American Mystic_音乐专辑
American Mystic
表演者: John Shannon
专辑类型: 专辑
介质: CD
发行时间: 2008-04-29
唱片数: 1
出版者: ObliqSound
条形码: 0823889910525
专辑简介
For those who know John Shannon through his collaborations with such diverse cutting-edge artists as Sonya Kitchell, Pyeng Threadgill, Hiromi and Haale -- and through his own evolutionary instrumental group Waking Vision -- his debut solo album American Mystic is sure to be an ear-opener. Having earned a stellar reputation as a team player by injecting his sweeping, panoramic electric guitar vistas into everything from country rock to avant-garde jazz, John Shannon now displays several hitherto unexplored facets of his considerable talent: modern solo folk singer, songwriter and vocalist with a delicate, virtuosic touch on acoustic guitar.
Throughout American Mystic's 10 songs, the intimacy and universality of Shannon's songwriting is exposed via his feather-light whisper of a voice. He toys with the timing in his phrasing so that a word might arrive after a slight delay or be extended into the next chord change, and his intricate, closely miked, layered guitar lines--largely acoustic, with some electric guitar texturing--wrap around and complement those words, merging with them seamlessly. His ethereal,contemplative songs are one-on-one, personal narratives. Beginning with "Forgiveness," the album's opening track, Shannon sets up a template that he continues to explore more deeply with each new song as the album unfolds.
