http://www.guitar9.com/soundcheck.html http://www.guitarnine.com/image/g9soundcheckrss.jpg http://www.guitar9.com/soundcheck.html 144 22 Featured here are the latest releases added to the Guitar Nine Records site in the instrumental guitar category. 180 en-us Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:11:46 EST Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:11:46 EST music http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss guitarnine@guitar9.com guitarnine@guitar9.com 2010, Guitar Nine Records http://www.guitar9.com/differentfrogs.html Different Frogs, Different Times features nine cosmic Hendrix-inspired power trio jams. Ducks Can Groove is a cool, Hendrix-inspired instrumental power trio from Sweden featuring authentic, retro-'70s, cosmic, blues-based, Hendrix-ian heavy guitar jams that dig deep on the killer six string groove. Guitarist Stefan Edfeldt is, of course, a dedicated fan, playing the same models of guitar as Hendrix, through electrical equipment of the right vintage. No compromises! No shortcuts! This is a psychedelic throwback into Jimi's lush tonal world! ($15.25 includes US shipping) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/differentfrogs.html http://www.guitar9.com/conglomerate.html Congolmerate #1 is the impressive debut studio disc by Soren Jordan, an awesome, obscure instrumental axemaster from Germany who delivers 10 outstanding, world-class, bluesy heavy guitar tracks that land with serious six string groove. Soren Jordan is a top-shelf player who digs deep into an "old-school", technique with feel, retro-'70s, blues-based heavy guitar vibe complete with all-natural, organic, vintage guitar tones that all add up to a deep, memorable total guitar trip. Jordan's nod to JIMI on the killer, stand-out "Heroism" is a classic heavy guitar statement that is worth the price of admission alone. Highly recommended to fans of Hendrix, Robin Trower, Jeff Beck, Tommy Bolin, Michael Landau, Greg Koch, Plankton, Christoph Lindner and Thomas Blug. ($16.00 includes US shipping) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/conglomerate.html http://www.guitar9.com/oceantales.html Ocean Tales is the superb fifth studio disc by this exceptional, blues-based, Hendrix-inspired, instrumental heavy guitar band from Sweden featuring two amazing guitarists who trip deep, dynamic, world-class, six-string "earth blues fusion" into the outskirts of infinity. Complete with a first-rate, groove-induced rhythm section, strong compositions and a top-shelf production, Plankton stands tall in a class all their own. A cosmic, mind-blowing, retro-'70s heavy guitar journey that is recommended to fans of Hendrix, Trower, Frank Marino, Uli Jon Roth, Tommy Bolin, Gov't Mule & Wishbone Ash. ($16.00 includes US shipping) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/oceantales.html http://www.guitar9.com/universalmojo.html Universal Mojo, the latest brilliant new studio disc by Tristan Klein, a phenomenal instrumental guitarist from France, features 11 tracks of remarkable, superb, world-class, inventive, blues-based heavy guitar riffage that sets new standards for truly outstanding Total Guitar music. An incredible bluesy heavy guitar journey, it features special guests Greg Koch, Craig Erickson and Jean Michel Kajdan. Tristan Klein is a gifted axemaster whose exceptional, sophisticated guitar playing is on par with the best guitarists in the world. Klein dominates the new "Guitar Hero" throne with endless style and class fused with impeccable technique and strong, outstanding compositional skills. The man is an intelligent and talented guitarist who has a lot to say on the instrument and one who is on top of the evolutionary scale for guitar players. Tristan Klein speaks many languages on the guitar and one thing is for certain: his instrumental musical message is world-wide and universal as he communicates through his incredible, dynamic "six-string mojo", hence the title "Universal Mojo". Tune in and learn the true meaning of real guitar music that is both timeless and remarkable. It takes a lot to move the folks at the Grooveyard label, and Tristan Klein is one of the best guitarists they have heard in a long time. ($16.00 includes US shipping) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/universalmojo.html http://www.guitar9.com/melodicsoloists.html Melodic Soloists is a brand-new compilation from the Finnish label Mad Guitar Records, and it offers 17 melodic virtuoso rock guitar songs - with six of the being previously unreleased tracks. With all the technically astounding guitar playing around these days, it’s easy to forget about the songs. Melodic Soloists is a showcase of highly skilled modern guitarists delivering emotive, melodic and groovy guitar driven rock music that’s sure to get your foot tapping. This compilation features both recent releases as well as unreleased tracks. All featured guitarists are professional recording artists, so be sure to check them out! Guitarists featured include Mr. Fastfinger, Magnus Olsson, Porty, Scott Allen, Guitarsnake, Roo and Tony Smotherman, among others. Previously unreleased tracks include "Power Lane", "Finding The Edge", "Feel The Breeze", "Atomic Blues", "Fall From Grace" and "Insideout". ($11.00 includes US shipping) Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/melodicsoloists.html http://www.guitar9.com/sologuitarwb.html Solo Guitar is exactly what it says it is - Will Brady's new CD filled with fourteen solo acoustic guitar tracks - lyrical and savory! For example, on "Everyday", Brady writes, "This song was the "B" side of "Peggy Sue", the 1957 hit by Buddy Holly. As a kid I bought the single 45 RPM record. Both sides were great but I’ve always liked this tune with it's lilting melody and one-of-a-kind bridge. I was tickled when I found I could play it as an instrumental." Also, for "Falling Slowly", Brady states, "From the 2007 Irish film "Once," this song won the Oscar for "Best Original Song in a Movie." I couldn't get it out of my head so I had to learn to play it. I hope Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova (the composers) would like this version." For more, click the "Track-By-Track" link. ($12.50 includes US shipping) Sat, 16 Jan 2010 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/sologuitarwb.html http://www.guitar9.com/acrosstheocean.html Korea-based jazz funk fusion band Infinite Loop has released their first album, Across The Ocean. Guitarist Kimie Kim called on three players, Tagg on drums, Duyoung Yoon on bass and Nokyung Lee on piano to form the four-piece project. During the recording session, they kept the tracks as live as possible - many tracks needing just a few takes. This album is based on improvised jazz, but has various musical influences such as funk, rock and acid. You can hear a lot of jazz solos on groove-oriented rhythms. Band leader and guitarist Kimie Kim attended the Musicians Institute at 19. After experiencing jazz festivals in United States and Canada, He went to Austria to attend the Vienna Conservatory where he studied with Christian Havel. Later He also studied with Mimi Fox and Steve Erquiaga in San Francisco bay area. When Kim came back to Korea, he and drummer Tagg launched the Infinite Loop project. Across The Ocean features 8 tracks of instrumentals, with many songs between 7-8 minutes, leaving room for more improvisations. If you like the guitar sound of John Scofield, Pat Metheny, Kurt Rosenwinkel or tne piano/organ sound of E.S.T. and Joey Defrancesco, you are going to enjoy this album. ($14.50 includes US shipping) Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/acrosstheocean.html http://www.guitar9.com/apokergameoflove.html Having grown technically since the release of his previous CD "The Art Of Seduction", guitarist Svilen Mikov is back with a heavier sound on A Poker Game Of Love, which he uses in songs that delve into rock, heavy metal, shred, hard rock and neo-classical. The sensitive side is also evident on tracks like the acoustic "Gravity Of Love". Take Gary Moore's passion, Joe Satriani's clarity of composition, Yngwie Malmsteen's mind-blowing guitar technique, add a touch of Prodigy and Tom Morello, plus a splash of Eastern European folk music and you'll have a good idea of what Svilen Mikov can do with six strings. As Mikov states, "To completely torture a cliche my guitar really IS 'my power, my pleasure, my pain'.” ($15.00 includes US shipping) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/apokergameoflove.html http://www.guitar9.com/thewayoftheexploding.html Finland's Mr. Fastfinger releases The Way Of The Exploding Guitar - 14 tracks of instrumental action in bold stereo. Hard rock! Hark and behold, there's more than just flashy riffs and exploding solos. Full of strong melodies and rhythms, energy, joy, feelings and emotions it is. Versatile instrumental music, a mixture of influences and styles. This album is virtually a musical cinema and a true headphone experience. In general, the compositions are simple at their core, but the melodies and textures on top make the music colorful and vivid. You can hear influences from 80's hard rock - sounds to progressive rock. From world music and film scores. Also features burning guest solos by Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater), Mattias IA Eklundh (Freak Kitchen), Christophe Godin (Morglbl), and Niko Tsonev. Recommended if you like Marty Friedman, Steve Vai and Freak Kitchen. Only for the strong at heart! ($15.00 includes US shipping) Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/thewayoftheexploding.html http://www.guitar9.com/theabsolute.html Borislav Mitic returns with a majestic new album - The Absolute - and the virtuoso Shredmaster delivers his strongest musical statement to date. The idea behind this concept album was to take the instrumental guitar format and give it a new dimension infusing it with pure uncompromising metal attitude but with primary focus on song quality content. Playing-wise, Borislav takes the gloves off this time and brings into the musical arena a wide arsenal of dazzling guitar techniques. He unmercifully unleashes them throughout the album with blinding speed and precision while retaining a sense of melody, reason and phrasing intelligence that he is known for. Each out of the ten songs featured on the album explores a different aspect of metal music taking the listener on a quest toward the essential passion that lies within all true artistic effort - the perfection of creative expression. Borislav draws inspiration from many players that walked the path of guitar greatness before him and summons these echoes of the past forging them into a stunning new styling all of his own. The Absolute is an album whose mission is to shine brightly as a new rising star in a constellation of legendary classic albums of the metal virtuoso genre. ($14.50 includes US shipping) Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/theabsolute.html http://www.guitar9.com/responder.html