For those of us who couldn’t make it to Europe to see this, here it is, the full concert—every bit as amazing as you might suspect. Great shots of Eivind’s gear, grooves to die for, and cool, dub-style sampling from Vladislav Delay.
If you are in Europe this summer, don’t miss this. I am tempted to just get on a plane. Great shots of Nils Petter Molvær using Ableton Live and Guitar Rig, and of some of Eivind’s gear.
In the interest of allowing readers to find posts on favorite artists, or explore new ones, here is an index of the artists who have appeared in Guitar Moderne.
There are no direct links as some have appeared multiple times. The best way to find them is to copy and paste their names into the Guitar Moderne search engine.
Record Picks is a periodic offering from Guitar Moderne: a listing of recordings brought to my attention that I feel are momentous enough to bring to yours. These are not reviews. Feel free to submit recordings, but they must be purchasable worldwide, reflective of modern guitar (again subjective, but no blues, classic rock, country, etc.) and on a par with the ones below to rate a mention. Many of these are available from DMG in NYC.
Andy Sheppard Quartet Surrounded By Sea [ECM]
Sheppard’s current trio with Michel Benita, and the amazing Seb Rochford is augmented by Eivind Aarset on this gorgeous record.
With readers all around the world, some of you have rung in the new year all ready and some are getting ready to do so. I would just like to express my deepest gratitude to all of you who have helped make Guitar Moderne such a great success.
In the coming year hope to bring you more interviews with artists who are pushing the instrument forward, more reviews of gear to help you make music, more cool reader’s rigs, and more advertisers whose products interest and excite you. Please let me know what you would like to see here.
Here is a video concert of the guitarist who helped encourage my interest in exploring new avenues for the instrument, and ultimately led to the beginning of Guitar Moderne.