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Improvision

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Fortunately, I'm able to obtain pre-release promo material from many sources and having heard this Cd before it's release date is a special treat for me.

In short - there hasn't been anything in fusion like this cd in many, many years. The sheer number of great things about this record would make any review far too long to read. Simply put - you have to own this cd if you are a fan of fusion, jazz, rock, improvised rock, jam bands, prog rock or any other highly creative music.

The production quality (having been engineered by Scott Kinsey, formerly with Tribal Tech), and post production by Alex Machacek, is absolutely superb. The quality of the compositions allow these elite players complete freedom to expand the boundaries of improvised music in a very accessable way.

This is NOT your average power trio. Jeff Sipe on drums comes from a background that includes several jam bands and the famous Hellborg, Lane, & Sipe collaborations. Mathew Garrison on bass (son of Jimmy Garrison, the bass player with John Coltrane), might be described as one of the world's most gifted bass players and should be included in that very small group of what people usually call 'the best there is'. Anyone that heard the John McLaughlin Heart of Things band will attest to his incredible talent. Alex Machacek on guitar is nothing short of spectacular from start to finish. Unlike his own releases, Alex shows himself to be the complete package here, and his playing will blow you away.

With the current state of affairs in fusion these days, be prepared for some serious activity to start brewing as a direct result of this Cd. It sets a new standard and takes us light years beyond what we've grown accustomed to in jazz, jazz rock, and fusion.

There is simply nothing like this Cd and it's precedent setting music will certainly affect the playing, composing, and future of the fusion genre.

"IN THE LATE 60'S AND EARLY 70'S, IT WAS B**CHES BREW AND BIRDS OF FIRE. BUT THIS IS FUSION ***NOW*** - JUST AS IT SHOULD - BE NEARLY 40 YEARS LATER"

Rick Calic
Jazz Rock World

This album is one of the best trio jazz guitar album I've even listened. Unique sounds, great compositions and very well integrity. On the other hand, I think that Alex M. is one of the best guitar player of the new generation. / Ercu Gl.-Turkey

Amazing. "A long came a spider" is just simply amazing ALex solo is unreal. I like this Alex better than on (Sic). Jeff Sipe on the first track reminds me of how he used to play when he was flying like an eagle with shawn lane. Matthew Garrison is one of my favorite bassist and he is in fine form here. This is one of the great fusion albums of the year, can't wait for their dvd. A great fusion trio!

This is true improvization of the highest order. The performence is outstanding, as is the sound quality of the recording. This is exploratory fusion at its best.

This album has a lot of great stuff going on. Dense & atypical voicings, interaction, beautiful timbres, lyricism, phrasing, contrast, surprises, shapes, development. Matthew Garrison's unique take on the role of the bass in a group, especially in terms of rhyhm, is a highlight. To call this "fusion", as some "reviewer" has written around here somewhere, is to cage this style into a classification with which it has only cursory paradigmatic resemblences-primarily instrumentation.

Beautiful recording - I dare you to listen to this without thinking of Bruce Willis, Brett Garsed, Scott Henderson, TJ Helmerick and even Scott Kinsey! What a bright spot in an otherwise dull fusion guitar world!

Having the late Jeff Sipe on your album makes it the winner that it is. I love power trios. This is one of the better ones.

Pretty much sounds like Bill Conners from Return to Forever's solo efforts (Assembler,Double Up).

Nothing earth shattering or revolutionary,more evolutionary.

But a nice job none the less.

Worth a listen, considering there ain't much coming down the pipe these days from the new garde.