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Voss · Cravings
01 Arcos
/ 5.44
02 Faltan Dedos / 4.08
03 Guantanamera / 3.59
04 Advantage / 4.35
05 Cravings (Intro) / 0.57
06 Cravings (Para Josefa) / 4.57
07 Lean On Me / 3.49
08 George / 4.30
09 You Can / 4.53
10 Celtic / 2.38
11 Arcos (Reprise) / 1.44
Ages
398.6515.2
VOSS
is one of the most requested German studio musicians, a man with a profound
background both in pop and classical music. He has made his mark not
only through his session work for the likes of Dionne Warwick, Errol
Brown and others, but also a member of Germany's distinguished fusion
band CODERA
But VOSS is also a man who took his time
to carefully develop his own musical identity – only now fully
presented on his long awaited first solo-album "Cravings" The guitar
style of VOSS has been influenced by Mark Knopfler, George Benson, Eric
Clapton, Robben Ford and Larry Carlton, but the man from Bremen is far
to talented and artistically ambitious to merely copy or emulate other
people's acchievements. So the music VOSS offers now is delivered with
an unmistakable very personal touch and on a level with the likes of
Joe Satriani or Hilram Bullock – modern guitar music de luxe.
What VOSS and his producer Dirk Busch
have put together in the form of "Cravings" is more than just another
instrumental guitar album: with a carefully selected team of top-notch
session players from Europe and L.A. (among them notables like Jimmy
Johnson, Lenny Castro and Carlos Vega) they have created tracks with
an astounding stylistic variety.
There is more to this music than showy
riffs and self-indulgent bravado: depth and taste! Each note is played
with care and given its specific emotional meaning. And when VOSS allows
himself occassionally to take a light and humorous approach, he does
it with maximum style and sophistication: his tricky version of the
evergreen "Guantanamera" is a fine example of musical wit and impeccable
craftsmanship. "Cravings" is the remarkable debut of a fascinating new
voice on electric guitar.
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