Council of One
Prehistoric Fish Part 1 Prehistoric Fish Part 1
Guitar/drums duet. Another homage to John Coltrane's 'Interstellar Space.' Part 1 dives between chordal explorations and rapid single-note runs.
Prehistoric Fish Part 2 Prehistoric Fish Part 2
Part 2 of Prehistoric Fish is an intense, note-heavy affair inspired most heavily by Coltrane's later work.
Prehistoric Fish Part 3 Prehistoric Fish Part 3
Part 3 of Prehistoric Fish has a slower, more dissonant feel, with generally softer and more subtle drumming.
Funkoverture Funkoverture
Layers of guitars and crazy soloing over a mid-tempo funk/rock beat.
Decaffeinated I Decaffeinated I
My first guitar/drums duet piece. An homage to John Coltrane's classic album 'Interstellar Space,' though with crazy distorted guitar more akin to Frank Zappa.
Decaffeinated II Decaffeinated II
Different guitar take over the same drums from 'Decaffeinated I'. More thematic and less smooth. Equally heavy.
One Day in August (Excerpt) One Day in August (Excerpt)
This is the first seven and a half minutes of my new extended piece, 'One Day in August,' which is an all-improvised, 48-minute guitar showcase.
Cuban Jazz Puppets Cuban Jazz Puppets
What would happen if a popular metal band moved to Cuba and took up jazz and puppetry?
Earth Spirit (Part 1) Earth Spirit (Part 1)
The first part of my tribute to electric-era Miles Davis. Guitars, congas, tablas, deep funk. What more could you want?
Water Spirit Water Spirit
Moody, percussion-heavy instrumental, with some of my favorite of all the guitar work I've recorded.
Phase Three Phase Three
Instrumental jazz/rock. Rush meets Steely Dan? The most overtly 'composed' song on my album 'One Week in December,' which is primarily improvisational.
Phase Four Phase Four
Improvised jazz/rock instrumental. Partly moody, partly sunny, partly Holdsworth.
Random Light Random Light
Heavy rock instrumental. Entirely improvised, with a little bit of influence from latter-day Jeff Beck.
Random Heat Random Heat
Completely improvised instrumental, heavily influenced by Frank Zappa's live guitar solos, with a dose of free jazz.
Earth Spirit (Part 2) Earth Spirit (Part 2)
The conclusion of my tribute to electric-era Miles Davis. I recorded the whole thing together but edited it into two pieces to both open and close my album, and so it is easier to download.
Metal Crusher Metal Crusher
Ultra-heavy little guitar piece using Axe-FX, with rhythm preset from my Boss DR-880.
Dirty Jazz Exercise Dirty Jazz Exercise
First recording with my Axe-FX, done to a preset rhythm background from the Boss DR-880