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 Lion Music have revelaed details of Michael Harris' soon to be re-released 1996 album 'Ego Decimation Profile':
Michael
Harris is one of the most acclaimed instrumental guitarists going
thanks to a number of solo releases over the last 2 decades and his
current prog metal band Thought Chamber. His 2006 Lion Music release
"Orchestrate" received scorching reviews from media worldwide, so why
has Michael decided to re-release his 1996 work "Ego Decimation Profile"
First
of all, this release is a remixed, re-mastered, and repackaged
version. Michael remixed and re-mastered the CD myself. On the remix
and remastering Michael states, "EDP originally came out in the 90s,
when a drier mix was in vogue, so one of my goals in remixing the
record was to get a more ambient sound overall, (especially on the lead
guitars and drums). My goals were also to get a better drum tone, to
get a "rounder" sound overall, and to use the stereo field a bit more
with things like stereo delays and panning".
Stylistically, "EDP"
is a combination of metal, prog, funk, groove, and jazz fusion and is
considered Harris' heaviest instrumental disc to date, as there is a
running "metal" influence in all of the songs, although it does contain
3 of Michael's personal favourite slower numbers in "Grandscape",
"Pawn to King IV", and "Terminus Epic". Melody and composition was
Michael's primary focus on the CD. As progressive as it gets at times,
Harris tried to never go too over the top with flashy solos or
intricate parts. The album was also an open invitation to great
musicianship from the other players and to achieve that many of the
tracks were purposely composed with sections that had trade-offs.
On Michael's aim with the album he states, "It
was to blend rock, prog, jazz fusion, groove, funk, and neo classical
all with melody and lots of guitar. Other than the opening piece,
"Forewarning", there are not a lot of keyboards on the record. My
goal on any of my instrumental records is that the compositions are
strong, the melodies are original and memorable, and that I'm not just
showing how many notes I can play on guitar".
Track Listing:
01 Forewarning (3:31)
02 Vicious Uppercut (5:54)
03 Stratus-Fear (5:51)
04 Julius Seizure (5:43)
05 Pawn to King IV (1:34)
06 Grandscape (5:42)
07 Hair On the E String (6:21)
08 Freudian Trip (4:42)
09 Brainwarp (4:37)
10 Terminus Epic (6:29)
MUSICIANS
Michael Harris – guitars, bass, keyboards
David Harbour – bass (tracks 2,3,4,10)
Keith Carlock – drums (tracks 4,6,8)
Rob Stankiewicz – drums (tracks 1,2,3,7)
Matt Thompson – drums (track 9)
Clint Barlow – drums (track 10)
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