Guitarist Patrick Butler's 2009, ten song CD Responder features clean, jazz guitar over funky grooves and Hammond B3 backing. Butler started studying with Harry Leahey at age 15. Leahey, nicknamed "Buddha of the Guitar," was a member of The Phil Woods Quintet and was a student of Johnny Smith and Dennis Sandole, whose most famous students included saxophonist John Coltrane and guitarist Pat Martino. Upon graduating high school, Butler spent a short, intense period of time playing and studying with James Spaulding, while Spaulding taught at Rutgers University. He later recorded with The Fatback Band, their album ("Brite Lites/Big City") going gold. Butler then spent the next several years touring extensively and recording two more records with Fatback. Moving to Los Angeles, Butler recorded with Stephen Perkins' acid jazz jam band, Banyan. He also appears on Mike Watt's "Ball Hog Or Tug Boat" on a track featuring Henry Rollins. He is currently studying under Uli Jon Roth at the Sky Academy. ($10.00 includes US shipping) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/responder.html http://www.guitar9.com/anewday.html Bernard Alcorn is a Chicago-based jazz/smooth-jazz guitarist whose new CD, A New Day, contains over 70 minutes of funk-jazz/smooth jazz instrumentals - 10 originals and four unique versions of cover tunes by Earth, Wind Fire, Chicago, the Temptations and the Doors. The influences of Wes Montgomery and George Benson can be heard in Bernard's playing. Other sources of inspiration include Lee Ritenour, Larry Carlton, Kenny Burrell and Grant Green, among others. "With all of those various influences, I decided not to take the "safe" route by doing a one-dimensional project," says Bernard. "On this CD, the listener gets to hear some of the styles I like and use when I play live," he adds. A New Day - a creative blend of jazz-funk, smooth jazz, worldbeat, and 'chill'. Fans of Benson, Ritenour, Brown and Jordan as well as fans of urban steppin' music will enjoy this CD. ($12.00 includes US shipping) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/anewday.html http://www.guitar9.com/latearrival.html Late Arrival is certainly an appropriate title for Chicago guitarist Bernard Alcorn's first CD release. Although he has been playing professionally for over 20 years, involvement in another career kept him away from a total commitment to music. Having earned a degree in psychology from Roosevelt University in Chicago, he worked as a social worker and vocational rehabilitation counselor for several years before becoming a full time musician. Jazz (both straight-ahead and smooth-jazz) is the label often used to describe Bernard's music. However, like many versatile artists, his music mixes other styles. Bernard's style has been compared favorably with the styles of Wes Montgomery and George Benson, two of his early influences. Other jazz influences include: Kenny Burrell, Grant Green, "Cannonball" Adderly, and Horace Silver. Smooth Jazz and non-jazz influences include: Lee Ritenour, larry Carltion, Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind & Fire and Hugh Masekela. ($12.00 includes US shipping) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/latearrival.html http://www.guitar9.com/reflectionsofthemes.html From listening to his sister's love of Def Leppard, British guitarist David Stockden developed a longing to do what he saw on TV. Play guitar! He began playing guitar at 12, studying classical guitar with a local teacher for three months before his love of rock and metal took over and left to teach himself the music that he desired to play. His influences in the early days were Def Leppard, Ozzy, Motley Crue, Megadeth and "any other stuff of that ilk". Stockden discovered Joe Satriani and Steve Vai through guitar magazines, and knew that there was something about this type of music that pushed his buttons, hence the instrumental approach on his second CD, Reflections Of Themes, a follow up to 2005's "True Intent". Early public performances included school concerts playing the hits of the day. He was also known to play at the drop of a hat in such bizarre places as a local dog show which had a band playing. "The bloke had a really nice Strat and I wanted to play it! I was gutted when he handed me this beat up acoustic when a friend asked if I could play something for everyone!" Throughout his musical career he has performed in Paris, The Royal Albert Hall and in Greece. ($12.00 includes US shipping) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/reflectionsofthemes.html http://www.guitar9.com/clockwork.html Australian fusion/jazz guitarist Glenn Cannon is back with Clockwork for 2009. Cannon has put together numerous talented musicians for this followup to 2004's "Leverage". Luke Howard mans keyboards, while Gavin Pearce holds down the low end. Tim Wilson doubles on flutes and saxophones, while Danny Farrugia kicks it on drums. Jarvier Fredes contributes percussion layers, and Jon-Erik Andreassen adds drum programming to the mix. As Darryn Farrugia has previously wriiten, "Compositionally speaking, Glenn is a composer of immense talent who manages to intertwine complex chord changes and intellectually stimulating melodies without ever sacrificing musicality. His influences are vast but emerge in the form of an individual with something fresh to offer." You'll want to add Clockwork to your Cannon collection. ($13.50 includes US shipping) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/clockwork.html