Zlatko Brodaric
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Croatian Studio Guitarist Steps Out
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Zlatko Brodaric is a guitarist from Split, Croatia who submitted his CD-R release featuring 15 instrumental cuts which display his stunning ability on rock, blues and fusion material. The wide range of styles on the album, entitled Between Perpendiculars, is due in part to the fact that Brodaric works as a studio guitarist, which apparently also accounts for his fluid soloing, supple rhythm playing, and keen sense of dynamics and melody. Included on the CD-4 are four "miniatures" - fingerpicked songs that showcase Brodaric's sensitive side as well as calm the listener before the high energy tunes take over. This is a very listenable instrumental album; as soon as each piece starts, you find yourself wanting to hear where he takes it, instead of wanting it to end quickly, as you might with some of the more unoriginal stuff out there. Great piece of musicianship.
Zlatko started playing guitar at the age of 10, and by the end of the '70s he was playing with two popular rock bands (More and Metak) which had a number of successful records in the former Yugoslavia. Toward the end of the '80s, Zlatko began a successful career as a studio guitarist, recording guitar for many renowned Croatian acts. Still dreaming of recording his own music, he equipped a modest home studio so that he could work on the tracks that make up Between Perpendiculars.
Brodaric is currently working on a second CD of songs, the working title of which is "Going West Looking East", and he expects to complete the album very soon
Contact Information
Zlatko Brodaric
Set. Bacvice 6
21000 SPLIT
Croatia
E-mail:
Zlatko Brodaric
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Jr. James & The Late Guitar
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Guitar-Based Alternative Realities
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Despite the moniker, Jr. James & The Late Guitar are not a guitar band per se, nor is their second CD, Second Of Nine particularly guitar-oriented. So why the inclusion? Well, the band does call North Carolina home, as does Guitar Nine Records. Bit of a stretch? Um ..er...well... Second Of Nine, Guitar Nine, Nine, 9, the number nine, get it? No? OK, well the cover of "I'm Into Something Good" (popularized by Herman's Hermits) does feature some fuzzy, slide sounding axe work by Jr. James himself. And the mandolin and guitar instrumental cover "Egyptian Reggae" is a foot stomper, whether you live in Cairo or Montego Bay. OK, truthfully, you'll have to listen carefully for the spicy guitar moments, but the CD as a whole is an infectious good time. When you're feeling randy baby (yeah!), and something comes over you that you can't quite understand, it may be time to check out what Jr. James & The Late Guitar has to offer.
Jr. James & The Late Guitar live in the Asheville area of North Carolina. They recorded Second Of Nine in the summer of 2000 mostly in their own Dubatomic Studio, with some higher tech help from Studioworks in Chapel Hill and Whitewater Recording in Asheville. Second Of Nine is the band's second CD; their first, "Hymns To Her", was released in 1999.
Jr. James & The Late Guitar are taking their show on the road - if you're in the Western part of North Carolina, check out the local entertainment papers for a show near you.
Contact Information
A-Tone Music Enterprises
P.O. Box 8671
Asheville, NC 28814
United States
E-mail:
Jr. James & The Late Guitar
Web site:
www.atonemusic.com
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