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Sand (album)
''Sand'' is the fifth studio album by guitarist Allan Holdsworth, released in 1987 through Relativity Records (United States) and JMS–Cream Records (Europe).Jurek, Thom"Sand - Allan Holdsworth" ''AllMusic''. RhythmOne. Retrieved 16 April 2019. Critical reception Thom Jurek of AllMusic awarded ''Sand'' four stars out of five, calling it one of Holdsworth's "most innovative and texturally beautiful" albums to date and highlighting his extensive use of the SynthAxe. Track listing Personnel *Allan Holdsworth – guitar, SynthAxe, engineering, mixing, production *Alan Pasqua – keyboard * Gary Husband – drums (tracks 1, 3) *Chad Wackerman – drums (tracks 4, 5), percussion (track 6) * Jimmy Johnson – bass (except track 6) *Biff Vincent – Roland Octapad bass (track 6) *John England – sound effects Technical *Dan Humann – engineering, mixing *Robert Feist – engineering, mixing *Bernie Grundman Bernie Grundman is an American audio engineer. He is most known fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Holdsworth
Allan Holdsworth (6 August 1946 – 15 April 2017) was a British jazz fusion and progressive rock guitarist and composer. Holdsworth was known for his esoteric and idiosyncratic usage of advanced music theory concepts, especially with respect to melody and harmony. His music incorporates a vast array of complex chord progressions, often using unusual chord shapes in an abstract way based on his understanding of "chord scales", and intricate improvised solos, frequently across shifting tonal centres. He used myriad scale forms often derived from those such as the Lydian, diminished, harmonic major, augmented, whole tone, chromatic and altered scales, among others, often resulting in an unpredictable and dissonant " outside" sound. His unique legato soloing technique stemmed from his original desire to play the saxophone. Unable to afford one, he strove to use the guitar to create similarly smooth lines of notes. He also became associated with playing an early form of gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
