'' ic' is a

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album released in 2006 by

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n guitarist

Alex Machacek Alex Machacek (born 1 July 1972, Tulln an der Donau, Austria) is an Austrian jazz fusion guitarist. Early years Machacek was born to a Czech family in Tulln, Austria. His family had moved to Austria in the 1960s as refugees. Since then, they h ...

. The album features drummer

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Reception

In a review for

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, Ken Dryden wrote: "The music throughout '' ic' is quite impressive, easily eclipsing most of what passes for instrumental rock or jazz fusion. Highly recommended." Writing for ''

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'', John Kelman stated: "Machacek's remarkable blend of advanced composition, masterful technique, and total musicality makes '' ic', quite simply, an instant classic that transcends genre-typing, and one of the best records of the year." After listening to the album, guitarist

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said: "Alex Machacek's music starts where other music ends."

Track listing

All tracks composed by Alex Machacek. # " ic – 5:43 # "Indian Girl (Meets Austrian Boy)" – 8:18 # "Miss Understanding" – 1:19 # "Yellow Pages" – 6:16 # "Djon Don" – 9:06 # "Piano" – 6:34 # "Out of Pappenheim" – 7:48 # "Austin Powers" – 6:04 # "Ballad of the Dead Dog" – 3:44

Personnel

;Musicians * Herbert Pirker – drums (tracks: 4, 6, 8, 9) * Mario Lackner – drums (tracks: 7) *

– drums (tracks: 1, 2, 5) * Raphael Preuschl – electric upright bass (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 8, 9) *

– guitar * Sumitra Nanjundan – vocals (track 2) * Randy Allar – voice (track 1) ;Other credits * Souvik Dutta – executive producer * Bob Katz – mastering * Alex Machacek, Jörg Mayr – mixing * Alex Machacek – producer

References

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