Solar Flare

Imagine if Zappa had written the music on Jeff Beck's "Blow by Blow"? Or if Steve Vai had jammed with the Beatles in their psychedelic phase? What if in an alternate reality Shawn Lane had played on Mahavishnu Orchestra's "Birds Of Fire"? The result would come close to describing the magical momentum of the music on Solar Flare. Add to the picture the kind of exceptional guitar playing that would stand up to the rigorous demands of such dynamic music. Yaan-Zek's individual playing comfortably spans the gap from emotional and passionate phrasing on the ballads "So Far Away" and "Passion Reborn", to insane alien hyper shred guitar tradeoffs with Bumblefoot on "Psychometamorph". The album also features the phenominal performances of world renowned drummer Marco Minnemann, and bassist Fabio Trentini, with guest appearances by keyboard virtuoso Lale Larson, Peter Stacey on flute/saxophone and ex-Gryphon bassoonist Brian Gulland among others.