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Mattias "IA" Eklundh : Freak Guitar
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Sweden's Mattias IA Eklundh's beefy solo-effort Freak Guitar is a monumental, six-stringed roller-coaster ride. Eklundh's personal tongue-in-cheek description, "...an overlong overkill in every aspect, intensive as hell, instrumental, plain stupid and recorded in a bathroom without any budget at all..."
Well, it is mostly instrumental, but filled top to bottom with cutting edge guitar work, freewheeling improvisations, manic power and psychedelic musings from this highly accomplished guitarist from the band Freak Kitchen. Fans of Ron Thal, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani's Whammy Pedal leads and Brett Garsed will dig Freak Guitar tunes such as "Apparatus", "God - The Mechanic", "Lisa's Passion For Heavy Metal" and Eklundh's 'gypsy jazz' version of KISS' "Detroit Rock City". A rare and unique release.
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A new voice on the scene and a new take on the instrument, Eklundh is a rare exception.
Mattias "IA" Eklundh : The Road Less Traveled
Electric Guitar
A new release by Swedish guitarist Mattias IA Eklundh. It's a six-string tour-de-force of insane explorations of sound that consistently presses the musical envelope. Crammed with 23 jaw-dropping tracks, all displaying Eklundh's imagination, seasoned versatility and fiery virtuoso technique, Freak Guitar-The Road Less Traveled is like nothing you've ever heard before.