Angel Vivaldi's new single, "Eight"

General Music Discussion
#1

How cool is this?! Dude’s last album, Away with Words, was (IMO) one of the best instrumental releases of the current up and coming generation of shred players, but was squarely in the instrumental metal style.

So, he followed up with the lead single from his new album being Latin fusion, and (IMO) pretty damned good Latin fusion, too. Unbelievable. :laughing: I hear there’s some Michael Hedges style touchstyle acoustic on here too, and that Angel’s really trying to diversify stylistically and get in touch with some of his other influences, and based on this track, I’m here for it.

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#2

Wow. Great tone and phrasing.

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#3

You know what else is pretty cool, it sounds so free (improvised) but all the play through shots are convincing regarding sync, so it must be pretty worked out to some extent.

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#4

Yeah - I don’t know if his writing process is improvising and then working it out after or sitting down and writing and then performing it (I’m fortunate enough to know Angel personally, I’ll try to ask him next time we talk), but I think his phrasing has really become something special in the last several albums. This is no exception, just in a totally different genre than he’s mostly worked in previously.

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#5

Figured I’d bump this since I’m listening to the album before it, “Away With Words Pt. 1” today - Angel really is, IMO at least, one of the best new talents out there today. Guy’s phrasing and technique are unreal.

I’ve posted his “Five” around here before, which is more ballad-y, but this is heavier and shreddier:

This is still my favorite:

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#6

Angel is definitely one of my faves.

I highly recommend Unprocessed, another guitarist/band with great melodies.

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#7

This is probably on the wrong end of the djent/not djent spectrum for me; contemporary electric guitar has gone in directions that just for whatever reason don’t speak to me, and the stutter edit/staccato stuff is all kind of turnoffs to me.

Still, I appreciate the recommendation and I’m always happy to hear some new music even if it doesn’t always click!

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