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Title:  The Guitar Artist:  David StakenŠs Label:  Hapna Format:  CD Price:  € 12.00   Mp3 samples:   1   2

Title Description:
This is the first solo CD by Swedish guitarist David StackenŠs. The structure of the material builds on sketches, compositional ideas and improvisation. The refined form and development of the tracks makes an interesting contrast to the rawness and simplicity of the sound of the acoustic guitar.

Mr StackenŠs' album is just what its title suggests: a whole lot of acoustic guitar. Striking a happy medium between the heady skronk of Derek Bailey and the melancholic stutter of Loren Mazzacane Connors, this diverse set of improvisations is equally as essential as Soul. And like his Swedish contemporaries, his playing also takes a similar amount of focused attention to get at the brilliance contained herein. For these tracks are not easy to wrap your head around upon a first listen. The depth of his sketch-like guitar playing and the varied tangents he takes us on with his playing are too deep for an easy listen. But indeed, like all great experimental sounds, the time spent getting to know this record will be time well spent.

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