The nest…Live in AthensNew live double cdYiorgos Fakanas, Guthrie GovanDimitris Sevdalis, Menios Pasialis“A loud musical explosion! These are the only words that can convey the feeling that arises within us when we meet on stage and produce the sound and music of this gathering!...A nest full of musical well-being.....The cd sounds loud!! ....have fun and see you at the next concert!!!”This is how the performers themselves describe the music they produce and offer to the lucky audience of their concerts!After the big success of their European tour, Yiorgos Fakanas with Guthrie Govan on guitar, D. Sevdalis on keyboards and M. Pasialis on drums recorded this explosive double Live CD!! From the first to the last note the listener of the cd perceives the fullness of the musical performance by this awesome quartet of musicians. The demanding compositions of Fakanas acquire here another vivid dimension and are presented in a new and unique way. Govan's guitar leads the way by carrying out the basic melodic lines and adding high level solos with his own musicality and power. A truly top guitarist who raises the bar higher and higher each time!Fakana's always vital and dense playing on the bass creates this time the multidimensional and parallel image he always seeks when accompanying his colleagues' solos, while his own are like a composition within a composition.Sevdali's keyboards add the harmonic fullness that elevates the compositions and colors the soundscape with absolute aesthetics. In his solos, the interaction between the four musicians is captivating, thus revealing their deep musical relationship.In all of this, the rhythmic pillar is Pasialis who thrives with the dramatic underlining of the compositions, with the inventive and musical interaction in the accompanying process and in his imaginative solos characterized by rhythmic richness.An amazingly tight band at very high international musical standards, in a concert where every listener would like to be.....Brilliant compositions, power, music, technique, ensemble, humor, joy, lots of light......Yiorgos Fakanas, one of the most renowned bassists, but also a composer and arranger of the Greek and International music scene, who in his musical career has been the founder of the historical group Iskra, has recorded in over 1000 sessions of the Greek discography, has taught electric bass to over 2500 bass players, has published 25 training books, has 13 personal CDs (the Interspirit CD was on the GRAMMY prenomination list, in the category, best contemporary Jazz album) and has collaborated with the biggest names abroad(Dave Weckl, Mike Stern, Frank Gambale, Dennis Chambers, Anthony Jackson, Brett Garsed, Bireli Lagrene, Eric Marienthal, Alex Acuna, Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez, Greg Howe, Lenny White etc), recording and playing live to sold out performances in Greece and abroad. (COTTON CLUB-Tokyo, ART CENTER - Seoul-N.Korea, at the historic 55BAR in New York, NAMM Show- Los Angeles, Sala Radio-Bucharest as well as in many concert venues and clubs in Europe). At the same time, major international music magazines have made amazing reviews of his discography, ranking him among the best and most creative bass players and composers of modern music (American Bass Player, Bass musician magazine, Modern Drummer, Bass guitar magazine, Rhythm magazine, etc.).Who doesn't already know that in recent years Guthrie Govan is the first choice of guitarists, and not only!He has been the guitarist of the multi-platinum ASIA, he has participated in the GPS project with John Payne, Jay Schellen (ex-ASIA) & Ryo Okumoto, as well as in formations such as The Young Punx, The Fellowship, The Aristocrats, he has written two books, (“Creative Guitar 1: Cutting Edge Techniques” & “Creative Guitar 2: Advanced Techniques”), has taught at renowned music institutes such as Thames Valley University, Guitar Institute In Action, Academy of Contemporary Music & more recently Brighton Institute of Modern Music, has a permanent column in the international magazine "Guitar Techniques" and has released the CD "Erotic Cakes" in 2006.His amazing technique and his unique talent have ranked him among the greatest musicians worldwide in recent years.The combination of the explosive and dynamic playing of Guthrie Govan on guitar, Yiorgos Fakanas on bass, Dimitris Sevdalis on keyboards and Menios Pasialis on drums excites the audience wherever the group appears.…. A special experience for everyone.....Enjoy the cd, have fun and see you at the next concert!!!”
$20.00