Dave Lynch
A bevy of Greco Bastián-summoned international avant-prog-jazz luminaries zipped their virtual selves to Mexico for the ringleader’s second volume of exhaustingly (in a good way!) relentless maximalism. Simpatico musician groupings bring Bastián’s densely structured heavy and/or frantic convolutions to hellish life without stomping outside the composer’s rigorous R.I.O.-informed boundary lines. Stomping on your synapses is another matter entirely.
Favorite track: 07 Clownnecticut.
Opposition Faust so Far
GB, un parteaguas en el Avant, Prog, RIO Mexicano con sus propuestas, ahora en este disco logra la participacion entusiasta de 26 músicos Internacionales de la escena, colaborando con brillantes intervenciones o tremendos solos muestra de su virtuosismo, más 5 colaboraciones Nacionales desde la distancia, lo virtual o en directo.
Resultado: 8 nuevas freneticas canciones que reflejan ya una personalidad y estilo propio de Greco Bastian en su infierno musical.
Favorite track: 05 Blacamán, the bad one.
I consider myself very lucky to have this constellation of avant rock monsters as accomplices in this new adventure. Thanks to each one for believing in this madness, because I don't know anything, but I know that I don't know and that is more beautiful and powerful, sometimes, than really knowing...
And my beloved brothers in prog: Hey Figueroa, Gerardo Ramlop, Miguel Saenger C., Armando Lagarda, Antonio Garcidueñas and Alonzo Arjona Gaytán for your amazing talent.
CD format soon available!
Greco Bastián.
credits
released July 9, 2024
- Matt Hollenberg
(John Zorn, Titan To Tachyons)
- The Mercury Tree
- Markus Reuter
(Stick Men, The Crimson Projekct)
- Marc Ducret
(Tim Berne, Bobby Previte)
- Patrick Gauthier
(Magma, Weidorje)
- Paolo Botta
(Yugen, Ske, French TV)
- Bernard Falaise
(Miriodor, Ensemble Supermusique)
- Alan Benjamin
(Advent, Mirthrandir)
- Tatsuya Yoshida
(Koenjihyakkei, Ruins)
- Anthony Beard
(Ni, Piniol, Scherzoo)
- Rémi Leclerc
(Miriodor, Les Projectionnistes)
- Emanuele Sterbini
(Sterbus)
- Craig Walkner
(Far Corner, William Kopecky)
- Ed RosenBerg III
(Jerseyband, Kilter)
- Håkan Almkvist
(Ensemble Nimbus, Hans Bruniusson)
- Ivan Rozmainsky
(Roz Vitalis, Compassionizer)
- Vincent Sicot-Vantalon
(Unit Wail, Scherzoo)
- Joe Lester
(Intronaut, Mouth of the architect)
- Samo Šalamon
(Quartet, Quintet...)
- Shawn Persinger
(Boud Deun, Prester John)
- Steve Marek
(Monobody, Loose Lips Sink Ships)
- Salvador Govea
(Iconoclasta, Govea)
- Jonathan Piña-Duluc
(Proyecto Piña-Duluc, El Trío)
- Juan Belda
(Juan Belda Bit Band, Skalectric)
To know who is playing in each track:
01 Kobaian Call To War (Part 1)
×Vincent Sicot-Vantalon - Keyboards/FX
×Emanuele Sterbini - Bass Guitar
×Shawn Persinger - 1st. Electric Guitar
×Armando Lagarda - Rhythm Guitar
×Antonio Garcidueñas - Drums
×Marc Ducret - Guitar Solo
02 4009, The Mezking
×Ben Spees (The Mercury Tree) - Electric Guitar
×Oliver Campbell (The Mercury Tree) - Bass Guitar
×Connor Reilly (The Mercury Tree) - Drums
×Paolo Botta - Keyboards/FX
×Markus Reuter - 1st. Guitar Solo
×Shawn Persinger - 2nd. & 3rd. Guitar Solos
03 Extitled
×Anthony Beard - Electric Guitar
×Salvador Govea - Keyboards
×Joe Lester - Bass Guitar
×Shawn Persinger - 1st. Guitar Solo
×Patrick Gauthier - Piano solo
×Marc Ducret - 2nd. Guitar Solo
×Gerardo Ramlop - Xylophone
×Miguel Saenger C. - Drums
05 Blacamán, the bad one
×Alan Benjamin - Electric Guitar
×Ed RosenBerg III - Saxophone
×Craig Walkner - Drums
×Steve Marek - Bass Guitar
×Juan Belda - Keyboards/FX
×Samo Šalamon - All Guitar Solos
×Gerardo Ramlop - Xylophone
I'm just a man lost in
music.
I cannot play any
instrument, but I know how they must
sound, so I compose the tunes and some dear friends help me make them sound as they should... Without them I'm nothing. grecobastiandespues@gmail.com...more
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