9.com/theviewfromhererev.html Published by Indie-Music.com; written by Denise Squier - The View from Here, Michael Mucklow's latest CD, is an instrumental travel guide through (the) Yucca Valley of California. Mucklow states in his biography that one of his influences was Acoustic Alchemy, and after hearing his wonderful guitar picking style, I can see the correlation.... (read more) Sat, 15 Dec 2007 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/theviewfromhererev.html