Behind The Laughter

Marco Minnemann came up with the concept of the Normalizer 2 series of music releases. Simply put, Marco played an uninterrupted 51 minute drum solo and handed it out to a variety of musicians to compose their own music using his drums as the base. The only catch is that nobody could listen to anybody else's project before completing their own. Musicians who participated with their own releases include John Czajkowski, Mike Keneally, Phi Yaan-Zak, Alex Machacek, Trey Gunn, Mario Brinkmann and Marco himself. Behind The Laughter is Jason Sadites' contribution to the series. For fans of music by artists such as Zappa, Return To Forever, Rush, Joe Satriani, and Steve Vai, this is a release they don't want to miss. From start to finish it is a roller coaster ride of incredible compositions and amazing performances by Jason Sadites and Marco Minnemann. Catchy melodies intertwined with dizzying guitar playing over ever changing odd-time grooves make for a fusion fans dream.