Alex Ehrsam - P.U.L.S.E. |
Published December 15 2010
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Proximity Triggered |
| Genre | Instr. Heavy Guitar Fusion |
Alex Ehrsam
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Vocals
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| Tracks | 10 |
Thomas Gutehrlé
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Guitar
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| Runningtime | 43 Min. |
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Guitar
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| Label | Shredguy Records |
Anh-Quàn Lê
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Bass
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| Release | 04 December 2010 |
Olivier Wilhelm
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Drums
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| Country | France |
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Keyboard
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| Producer | Alex Ehrsam | ||
| Similar artists | Ohm, Chris Poland | ||
Alex is a fairly new shredder on the instrumental guitar scene. He released his debut Djaz_dtox in 2008 and I can definitely hear "P.U.L.S.E" is a step in the right direction. He has fortunately enough left behind the horrible programmed drums of the debut, plus I feel he has focused his playing quite a bit. Alex produces jazz-infused instrumental rock with a touch of Chris Poland and his Ohm project at times. Where the debut was all shred and very little solo structure, he has now focused his playing quite a bit with a much better song structure.
Instead of just shredding all over it the songs now have a nice melodic structure for the most part. Just check out the nice melodic soloing in "Hollow Input", which really proves he's slowed down and smelled the roses. Good job! This time Alex has also drafter live drummer Olivier Wilhelm, which is a really good call. The songs also have a better groove to them, such as "Short Notice". Even though this is a guitar-focused album, Alex does leave some space for bass player Anh-Quán Lê to show his skills, where "Time Sensitive" is a prime example.
The production is okay, even though it is a bit uneven,
with the drums needing a bit more oomph and the guitar is at times a
bit too loud in the mix, plus a little bit more delay wouldn't hurt.
Room for improvement, but still not bad. To be honest I'm not the biggest
fan of improv-oriented fusion, but Alex does a really good job and he's
a great guitarist, no doubt!
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Summary
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7 chalices of 10 - Stark |
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