Kotzen/Howe "Tilt"

Kotzen/Howe "Tilt"

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Kotzen/Howe
Tilt
The Story
"Tilt" features the twin talents of super guitar shredders Greg Howe and Richie Kotzen on a CD released in 1995, when it seemed Shrapnel Records was releasing a new fusion oriented CD every week. The songwriting on "Tilt" was more or less evenly divided between Howe and Kotzen, with a cover of Stevie Wonder's "Contusion" thrown in for good measure. If you're not a fan of vocal songs, don't worry about the lone vocal number "I Wanna Play" - the vocals are quite sparse - the song being dominated by funked-up guitar and clavinet. A phine phunky phusion effort pheaturing two of progressive fusion's stalwarts.
The Music
05:25 Tilt Instrumental
04:57 Chase The Dragon Instrumental
05:08 Tarnished With Age Instrumental
04:11 Outfit Instrumental
06:22 Contusion Instrumental
05:40 I Wanna Play Vocal
06:24 Seventh Place Instrumental
04:50 O.D. Instrumental
05:57 Full View Instrumental
The Artists
Greg Howe Guitar (Lead Guitar Left Side), Bass, Keyboards, Production, Engineering, Mixing
Richie Kotzen Guitar (Lead Guitar Right Side), Bass, Vocals on "I Wanna Play", Clavinet on "I Wanna Play", Production, Engineering, Mixing
Atma Anur Drums
Jon Doman Drums
Kevin Soffera Drums
Kenneth K. Lee, Jr. Mastering
Patrick Mundt Photography
Annie Calef Art Direction, Graphic Design
Recorded at the private studios of Greg Howe and Richie Kotzen.

Mastered at Rocket Lab, San Francisco, CA.