Another instrumental "super" grouping (rock, metallic as well as novel age/jazz) - but this i is different. ATTENTION DEFICIT is Michael MANRING (from Michael Hedges) on bass, Tim ALEXANDER (ex-PRIMUS) on drums, as well as Alex SKOLNICK (from Testament) on guitar. Each has brought with him the sense of working from unlike musical backgrounds. The grouping has actually establish a skilful mix, with Michael's busy session bassist particularly for novel age, the thunderous drums of Tim injecting a jazzy purism into the mix, as well as the tandem with the fusion/heavy metallic guitar of Alex. They all jell together famously.
They cause got issued a duad of albums hence far - 1998's self-titled debut as well as 2001's "The Idiot King". Their commencement album is HEAVY, FUNKY grooves as well as guitar melodies inward the vein of Frank ZAPPA as well as BOZZIO LEVIN STEVENS, with approximately fusion as well as piece of cake KING CRIMSON overtones. The instant album is a tasty hybrid of metallic as well as jazz, united inward a prog stone realm. If instrumental fusion/jazz/metal is your thing, as well as so you'll respect ATTENTION DEFICIT rather pleasing.
RECOMMENDED for fans of piece of cake KING CRIMSON, instrumental ZAPPA, LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT, as well as BOZZIO LEVIN STEVENS...!
"Call it mad scientist rock, or telephone telephone it precisely mad. Whatever it is, Attention Deficit cause got entered the lab as well as blown it up, reaching correct into the atom see woman bring upwards of improvisational mondo rock, combining their trinity of disparate elements, as well as letting novel sonic monsters respect life.
The grouping is an exotic amalgam of bass, guitar as well as drums, a necessary far-flung exploration that sprung naturally as well as spontaneously from the collective mindmeld of 3 various as well as divergent talents, guitarist Alex Skolnick, drummer Tim "Herb" Alexander, as well as bassist Michael Manring.
The joy of it all is to picket inventiveness cause got flight, to demand heed what 3 instruments as well as 3 distinct musical histories tin conjure. And agreement the rich resumés of our 3 noisemakers goes a long agency toward deciphering the fresh kill that is Attention Deficit.
Mad axeman Alex Skolnick seems to cause got 2 defined pasts. After experiencing the revelation that was Kiss inward the piece of cake '70s, Alex pigeon fervently into that heady mix of thrash as well as ability metallic that became the Bay Area sound. Through 5 records as well as countless tours with Testament, Skolnick's bruising riffery an rust-proofed solos defined major label extreme metallic for years. After his departure, which included stints with Savatage as well as a solo configuration, Skolnick establish novel life every bit a noted follower of jazz as well as fusion. The elevated hybrid that became his novel audio position Alex inward the seat of regular columnist for the likes of Guitar, Guitar Player as well as Guitar World. Clinics ensued, every bit did gigs with Stu Hamm as well as hereafter Attention Deficit partner inward crime, Michael Manring, who nicked Skolnick for his solo tape Crimsonly entitled Thonk.
Mad bassist Michael Manring comes from a whole unlike schoolhouse of thought, having cutting his teeth every bit the ultimate session man, a bass god for the similarly chops-endowed. Having studied at Boston's venerable Berklee School Of Music, as well as with bass monster Jaco Pastorius, Manring moved forrad to perform on all but i of the piece of cake Michael Hedges' vii solo records. His side yesteryear side stint was every bit work solid bassist for Windham Hill Records, spawning numerous solo projects as well as even so to a greater extent than session work; his appearances on other people's projects number good over i hundred. Gold records, Grammies, Bammies, Bass Player's Bassist Of The Year inward 1994 . . . Manring is without a doubtfulness i of his instrument's elite.
Mad percussion fiend Tim Alexander represents even so approximately other dependent plain stream, having thrilled as well as chilled every bit the human being pounding out Primus, choice rock's close chops-insane ambassadors. Alexander's recorded legacy is highly appreciated, his geometric rhythms beingness a regular topic of news with drum magazines, mayhap his greatest acclaim beingness named every bit i of the "most influential drummers of all-time" yesteryear Drum magazine. Having spent viii years driving Primus, Alexander is immediately Pb vocalist/drummer for San Francisco human activity Laundry and, similar Alex Skolnick, had linked upwards with Michael Manring for the bassist's solo record, Thonk, thereby completing the trinity that is immediately playfully but tellingly deemed Attention Deficit.
The bottom delineate is this: 3 truthful artisans cause got gotten together for a fleck of high science, fifty-fifty if the jump-off quest is built of raw intuition. What they've come upwards up with offers immediate as well as powerful gratification to students of instrumental performance, as well as non so quick, but ultimately similar gratification to those who precisely honey visceral, challenging music. We strongly advise you lot pay attention. The rewards are real.
Tracklist
1 ATM 2:55
2 An Exchange Of Niceties 2:33
3 Scapula 5:13
4 Snip 0:22
5 It's Over, Johnny 3:31
6 TMA 2:02
7 Fly Pelican, Fly 11:55
8 Febrile 2:52
9 MAT 3:18
10 Wrong 0:47
11 The Girl From Enchilada 2:35
12 Merton Hanks 3:21
13 Ill Flated Conspiracy 3:07
14 The Blood Room 3:20
15 Festivus 0:10
16 Khamsin 1:39
17 Lydia 3:43
18 Say Hello To My Little Friend 3:01
Personnel:
Alex Skolnick: electrical as well as acoustic guitars
Tim Alexander: drums as well as percussion
Michael Manring: four, 6 as well as 10 string basses, loops.
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