Tim Brady - For Electric Guitar [People Places Records]

Released via the Canadian imprint People Places Records on November 14th, 2k25 is "For Electric Guitar", the latest album outing by long-standing Montreal-based composer x guitar player Tim Brady which also marks his first solo guitar work after more than a decade. Drawing from a remarkable experience after being on the scene for a staggering 40 - !!! - years Brady opens his extended 2CD outing with the title bearing triptych "For Electric Guitar" which explores the possibilities and range of his preferred instrument and FX pedals in a steady, yet comforting ebb and flow of harmonic variations, a steady dialogue between carefully struck chords, tender pluckings and dreamy twangs corresponding with complex and expertly executed fast lane variations and even riffing quasi Improv sequences which in parts might even speak to fans of Avantgarde Metal whereas other elements tell tales of a burning desert sun - or brooding, droning sci-fi dystopia. Subsequently the aptly named "Really, Really Solo Electric Guitar Music" serves exactly that, bringing forth a rather inward looking, yet not less intricate approach not shying away from the occasional twang and echoes of echoes of intimate and slightly Blues-infused vibes for those in the know. Furthermore the second half - and CD - of his longplayer caters a menu of eleven shorter pieces subsumed under the title of "9.75 Pieces About Change" which add an additional looper module to the proven combination of electric guitar and FX, allowing for denser layering and further eperimentation in the field resulting in hovering Deep Listening Music x Ambient cuts like "No. 2", the cascading waves and rather romantic closure of "No.5" as well as the icy, angelic atmospheres of "No.7" just to pick a few examples here. This makes "For Electric Guitar" a deeply multi-faceted longplayer for dedicated and well-informed fans of the genre as well as a strong proclamation of Brady's unbroken will to continue on his path of exploration even though he was confronted with a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease only a few weeks prior to working on this album - which therefore is a well worthy addition to well specialized collections for sure.

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