This album is easily likable, a very influential one in my books. The interesting elements included in this collection of 12 instrumentals are liberal doses of percussion, lots of latin-esque incorporations which inevitably swayed the guitar to play a certain way. Kiko also included an acoustic track but he remains rooted in his fusion/ metal manifestations, all done tastefully here. We know who Kiko is, a very capable player when it comes to guitar technicalities but the tunes here reflect the workings of a musician, not a fretboard techinician, first & foremost. As such, all tracks remain soulful despite some jaded ideas which triggered the memory of Vinnie Moore's Mind's Eye but it's all about passing ideas, not big time copying.
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Ive always been a fan of Kiko for his playing style and music. This album is a keeper \m/
Fitch
this album is a surprise of sorts for me- Kiko didn't get lost in his technicalities, there are some of the most melodic guitar phrases here. definitely one of my fav releases this year.
sorry to ask but where u bought the album?? its kinda hard to get these kind of cds in singapore...
special order from inokii :-)
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