Titles:

Jon Doman is featured on tracks 1, 3, 5, and 9

1 Tilt
2. Chase The Dragon
3. Tarnished With Age
4. Outfit
5. Contusion
6. I Wanna Play
7. Seventh
8. O.D. Place
9. Full View

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Reminiscent at times of Tribal Tech and Chick Corea's bands, Greg Howe's "Parallax" is comprised of aggressive rock/fusion compositions which highlight Howe's incredible command of the guitar. More funk oriented and syncopated than Howe's three previous recordings, Howe serves up a heavy yet unpredictable combination of '90s high tech guitar blended with '70s fusion influences. "Parallax" standouts include "Roundhouse", "Time Off" and "Howe 'Bout It" - three gems among the nine melodically intense instrumental workouts.

Titles:

Jon Doman is featured on all tracks except 7

1. Howe 'Bout It
2. Found Unwound
3. Dance
4. Time Off
5. Joker's Wild
6. The Portrait
7. Bottom Line
8. On Sail
9. Roundhouse

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"High Definition" is the heavy release in which keyboardist Vitalij Kuprij (formerly of Artension) creates a neo-classically keyboard heavy album with guitarist Greg Howe lending a hand producing and playing guitar. This recording is an extension of Kuprij's compositional and soloing skills and confirms his status as one of today's leading keyboardists in rock. Howe is no slouch here either, as he impresses with his guitar chops (going neo-classical/progressive here instead of his typical rock/fusion) and turns in blazing lead work, racing along with Kuprij at mach speed. Amazing feats of instrumental skill!

Titles:

1. Beyond Infinity
2. High Definition
3. Symphony V
4. Divided World
5. Except From Sonata In A Minor (Mozart)
6. Opus 1 (Theme By Paganini)
7. Why?
8. Parallel In Time
9. Silent Destiny

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Greg Howe's "Ascend" features more of the guitarist's trademark modern sound that seems to borrow equally from rock and jazz. The CD is a collection of progressive compositions which highlight Howe's incredible technique and melodic genius. Over the course of the 8 tracks, Howe duels with keyboard virtuoso Vitalij Kuprij in an intense progressive musical setting. For his part, Howe creates some excellent conterpoint to the furious keyboard work, revisitng a genre of music that helped to contribute to his development as a musician. "Ascend" also demonstrates Howe's skill at phrasing and an effortless use of both speed picking and smooth legato licks.

Titles:

1. Unlocked
2. Tales Told
3. Garden Of Harmony
4. Abrupt Terminal
5. La Villa Strangiato
6. Maniacal
7. Her Dance
8. Full Throttle

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Vitalij Kuprij returns with his second solo offering, entitled "Extreme Measures", this time teaming with neo-classical guitarist George Bellas. This CD showcases Kuprij's soloing skills and confirms why Japan's prestigious Burrn Magazine's readers named him number two in their readers poll for his outstanding keyboard work. Guitar fans will love the choice of Bellas, a serious chopsmith who is up to the challange of dueling with Kuprij, as well as contributing fast paced counterpoint and adding the metal edge.

" Jon Doman must have survived his first marathon sprint session in High Definition and was sadistic enough to try it again on Extreme Measures. "

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"VK3" is keyboard wizard Vitalij Kuprij's third neo-classically influenced album for the Shrapnel label, and he is joined this time by guitarist Tony MacAlpine. MacAlpine, who needs no introduction, has a neo-classical pedigree stretching back to the 1980s, and here he is challenged to add the 'metallic edge' to the brutal keyboard tsunami whipped up by Kuprij. Since virtually every song stretches out past six or seven minutes, "VK3" could be considered a progressive release with neo-classical overtones, with frequent tempo and mood changes within each piece. Kuprij will even vary mid-song from synth to grand piano (check out "Break Through"), then offer a mighty Jon Doman drum solo, followed by tremendous synth and metal guitar fury. Kuprij continues to develop further from his days with Artension, and is savvy enough to choose different axe-wielding powerhouses to play off of - impressive stuff.

At the beginning of 2005 Francesco signed to Lion Music and finished his second solo album called "Forbidden Dimension" (LMC147). It includes great players as Kyle Honea on bass, Jon Doman on drums (tracked and engineered by Greg Howe at his personal studio), Vitalij Kuprij all piano and keyboards on one song and Bob Katsionis keyboards solos on 5 songs. The album is a shred/progessive influenced music and it was released by Lion Music on July 2005.

Titles:

1. Days
2. Illusions
3. Evolution
4. Reflection
5. Secrets (Part 2)
6. Winter
7. Inside
8. Atlantide

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