Freak Guitar: The Smorgasbord
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Released | 13 March 2013 | |||
Label | Favored Nations | |||
Producer | Mattias IA Eklundh | |||
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Freak Guitar: The Smorgasbord is a double-disc studio album by Mattias IA Eklundh, released on Steve Vai's Favored Nations label on 5 March 2013.[1][2] It features close to two hours of eclectic, mostly instrumental guitar music, with a variety of influences.[3][4][5][6]
Reception
[edit]The album was reviewed in the April 2013 issue of Guitarist magazine, where it was given 4.5 stars out of 5 and recommended for fans of Vai and Frank Zappa. Total Guitar gave it 4 stars out of 5.[7]
Guests performers
[edit]The album features a number of guest musicians, including:[8]
- Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal – solo on "Special Agent Bauer"
- V. Selvaganesh – kanjira on "Kali Ghat", "Those in Badiyah", "Mandur and Morgan's Camel Safari", "Friedrichs Wahnbriefe"
- Dweezil Zappa – solo on "Mind Your Step (at Schiphol Airport)"
- Andy Timmons – first and fourth solos on "Peter, I Won't Drive Another Meter"; solo on "Those in Badiyah"
- Guthrie Govan – second and fifth solos on "Peter, I Won't Drive Another Meter"
- Kiko Loureiro – third and sixth solos on "Peter, I Won't Drive Another Meter"
- Jan Laney – "Peter, I won't Drive Another Meter"
- Björn Fryklund – drums on "The Smorgasbord", "Crossing the Rubicon", "Peter, I Won't Drive Another Meter", "In the Goo of the Evening"
- Serge Levaillant – vocals on "Mattias – The Beautiful Guy"
- Jonas Hellborg – bass on "Kali Ghat"
- Gabriel Eklundh – screams and various vocal sounds throughout "Blaha Blaha"
- Kevin Fickling – vocals on "Special Agent Bauer"
- Morgan Ågren – drums, percussion on "Meralgia Paresthetica"
- Zac O'Yeah – zombie grunts on "Mandur and Morgan's Camel Safari"
- Ranjit Barot – drums on "Keep It in the Dojo"
- Fredrik Thordendal – solo on "Friedrichs Wahnbriefe"
Track listing
[edit]CD1
[edit]- "Amphibians Night Out" – 3:32
- "Musth" – 3:12
- "Mattias – The Beautiful Guy" – 2:27
- "Hells Bells" – 3:40
- "The Smorgasbord" – 2:52
- "Friedrichs Wahnbriefe" – 3:08
- "Sexually Frustrated Fruit Fly Flamenco" – 0:41
- "Daily Grind Disco March" – 2:46
- "Lease sith an Option to Buy" – 2:23
- "The Swede and the Wolf" – 4:20
- "Mambo Italiano" – 2:18
- "Mind Your Step (at Schiphol Airport)" – 3:34
- "Crossing the Rubicon" – 7:48
- "That's Amore" – 2:27
- "Keep it in the Dojo" – 2:41
- "Infrared Jed" – 0:33
- "Peter, I Won't Drive Another Meter" – 4:35
- "Larvatus Prodeo" – 1:15
- "Blaha Blaha" – 2:31
- "Lullaby for Gabriel" – 2:25
CD2
[edit]- "In the Goo of the Evening" – 3:12
- "The Dogs of Delhi" – 2:16
- "Special Agent Bauer" – 2:07
- "Mahavishnu John" – 3:34
- "The Harry Lime Theme" – 1:28
- "Dark Matter" – 2:48
- "Trumpet Lesson" – 0:53
- "Mandur and Morgan's Camel Safari" – 3:13
- "Shore Thing" – 2:14
- "Captain Smith's Moment of Truth" – 1:35
- "Mah Nà Mah Nà" – 2:39
- "The Nigerian Gynecologist" – 3:25
- "6 Rue Cordot" – 1:17
- "Kali Ghat" – 4:37
- "Safe to Remove Hardware" – 1:30
- "Did You Actually Pay for That?" – 2:45
- "Those in Badiyah" – 3:46
- "The Essence of Emptiness" – 4:37
- "Meralgia Paresthetica" – 4:51
- "Guano Afternoon" – 1:46
Credits
[edit]All songs are written by Mattias IA Eklundh, except the following:
- "Hells Bells" – Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Brian Johnson[9][10]
- "Mambo Italiano" – Bob Merrill
- "That's Amore" – Harry Warren, Jack Brooks
- "The Harry Lime Theme" – Anton Karas
- "Mandur and Morgan's Camel Safari" – music by Eklundh, lyrics by Eklundh and Zac O'Yeah
- "Mah Nà Mah Nà" – Piero Umiliani
- "Kali Ghat" – Jonas Hellborg, V. Selvaganesh
- "Those in Badiyah" – Jonas Hellborg, V. Selvaganesh, Eklundh
References
[edit]- ^ "Mattias IA Eklundh to release Freak Guitar: The Smorgasbord!". Favored Nations. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^ "Exclusive Interview: Mattias IA Eklundh". Volumen11.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^ http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/the-20-greatest-shred-guitarists-of-all-time-461030/13/ [dead link]
- ^ "Mattias IA Eklundh to release 'Freak Guitar: The Smorgasbord' March 5". Guitar Player Magazine. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ Jon Bloomer (13 February 2013). "Mattias IA Eklundh to release new album 'Freak Guitar: The Smorgasbord'". Guitarnoize.com. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^ "Freak Guitar – The Smorgasbord – Chronique – La Grosse Radio Rock – Ecouter du Rock – Webzine Rock". Lagrosseradio.com. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^ Monk, Laurie (29 March 2013). "Mattias IA Eklundh: Smorgasbord loved by UK's Total Guitar". Truth in Shredding. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^ "New Mattias IA Eklundh Album 'Smorgasbord' to Feature Guthrie Govan, New album will be released on Steve Vai's label in 2013 – Sonic State Amped". Sonicstate.com. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^ Chris Bird (Total Guitar) (6 March 2013). "VIDEO: Mattias IA Eklundh new video out today | VIDEO: Mattias IA Eklundh new video out today". MusicRadar. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^ Monk, Laurie (7 March 2013). "Mattias IA Eklundh: Hells Bells". Truth in Shredding. Retrieved 18 October 2013.