Temporal Analogues of Paradise

Hellborg/Lane/Apt. Q-258 | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 14, 1996)
• Original Release Date: April 22, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Day Eight
• ASIN: B000001CNZ
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #417,699 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Temporal Analogues of Paradise: 1st Movement - Jonas Hellborg

2. Temporal Analogues of Paradise: 2nd Movement - Jonas Hellborg

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awe-Inspiring Improvisation from Shawn, The Swede, and Sipe., February 14, 2002

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Jeff Arenson (Colorado Springs, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Temporal Analogues of Paradise (Audio CD)

"Temporal Analogues of Paradise" showcases Hellborg,Lane, And Sipe at their improvisational best. If you want tightly structured songs with basic harmonies then don't get this. However, if you desire three musicians exploring all that they are capable of individually and as a collective then buy this immediately. Not since Mahavishnu Orchestra's "Between Nothingness and Eternity" has there been a live recording with so much spontanaiety. The first half of the "Part One" is a showcase for Jonas. Slapping, Plucking and Harmonics are thrown in with the normal fretless bass manuevers. Shawn and Sipe give Jonas plenty to work with. After the mind boggling bass work , Sipe(apt q-258) is given room to let fly and he does. The rest of part one is the three linked as one moving through different timings and rhythm figures. The interplay is great considering that this is pure improv. "Part Two" is the rhythm section allowing Shawn to do whatever he wants. The first half he plays with melodic pupose with a nice clean tone. At about the twelve minute mark of Part Two watch out. The rhythm section locks in together and grooves while Shawn goes to where few have dared even dream. The pyrotechnical displays that Shawn breaks out are unbelievable. The band allows room for a few breaths but each solo excursion is guaranteed to take it away immediately. Shawn pulls out all of the stops: unreal alternate picking, Holdsworthesque legato, sweep picking and Shawn's own combining of legato with sweep( What he calls one note on a string) are all part of the insanity. The disc ends and you are ready to cue it back up instantly. There are offerings for guitarists, bassists and drummers. The largest lesson is in how to be an individual within the collective. I would say that it is how to improvise but that can't be taught only learned. Get this one now.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The ultimate instrumental jazz-fusion trio, July 8, 1999

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Randall Blackie ([e-mail]) (MA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Temporal Analogues of Paradise (Audio CD)

The combination of Hellborg, Sipe, and Lane is fluid and sublime. The two movements move from serene and soothing passages to dizzying displays of viruosity and genius. If you enjoy inspired percussion and/or guitar you must buy this album.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classical mastery of fusion rock, November 9, 1998

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[e-mail](Garrett Schmid) (Wilmette, Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Temporal Analogues of Paradise (Audio CD)

The overall feel of the album is agressive - progressive. Shawn Lane is the fastest most musical guitarist on the market. Jeff Sipe should be a common household name with his unreal hand speed and pure chopping ability. The album as a whole consists of two half-hour "movements". These are truely moving movements. Beware, this album os not for the closed minded musical listener; in order to fully appreciate the genious envolved with this music, you would have to see them play live. But this is the next best thing. Buy this album. It will change your life if you let it.