New Music from KGS/GuitarAttack

[GuitarAttack Forum]

All -- I just posted a new four-song "Kandahar Guitar Society" (KGS) EP for free streaming on SoundCloud.

It's called "Jet Black Sky" and is based on a short story I wrote several years ago.

This is the first harder rock/vocal project I've done in a few years. I took a detour into guitar instrumentals, and this is me getting the band back together prior to doing some live shows.

Here is the link, and thanks for listening: on.soundcloud.com/bZ1Ub

John

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Nov 6, 2023 9:48:50 GMT -6 GuitarAttack Forum said:

All -- I just posted a new four-song "Kandahar Guitar Society" (KGS) EP for free streaming on SoundCloud.

It's called "Jet Black Sky" and is based on a short story I wrote several years ago.

This is the first harder rock/vocal project I've done in a few years. I took a detour into guitar instrumentals, and this is me getting the band back together prior to doing some live shows.

Here is the link, and thanks for listening: on.soundcloud.com/bZ1Ub

John

Cool stuff!

[dnic]

Nov 6, 2023 9:48:50 GMT -6 GuitarAttack Forum said:

All -- I just posted a new four-song "Kandahar Guitar Society" (KGS) EP for free streaming on SoundCloud.

It's called "Jet Black Sky" and is based on a short story I wrote several years ago.

This is the first harder rock/vocal project I've done in a few years. I took a detour into guitar instrumentals, and this is me getting the band back together prior to doing some live shows.

Here is the link, and thanks for listening: on.soundcloud.com/bZ1Ub

John

That's some in your face melting music John. Did you say you're doing the vocals? If so WOW! And I'm sure I'm not the first to say you sound like Alice Cooper. I thinking of a mean cover of "schools out".

[GuitarAttack Forum]

Thanks Dane…appreciate it…and I am a fan of Alice.

John

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Well if that wasn't hot stuff, I don't know what is. Track two was my favourite, but I don't know what it was called because I think I confused it with the set title Jet Black Sky- maybe it's the/an eponymous track?

Your soloing is right up there with the very best of the shredders John- you make me want to switch an amp on!

I know that your recent outings have been all down to JW with a drummer. I hope it's not taken the wrong way if I ask whether the drumming is programmed, at least on the first track? Either that or he's a phenomenal drummer.

The last track UXO gave me what I hadn't realised I'd missed subliminally with the others which is quieter passages- dynamics if you like? I've noticed that all the monsters deploy that technique to devastating effect (and frequently closing a collection with a hauntingly melodic track.)

Now here's where I stick my neck out- I was getting a taste of STP in their Core era in Jet Black Sky, and that's praise indeed. John, you've scored a home run there fella.

Respect and thanks for making it available for us to listen.






Addendum: I posted this by mistake in Justin's "Check This Out" thread, so I had to delete it and repost here. Also, I've figured out that I cannot like a post from reading in the "recent postings- I have to change to the actual thread to like a post. Mystery solved, just another Proboards wrinkle.

[GuitarAttack Forum]

Steve -- Thanks for the kind words. The second track is Jet Black Sky, and that is the name of the project. Kind of like Deep Purple's "Burn" or Prince's "Purple Rain"!

I did everything on this project. The drumming was a slow, painful, deliberate process using my MIDI drum kit and lots of editing. I do not claim to be a drummer, but I can put a drum part together. That is what you are hearing.

I am mostly a guitar player, and, like Sir Mick said, "It's a noise we make, that's all...you can be kind and call it music."

Thanks again for listening, and I do love STP.

John