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Andee Blacksugar
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Hello fellow guitar nerds/fiends!
From early January to mid-March 2012, I went on a recording rampage, during which I wrote and tracked 60-some new instrumentals.
When each session was done, the mix was exported to a folder titled "Do Not Listen". This intention was to open the folder at a later date and listen with fresh ears, to see what I liked. I figured I'd pick a dozen or so faves and put them online under the SHEER VELOCITY moniker.
It turned out I liked a lot more of the 60-odd tracks than I was expecting, so I've released them in two installments. Thought you might be interested in hearing DO NOT LISTEN Volume 2, which I've just put on Bandcamp. Listen to the whole thing as many times as you like, purchase if you're feeling generous.
http://sheervelocity.bandcamp.com/album ... sten-vol-2
The track "Icicle Ensemble" is free...
If you buy the album, you get three hidden tracks: "Newt", "Seance" and "Thug Party"
One of my main goals in this music was to come up with beautiful but very challenging chord progressions to play over. Another recurring theme seems to be harmonic ambiguity and rhythmic disjointedness; in other words, the sound track to gorgeous nightmares. I'm really proud of this music. Hope ya like it!
Still using my Fractal AxeFX Ultra (I know I need to upgrade to II!!), my Strat and various pedals (most notably the Eventide Pitchfactor).
For fans of exotic, often metallic, harmonically nebulous, textural/orchestrated daredevil instrumental guitar rock -- equal parts absurdity and loveliness. See also Marty Friedman, Fredrik Thordendal, Jeff Beck, Vai/Zappa, King Crimson, etc.
http://sheervelocity.bandcamp.com/album ... sten-vol-2
SERIOUSLY, thanks for reading/listening, everyone!
***ANDEE
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Praise for previous SHEER VELOCITY outings:
"A precision-fingered assemblage of daredevil works...its exotic geometries will be impressed in the fertile fields of your musical mind" - FRACTAL AUDIO
"Like early Steve Vai with Rob Zombie producing. Really clever compositions and soundscapes...the best guitar album I've heard in years!" - ANDY WOOD (Down From Up)
"F**king amazing!" - DUG PINNICK (King's X)
"Dude you are the SICKEST!" - VERNON REID (Living Colour)
LISTENER FEEDBACK:
"Sounds like Jeff Beck on acid" - Fabrice Pieri
"Andee Blacksugar is on another planet." - D. A. Karkos
"Guaranteed to: rattle your brain/twist your ear drums in knots/make you feel like you've fallen into a gigantic kaleidoscope/make you feel like you're fleeing a futuristic city that's about to explode while riding on a magic carpet as you're being pursued by sexy shape-shifters in a space ship." - Teague Clements
"This reminds me of the first time I listened to Flex-Able from Steve Vai" - Chad Von Haden
"If you play guitar, this may be frustrating for you. This guy creates more top notch music than anyone I know!!" - Matt Farley
"Fusion, jazz, metal, how about just plain brilliant. Fasten your seat belts. Another can of whup ass from Andee Blacksugar." - Hank Dunne
"The Salvador Dali of guitar" - Jeff Campbell
From early January to mid-March 2012, I went on a recording rampage, during which I wrote and tracked 60-some new instrumentals.
When each session was done, the mix was exported to a folder titled "Do Not Listen". This intention was to open the folder at a later date and listen with fresh ears, to see what I liked. I figured I'd pick a dozen or so faves and put them online under the SHEER VELOCITY moniker.
It turned out I liked a lot more of the 60-odd tracks than I was expecting, so I've released them in two installments. Thought you might be interested in hearing DO NOT LISTEN Volume 2, which I've just put on Bandcamp. Listen to the whole thing as many times as you like, purchase if you're feeling generous.
http://sheervelocity.bandcamp.com/album ... sten-vol-2
The track "Icicle Ensemble" is free...
If you buy the album, you get three hidden tracks: "Newt", "Seance" and "Thug Party"
One of my main goals in this music was to come up with beautiful but very challenging chord progressions to play over. Another recurring theme seems to be harmonic ambiguity and rhythmic disjointedness; in other words, the sound track to gorgeous nightmares. I'm really proud of this music. Hope ya like it!
Still using my Fractal AxeFX Ultra (I know I need to upgrade to II!!), my Strat and various pedals (most notably the Eventide Pitchfactor).
For fans of exotic, often metallic, harmonically nebulous, textural/orchestrated daredevil instrumental guitar rock -- equal parts absurdity and loveliness. See also Marty Friedman, Fredrik Thordendal, Jeff Beck, Vai/Zappa, King Crimson, etc.
http://sheervelocity.bandcamp.com/album ... sten-vol-2
SERIOUSLY, thanks for reading/listening, everyone!
***ANDEE
______________________________________
Praise for previous SHEER VELOCITY outings:
"A precision-fingered assemblage of daredevil works...its exotic geometries will be impressed in the fertile fields of your musical mind" - FRACTAL AUDIO
"Like early Steve Vai with Rob Zombie producing. Really clever compositions and soundscapes...the best guitar album I've heard in years!" - ANDY WOOD (Down From Up)
"F**king amazing!" - DUG PINNICK (King's X)
"Dude you are the SICKEST!" - VERNON REID (Living Colour)
LISTENER FEEDBACK:
"Sounds like Jeff Beck on acid" - Fabrice Pieri
"Andee Blacksugar is on another planet." - D. A. Karkos
"Guaranteed to: rattle your brain/twist your ear drums in knots/make you feel like you've fallen into a gigantic kaleidoscope/make you feel like you're fleeing a futuristic city that's about to explode while riding on a magic carpet as you're being pursued by sexy shape-shifters in a space ship." - Teague Clements
"This reminds me of the first time I listened to Flex-Able from Steve Vai" - Chad Von Haden
"If you play guitar, this may be frustrating for you. This guy creates more top notch music than anyone I know!!" - Matt Farley
"Fusion, jazz, metal, how about just plain brilliant. Fasten your seat belts. Another can of whup ass from Andee Blacksugar." - Hank Dunne
"The Salvador Dali of guitar" - Jeff Campbell
