Learn The Lavatory Irvine Ring - 2011 Await & See

THE JOHN IRVINE BAND is a Progressive Jazz-Rock projection Pb yesteryear the composer in addition to guitarist John Irvine.

"Intelligently written progressive fusion: 14.5/16" - Warren Barker (Progression Magazine)

“The John Irvine Band, a daring United Kingdom jazz fusion ensemble expertly doing its ain thing. ” - Gregory Kemp, La Villa Strangiato (Ottawa/ CHUO 89.1 FM)

Being an enthusiastic devotee of guitar music I discovery my pleasance inwards searching for fairly unknown records containing music alongside a high lineament level. However, this fourth dimension the music constitute me. Our principal editor sent me the album Wait & See yesteryear The John Irvine Band to review for Background Magazine. While reading the accompanying information, the words 'progressive' in addition to 'jazz-rock' straight off attracted my attention. During my offset listen, I tried to discovery but about information most this all-instrumental trio hailing from the U.K. in addition to consisting of guitarist in addition to keyboardist John Irvine, who likewise occasionally plays the guitar synthesizer, bass histrion Doug Kemp, in addition to drummer-percussionist Alan Emsle.

"Wait & See" is highly recommended to fans of the nifty guitarist Allan Holdsworth. On the brusk opening slice The Bat you lot tin hear the Synthaxe guitar synthesizer inspired yesteryear Holdsworth, who 1 time introduced this musical instrument on the album Atavrachon (1986). The adjacent slice Hubbub likewise has similarities alongside this British guitar player, but the audio of the musical rhythm department slightly differs from the commons companions of Holdsworth. It's a combination of his musical trend alongside John Irvine's ain style. Frazzled goes inwards the management of The David Becker Tribune, a band that powerfulness live unknown to the average reader. The heavier elements inwards this composition arrive a really interesting vocal to hear to. CUL8R (Sweet Sorrow) is inwards business alongside 1 of my all-time favourite fusion bands, namely the no longer existing Triton. This is likewise the longest slice on the album lasting over 8 minutes.

The interaction betwixt the band members is but sublime. It's non but a showcase for the guitarist, but a successful band effort. During Zigzag the resemblance alongside the aforementioned David Becker returns, but solely inwards the musical rhythm parts. Irvine's soloing is to a greater extent than inwards his ain style. In Apr is a slower in addition to to a greater extent than relaxed composition alongside polish in addition to fluent guitar sounds over a basic musical rhythm section; a dainty vocal that volition permit your heed period of time inwards dissimilar directions. When you lot larn to the championship track, you lot must get got been impressed yesteryear the high criterion of music that this novel band produces. This slice is smoother alongside a catching tune business in addition to afterward a piece you'll live whistling the principal tune along alongside the guitar. The finally slice is called New Brunswick, a solo spot for John Irvine. Now you lot tin bask the relaxed guitar sounds. Well, lite a candle in addition to get got a goodness drinking glass of wine...

This album yesteryear The John Irvine Band is a pleasant surprise. Wait & See has been musically influenced yesteryear Allan Holdsworth alongside hints of Pat Metheny. If you lot similar the trend of these musicians in addition to so this album is worthwhile buying. I'm glad that I got the chance to review this album in addition to I'm certain this band has the lineament to live signed to a major label that tin render worldwide advertisement in addition to support. Anyway, they get got convinced me alongside their fusion the means it should live played. An impressive novel band!

****+ Pedro Bekkers
(Very funny, piece looking for reviews, I constitute 1 yesteryear my friend from many years...Pedro! lol.)

"Next Stop" is the s loose from the Scottish guitarist that heads his ain project, The John Irvine Band in addition to this tape features nine instrumental tracks inwards the Jazz-Fusion/Rock realm. The musicianship is all upwards to snuff in addition to Mr. Irvine delivers but about tasty in addition to silky polish melodic runs throughout his disc. H5N1 tune similar "Pyramid Power" shows his Eric Johnson similar side alongside fluid lines in addition to an fantabulous harmonic interlude that farther congers upwards the sonic imagery of EJ, piece a vocal similar "Slipstream" likewise demonstrates Irvine's mastery of the polish in addition to linear runs that seem to get got the listener higher alongside every succeeding ascending run.

John Irvine does non play similar a shredder in addition to at that spot aren't a lot of supersonic types of guitar flash on Next Stop in addition to I for 1 are discovery this to live quite refreshing. Instead, Irvine opts for tasty runs that gibe the songs in addition to add together season to each tune, piece even so peppering inwards but about lineament Fusion guitar playing. Irvine's chord phrasing is likewise a big part of his playing in addition to likewise where I hear a lot of Eric Johnson in addition to the amazing Allan Holdsworth inwards his playing.
Rounding out The John Irvine band are bass player, Doug Kemp in addition to percussionist, Alan Emslie in addition to this trio get got a nifty disc hither alongside Next Stop. This tape would gibe nicely inwards the Prog footing but equally good equally inwards the Jazz-Fusion/Rock world. The musicianship is fantabulous in addition to John Irvine's soloing trend is e'er expansive in addition to expressive, which adds a lineament ofttimes forgotten inwards the guitar playing footing of our modern era

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Track listing:

1. The Bat
2. Hubbub
3. Frazzled
4. CUL8R (Sweet Sorrow)
5. Zigzag
6. In April
7. Wait & See
8. New Brunswick

Personnel:

John Irvine - Guitars, Keyboards
Alan Emslie - Drums & Percussion
Doug Kemp - Bass