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A
one man orchestra of acoustic guitar wonderment, David Pritchard is
certainly no newcomer to the world of experimental guitar music. Back
when he was a teenager, in 1969 he played with jazz master Gary Burton.
Later he recorded with Inner City Records in New York. Based in California,
Pritchard has remained active in the music world all these years,
releasing several classic instrumental albums, including his acclaimed
2004 CD Velocity. Following Velocity, Pritchard released
his most adventurous CD in 2008. Entitled Vertical Eden, the
album follows Pritchards inclination for mixing all forms of
acoustic guitar musicfrom avant jazz to modern classical and
beyond. Accompanying Pritchards acoustic steel string and classical
guitars and synth work are several players including fellow guitarists
Kevin Tiernan and Ken Rosser (both on steel string acoustic)
along with Harry Scorzo (strings), Erik Kertes (electric/acoustic
bass) and Christopher Garcia (percussion). A mesmerizing foray
into the realm of what more can be done with the acoustic guitar,
Vertical Eden, sounds like Pritchard is channeling a mix of
Philip Glass and Leo Kottke. Its just that good. Much like the
attractive painting gracing the CD cover artwork, Vertical Eden
is an acoustic guitar opus that reveals more sonic details with
each successive spin. Play it once and youll want to hear it
again. www.MorphicResonanceMusic.com MUSIC
WEB EXPRESS 3000 My latest
recording, Vertical Eden had more players on board than any
of my other recordings. In addition to two other guitarists who also
play in my acoustic guitar group, Ken Rosser and Kevin Tiernan, the
CD features violinist Harry Scorzo, bassist Erik Kertes, and percussionist
Christopher Garcia, As with my previous acoustic recordings, almost
all the music is poly rhythmic or at least has sections that are.
The second track, Garden of Time was the trickiest to
complete because Harry had two contrapuntal violin parts with a quarter
note pulse, but the two guitar parts are subdividing the beat into
groups of five 16th notes. Believe me, careful counting on the part
of the players was required! I recorded the album at Scott Frasers
studio in Los Angeles. Scotts an incredible engineer and musician
who also works with the Kronos Quartet. I was also very pleased to
be able to mix with Rich Breen, one of LAs top mixers. As with
some of my previous acoustic recordings, some of the tracks are just
me, either solo or overdubbed. Since
Im mainly playing acoustic guitar these days, both steel-string
and nylon, these types of instruments are what Im taking the
most interest in. I just recently acquired a handmade steel string
from Northern California luthier Ken Franklin. Its one of the
finest steel strings Ive ever played and it features a beautiful
French polished Italian spruce top. I also play an old Larrivee cutaway.
I have two Spanish classicals, a spruce top Angel Benito Aguado that
I ordered from him a few years ago when I was in Madrid and also a
cedar top Joaquin Garcia. As far as electric's go, I still occasionally
play my old early seventies Les Paul Custom. Musical
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