17 Jan
2014
17 Jan
'14
7:21 p.m.
On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 08:20:11AM -0500, bill(a)wolfcomposer.com wrote:
Haha, I don't qualify as a "the", but, yeah, that's me. Glad you've
enjoyed my stuff. I haven't done much with music in a few years, or even listened
much, but recently started listening again, and have been enjoy all the great new music
you-all have been posting here.
I downloaded and enjoyed General Fuzz's whole catalog about 6 years ago, and enjoyed
it a lot-- I like chillout, and his music was always impeccably produced. Thanks for
reminding me to re-listen to it. I guess he does live here, though I haven't met him.
I really like
that Chaconne! The chord voicings and structure reminds me a bit
of Allan Holdsworth.
-ken
THE Ken Restivo? Your music on bandcamp helps set some of my personal
standards, along with General Fuzz. Isn't he in San Francisco, too?
Anyway, thank you for listening! That's an interesting observation. The
recurring chaconne is loosely modelled off of Satie, so the Holdsworth reference
is not one i'd have made, myself. Nonetheless, i spent a LOT of time listening
to "Metal Fatigue" when it came out (on vinyl, at that!). i wouldn't be
surprised if some of that experience is tucked away underneath much of what i'm
concsiously doing.
Aha, Satie. Well, that could possibly resolve an over-30-year-old mystery for me, which
was: where did Holdsworth come up with all those wild chord voicings? Perhaps he was
inspired by Satie? Wouldn't be surprised if British prog-rock guys of the 1970s were
running around listening to Satie; Steve Hackett covered Gymnopediae on one of his
records, etc. I'm not that familiar with Satie so I might have not made the connection
from there to Holdsworth. Makes sense though.
Thanks, again, for listening, Ken.
Thanks for posting!
-ken