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INK COMPLETESpastic InkTech/Extreme Prog Metal4.03 | 98 ratings |
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![]() This record really demonstrates an absolute technical exhibition of 3 virtuosos: indeed, the omnipresent "fast as lightning" guitar solos sound a bit like Yngwie Malmsteen's stuff, although they are less symphonic; there are many guitar bits that have the Allan Holdsworth's style, when Jarzombek does not play with a distortion effect; the extremely complex and refined bass performance is easily comparable to the Jeff Berlin's or Jaco Pastorius' ones; finally, the impossible drums totally defy the laws of repeatability, simplicity and conformism. The music is VERY intermittent, fully punctuated by pauses followed by brief but extreme pulses of loaded music: it evokes the displacement of a squirrel: it is very nervous, never the same, fast and not previsional. The guitarist is able to be quite melodic, like on the funny "Wild hare" track. The musicians constantly take a brief pause between every musical peak because it is humanly impossible to keep their infernal cadence all the time! Sometimes the guitarist uses some guitar effects other than distortion: that's why he may sound like Allan Holdsworth, Joe Satriani, Steve Vaï or Vinnie Moore. The guitarist knows how to sound very good, like on the catchy "Eights is enough": a further exploration in this direction would have been interesting too. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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