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JAMES
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The
mix of electric violin and electric guitar sounds like a hit or miss
affair but in the hands of violinist James Sudakow and electric guitarist
Eric Zimmermann the concept works wonders. A CD specializing in instrumental
rock, mixed up with some hardcore industrial trimming, There Is
No Sound In Space is a real existential sounding album that will
blow your mind. Excellently recorded, the CD is at once rock based
and avant gard. Sudakows sting sound draws on prime influences
like Jean-Luc Ponty and Jerry Goodman, while Zimmermann sounds very
influenced by giants like Hendrix, Howe and Hackett. Being all instrumental,
There Is No Sound In Space leaves plenty of room for your musical
imagination to run free and wild. Engineered by Zimmermann and composed
by both artists, There Is No Sound In Space makes an excellent
choice for rock and fusion fans and classical mavens with a penchant
for rocking out. www.evexp.com
JAMES
SUDAKOW: In terms of musical background, I have been classically trained
on violin since the age of 4 and am a 3rd generation player. I grew
up playing classical music but never really identified with it and
always found myself listening to a variety of rock oriented bands.
Because of that, I never really found my musical identity with it
until I started playing electrically. I picked up on the electric
violin about 15 years ago and have really been honing in on and creating
my own style since then in many ways in the styles of rock guitarists
but with the added dimension of a violin.
JS: In
terms of the electric violin, I use a Zeta 5 string electric violin
played through a Marshall Triple Lead amp and stack cabinet because
I love the high distortion and feedback you can create through that
amp. We also used an Orange amp as well for my sound, which gave us
a really solid, thick sound, as well as a change in sound from the
Marshall. When you play through those amps with the violin with heavy
distortion, it creates a really dark, psychedelic vibe, especially
when combined with some of the effects we use. I particularly leverage
the Line 6 delay box, which gives me a lot of flexibility on the types
of delays, effects and feedback I can create. JS: Despite
being a violin player, I am influenced almost entirely by guitar players
and have really in many ways leveraged those styles and incorporated
them into how I play the violin. Specifically, Jimi Hendrix, John
McLaughlin, Vernon Reid, and Dave Navarro are guitarists who have
had particular influence on my playing style through the electric
violin. Obviously, I am heavily influenced by electric violin pioneers
like Jean Luc Ponty and Jerry Goodman and particularly found the Mahavishnu
Orchestra album, Birds Of Fire a great influence on me personally.
On a more modern front, the guitar work in the Janes Addiction
albums really influenced many of the things I try to do with the electric
violin. EZ: Man,
there are so many great guitar players. I usually listen more for
the band as a whole. If I had to pick, Id say my hands down
favorite rock band is Van Halen with DLR. In fact, I feel confident
I can prove that. My wife and I named our daughter Hailyn Leigh and
three weeks after she was born, I flew out to the first reunion show
they did with Dave, met up with some friends and in the name of rock
and roll drank 20 beers in 8 hours and witnessed something I never
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