The second of a five-volume compilation series curated by Nick Vander, a testament to the incredible musical range of the guitar and the imaginative possibility of guitarists around the world, with tracks from David Stackenas, Jessica Ackerley, Jorge Espinal, Usui Yasuhiro, Scott Fields, Sebastian Sequoiah.Grayson, Sam Shalabi, Shinobu Nemoto and Nyctalllz.
Format: CD Condition: New Released: 2020 Country: USA Packaging: Digipack 1- Electric guitar, electronics and recording by David StackenŠs on August 23, 20202- Guitar (no fxs) and recording by Jessica Ackerley on October 14, 20203- Guitar, metal sheet across the strings and recording by Jorge Espinal on August 14, 20204- Electric guitar, digital fxs and recording by Usui Yasuhiro on June 25, 20205- Quarter tone tuned steel string acoustic guitar and recording by Scott Fields on July 13, 20206- Electric guitar, electronics and recording by Sebastian Sequoiah-Grayson on July 9, 20207- Prepared electric guitar and recording by Marco Oppedisano on August 31, 20208- Guitar, organ, drum machine, electronics and recording by Sam Shalabi on July 30, 20209- Electric guitar and analogue recording by Shinobu Nemoto on June 7, 202010- Bass, guitar, electronics and recording by Nyctalllz on August 7, 2020
9. Cherbourg by Shinobu Nemoto (Japan) - Les Parapluies deCherbourg 05:13
10. Nyctalllz (Iran) - Chaotic Flow 06:59
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"Walk My Way, a five-volume compilation album, is a fervently collective project in a time of individuation, testament to both the incredible musical range of the guitar, as well as the imaginative possibility of guitarists around the world. The pandemic upended the way that musicians create and perform, turning a previously collective artistic practice into an unavoidably solitary one as artists were forced into their homes for lockdowns. This compilation is born directly from the conditions of our current historical moment, emphasizing music's potential for connectivity, arranged through remote recordings, without a prescribed structure, and capturing their most current work.
The project was defined by collectivity and connectivity, bringing together artists from different backgrounds, taking advantage of a remote gathering that may not have been possible without these circumstances. The series features 49 guitar players, with 32 different nationalities, from 6 continents, and representing every musical background, offering an impressive display of the guitar's possibilities and the artists' deeply imaginative instincts. They represent diverse regional styles and creative preferences, playing both traditional compositions and hugely experimental work. Tracks feature careening guitar solos and classically structured bridges, on harmonious major chord structures and textural, discordant riffs, exploring the full possibility of the guitar's range.
Focusing the series around a single instrument was a natural way to bring together guitarists, tying together diverse sounds with a thematically uniform concept, bridging geographical and musical distances. Produced by 577 Records, the five-volume compilation series will be available online and in a limited-edition CD, bringing the guitar home. Nick Vander, the lead organizer for the project, dedicates the album to "the people lost in this crisis" as well as "the people, aware of global injustice, imagining new futures and working for a better world." "-577 Records