John McLaughlin "Industrial Zen"

John McLaughlin "Industrial Zen"

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John McLaughlin
Industrial Zen
The Story
Widely recognized as one of the most innovative and influential guitar players since the 1960s, John McLaughlin has forged a musical path that has seen him flirt with everything from hard rock to world music. Since the 1970's John McLaughlin's long career has always taken mystical turns, from the Mahavishnu Orchestra to Shakti. A fusion player in the true sense of the word, McLaughlin continued his progressive stylistic synthesis on 2006's "Industrial Zen". While the guitarist is also known for his meditative work (especially his experiments with Indian music), "Industrial Zen" is something of a return to the jazz fusion that marked McLaughlin's work with Miles Davis and his own group, the Mahavishnu Orchestra. Drummer Dennis Chambers, saxophonist Bill Evans, and guitar virtuoso Eric Johnson, among others, are on hand to lend sparks to the icon's six-string wizardry.
The Music
05:15 For Jaco Instrumental
07:14 New Blues Old Bruises Instrumental
07:06 Wayne's Way Instrumental
09:56 Just So Only More So Instrumental
06:41 To Bop Or Not To Be Instrumental
12:28 Dear Dalai Lama Instrumental
07:38 Senor C. S. Instrumental
05:08 Mother Nature Instrumental
The Artists
John McLaughlin Guitar, Fretless Guitar, Chants, Synth Programming, Drum Programming, Production
Eric Johnson Guitar
Bill Evans Soprano Sax
Gary Husband Keyboards, Drums
Hadrian Feraud Bass
Mark Mondesir Drums
Vinnie Colaiuta Drums
Ada Rovatti Soprano Sax
Dennis Chambers Drums
Zakir Hussain Tabla
Tony Grey Bass
Bill Evans Soprano Sax, Tenor Sax
Matthew Garrison Bass, Engineering
Marcus Wippersberg Additional Drum Programming, Engineering
Otmaro Ruiz Synthesizer, Synth Programming, Engineering
Shankar Mahadevan Vocals
Karoline Amaury Photography
Naoju Nakamura Photography
Jordi Verdes Pedron Photography
Jesus Martinez Photography
Max Crace Photography
Karen Miller Photography
Peter Hurley Photography
Gerard Feraud Photography
Michel Bocande Photography
Veronika Garrison Photography
Wolfgang Mayer Photography
Madhur Shroff Photography
Ina Behrend Photography
Neil Tucker Engineering
Chris Griffin Engineering
David Channing Engineering
Richard Mullen Engineering
Sven Hoffman Engineering
Christoph Stickel Mastering
Studios used: Metropolis Studios (London), The Cutting Room Studios (New York City), Under The Bed Studios (New York), Winsome Farm Studios (New York), Tony Grey Studio (Brooklyn, New York), Otmatik Sound (Santa Clarita, California), At Beatnik Studio (Sherman Oaks, California), Saucer Sound Studio (Austin, Texas), Mediastarz Studio (Monaco).

Mastered at MSM-Studios (Munich).