Fez Dispenser
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Dispensing Jazz Influenced Abstract Post-Hip Hop
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There are a few things you should know about Fez Dispenser's self-titled CD. Fez Dispenser is modern music made for it's own sake (purpose... not the Japanese alcoholic beverage). Fez Dispenser delivers jazz influenced abstract post-hip hop. Fez Dispenser's album features fifteen instrumental cuts, which use the guitar as a textural instrument with unusual, dissonant lines giving way to a sequenced groove, which in turn, gives way to more ethereal guitar work, sound bytes, loops and other backwards madness. Fez Dispenser is led by Matt A. Thorne, a California based producer. Fez Dispenser is live without a publicist. Fez Dispenser's publicity states the CD is not for everyone. Fez Dispenser will probably appeal to those seeking newness, freshness, forward thinking, and similar qualities in the music they buy. Fez Dispenser is not beholden to anyone, and that evidences itself in the music. Fez Dispenser is Creativity. Fez Dispenser is Different. Fez Dispenser - it's not just for breakfast anymore - take two with any meal.
Fez Dispenser is the brainchild of California based producer Matt A. Thorne (it bears repeating) Fez Dispenser was completely written and performed by Thorne. Fez Dispenser was released on Skin and Barrel Records, a true independent label based in Santa Monica, CA. Fez Dispenser is not about selling t-shirts in order to pay back lawyers hired to secure a major label deal. Fez Dispenser cannot imagine trying to make a record that way. Fez Dispenser is happy with the news that the music industry is in big trouble. Fez Dispenser believes it frees the artist to develop their own voice and receive the rewards directly.
Fez Dispenser believes music is communication. Fez Dispenser wants to communicate with you. Will you communicate with Fez Dispenser?
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Fez Dispenser
United States
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Willy Eberlein
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Instrumental Blues Guitar
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In contrast to some of the experimental CDs just profiled, Willy Eberlein's CD Exothermia is recorded in a style most are familiar with - the blues. However, while you can get away with a lot when experimenting and cross-blending styles, with blues, you've got to deliver the goods with a great performance and compelling original material. Exothermia was recorded between September of 2001 through January of 2002, but the tracks do not have the polish one might expect compared with the generally high quality of independent records released today. As such, the record comes across as sounding unfinished, as if a lot was planned for it, but never quite accomplished. There are passages where you can hear that Eberlein can play, but the decision to release the record with all the mistakes intact and the underlying production weak and thin (each cut features a two or four bar drum pattern repeated from start to finish) was not the best choice in this case. What can one do, but learn and move on...
Willy's love for the guitar started at an early age in Cleveland, Ohio, and he has amassed three decades of experience on his instrument of choice. He had a number of friends and others who provided guidance, encouragement and criticism. When he relocated to San Diego, Willy played with veteran rockers Alvin & Calvin Coker to form the Coker Brothers¹ Band, who played a diverse mixture of music - Hendrix and Santana songs being the mainstay of their set list. The band eventually broke up, but over the years the dream of making an album remained alive, and fueled many a marathon practice session.
Now, 15 years and about 500 set of strings later, that recording is complete, and the dream has been realized.
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John A. Eberlein
11601 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 760
Los Angeles, CA 90025
United States
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