Wojciech Pilat
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Polish Instrumentalist Creates Progressive Rock
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Crowless Creations is Polish guitarist Wojciech Pilat's demo CD-R featuring ten progressive rock/metal instrumentals, including Bach's "Toccata In D Minor". Pilat played all guitars and bass, as well as programming drums, production and arranging the demo. Pilat is a ferocious soloist - his tracks offer crunchy rhythm guitar, soaring Satriani-styled riffs, gnarly wah-wah, soulful vibrato, high-speed legato runs, and banshee picking. He also likes to double track some lead work, such as on "Out Of Your Mind". "The Boogie" may be a spot where Pilat tries a little too hard to do the Satriani thing. He has put together a nice production, considering the demo came entirely out his home studio. Once Pilat pushes his influences just a little bit farther away, he should be capable of some wonderfully original, high-energy rock instrumentals.
Wojciech is 20 years old and has been playing guitar for about five years. Turned onto guitar by a Van Halen video, his first guitar influences were Jimmy Page and Joe Satriani, and now he ranks Steve Vai and Dream Theater highly as well. Since 1998 Wojciech has been playing in a band called White Crow, doing gigs and recording demo tapes. The band has built up a loyal group of fans in the Warsaw area. Musically, Wojciech would like to reach the point where his music would fill other people with certain emotions. He treats his guitar playing as a way of achieving it. Shredding for shredding`s sake is not something Wojciech would like to concentrate on, although he works on technique very much, in order to gain as much control over his instrument as possible.
Currently Pilat is preparing a musical project which will involve the live performance of his music, and would someday like to release a solo CD. He is also open to all performance and release propositions.
Contact Information
Wojciech Pilat
ul. Wilgi 66
04-820 Warszawa
Poland
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Wojciech Pilat
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Spida
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Totally Acoustic Troubadour Music
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Spida is the single-named acoustic guitarist and singer/songwriter from Mallorca, Spain, who submitted his CD-R of twenty (yes, twenty) tunes, 17 songs and 3 instrumentals. The collection is entitled Totally Acoustic, and is a testament to clever (sometimes humorous) lyrics, deft fingerpicking and positive cynicism. Some of Spida's work hearkens back to Jethro Tull's acoustic music ("Whose Are These Hands", "Long Way To Go"), while other tracks are more reminiscent of Dylan ("So Hold On Tight"). The music is in what could be called 'troubadour' style, a storytelling method of songwriting in which it helps to pay attention to the lyrics, keeping the guitar work in the background of the listeners mind. The guitar fans will be more interested in the instrumental numbers, such as "After The Rain", or "La Casita De Los Burros". Spida doesn't try to overwhelm with technique, as he keeps the storytelling style intact even on the instrumentals. A fun acoustic set.
Spida has traveled and performed throughout Europe, and considers himself a troubadour of Celtic connections, now living and writing in Mallorca, Spain. His album Totally Acoustic sets out to take you through truth and lies, heartache and tears, to laughter and smiles, to doubts and fears. To very high, to very low, from bar rooms, to spaceships, to wild winds that blow. The cynicism, the criticism, the leaders and losers, the bright live wires, the very short fuses. Oh yes, and the lovers, the liars, the drinkers and dreamers, the possible future and the endless road. The now of course prevails!
Spida is currently in Moondog Studios recording his next acoustic album "Songs Of Life, Love & The Universe", use for limited release in April, 2002.
Contact Information
Spida
Spain
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Spida
Web site:
www.freepeacesongs.com
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