The compositions are definitely strictly instrumental, complex, and very progressive. I would hesitate to describe the sound as fusion because it seems closer to progressive instrumental rock in sound and feel sort of like Eric Johnson , but the level of complexity and sophistication involved is more in line with what is more commonly found in world class fusion.
This is not to say that there are no fusion influences or elements of fusion to be found in this album, but the character of the album might better be described as progressive rather than to set expectations differently for listeners who might expect a more Gambale variety of fusion. The sound has some semblance of influence to Eric Johnson in that it deploys very clean toned voicings of a mixture of speedy and soulful guitar lines, and some of the tonality seems influenced by Johnson as well, as does some of the compositional structuring.
Specifically, it seems that some of the arpeggiation of chords that involved leading fourth and fifth intervals seemed traceable to Eric Johnson. The intricate complexities of the composition and musicality seem to have a Joel Hoekstra-ish depth and feel to them, though the persona projected is quite different from Hoekstra. The same being true for the character projected by Garsed's use of the Johnson-sounding arpeggios.
These arpeggios for example, from the first track "Undoing" , though noticeably similar in technique to Johnson, seemed to take on an entirely different character in the manner that!
Garsed applied them and seems in no way derivative or clonish of Johnson. Garsed's selection and matching of guitar effects and tones to the passages he applied them to was nothing less than perfect and nothing short of breathtaking.
His ability to use clean tones that clearly articulate his advanced and speedy technique while maintaining the integrity of a pure and unpolluted guitar sound are truly mesmerizing. There is no use of overdrive or distortion to mask any imperfections in precision to be found on this album. This is one of the more impressive aspects of Garsed's playing.
The manner in which these voicings articulated his flowing runs is very artistic and expressionistic. Garsed uses a wide variety of voicings for his musical ideas, including some very tactful applications of speedy legato, arpeggiated sweeps, fluid scales, and well-felt slide.
Using this clean-toned sound that deploys carefully crafted effects to project some character into his musical phrasings, Garsed constructs a number of soulful compositions that balance intensive development of intricate musical ideas with fluid feeling direction.
The seamless transition of his musical ideas from one to the next give them a natural accessibility to the listener that overcomes the complexities involved in the composition and his guitar technique. The resulting musicality of Garsed's arrangements is such that the musical vision that is projected dominates the listeners' comprehension of any of the complicated mechanics involved, though an educated ear will definitely appreciate the complexities involved. Tuesday 27 July Wednesday 28 July Thursday 29 July Friday 30 July Saturday 31 July Sunday 1 August Monday 2 August Tuesday 3 August Wednesday 4 August Thursday 5 August Friday 6 August Saturday 7 August Sunday 8 August Monday 9 August Tuesday 10 August Wednesday 11 August Thursday 12 August Friday 13 August Saturday 14 August Sunday 15 August Monday 16 August Tuesday 17 August Wednesday 18 August Thursday 19 August Friday 20 August Saturday 21 August Sunday 22 August Monday 23 August Tuesday 24 August Wednesday 25 August Thursday 26 August Friday 27 August Saturday 28 August Sunday 29 August Monday 30 August Tuesday 31 August Wednesday 1 September Thursday 2 September Friday 3 September Saturday 4 September Sunday 5 September Monday 6 September Tuesday 7 September Wednesday 8 September Thursday 9 September Friday 10 September Saturday 11 September Sunday 12 September Monday 13 September Tuesday 14 September Wednesday 15 September Thursday 16 September Friday 17 September Saturday 18 September Sunday 19 September Monday 20 September Tuesday 21 September Wednesday 22 September Thursday 23 September Friday 24 September Saturday 25 September Sunday 26 September Monday 27 September Tuesday 28 September Wednesday 29 September Thursday 30 September Friday 1 October Saturday 2 October Sunday 3 October Monday 4 October Tuesday 5 October Wednesday 6 October Thursday 7 October Friday 8 October Saturday 9 October Sunday 10 October Monday 11 October Tuesday 12 October Wednesday 13 October Thursday 14 October Friday 15 October Saturday 16 October Sunday 17 October Monday 18 October Tuesday 19 October Wednesday 20 October Thursday 21 October Friday 22 October Saturday 23 October Sunday 24 October Monday 25 October Tuesday 26 October Wednesday 27 October Thursday 28 October Friday 29 October Saturday 30 October Sunday 31 October Monday 1 November Tuesday 2 November Wednesday 3 November Thursday 4 November Friday 5 November Saturday 6 November Sunday 7 November Monday 8 November Tuesday 9 November Wednesday 10 November
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