Johansson/Holdsworth "Heavy Machinery"

Johansson/Holdsworth "Heavy Machinery"

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Johansson/Holdsworth
Heavy Machinery
The Story
The Shrapnel line, "In the tradition of such classic rock/fusion recordings as Tony William's Lifetime, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Bruford and Coliseum II, to name a few, "Heavy Machinery" enters the arena featuring world class performers Jens and Anders Johanssen (Yngwie Malmsteen) and guitar legend Allan Holdsworth (Soft Machine, Bruford, Gong, UK, IOU)". There's a reason why guitarists such as Eddie Van Halen idolize Holdsworth--the guy is a monster player who can show any guitarist a dozen ways to enhance his or her playing. Excellent guitar solos abound on "Heavy Machinery", and Anders Johansson does a particularly nice job on the drums. Note, the last track "Macrowaves" is not a 24 minute jam as the credits might suggest (nor a 50 minute jam as the back of the CD might suggest), it's about 2:40 of keyboards, followed by 21 minutes of silence, then another minute or so of keys and drums--the one silly inclusion on the recording.
The Music
05:48 Joint Ventures Instrumental
04:02 Beef Cherokee Instrumental
04:52 On The Frozen Lake Instrumental
05:15 Mission: Possible Instrumental
07:25 Good Morning, Mr. Coffee Instrumental
04:02 Siouxp Of The Day Instrumental
05:24 On The Fritz Instrumental
06:22 Tea For One And A Half Instrumental
05:54 Never Mind Our Weather Instrumental
24:55 Macrowaves Instrumental
The Artists
Allan Holdsworth Guitar
Anders Johansson Drums, Percussion, Production, Engineering, Mixing
Jens Johansson Keyboards, Production, Engineering, Mixing
Nolan Moffitte Digital Transferring
Yoram Vazan Digital Transferring
Krister Olsson Mastering
All tracks composed by Jens and Anders Johansson.

Recorded at Starec Studios, Vanjo and Moon Path (Sweden); The Brewery (California) and 71st Street Recording (New York).

Digital transfers at Firehouse, NYC.