Sean Smith
GEL CD 17
Eternal
Sean Smith is a modern composer of ageless guitar poetry. With several masterful solo-
guitar albums behind him, Smith has been drawn out of his hermetic recording life by the
power and potential of collaboration, presented here on this record! Sean Smith becomes
more fully fructified in the company of his friends, one voice becomes many - 6-string
steel, Weissenborn slide, & nylon-string guitars, with dulcimer, banjo, violin, organ,
drums, & electric wall of sound… his guitar breathes deeply in this new depth of field and
altered sonic state, giving bright light and love to his powerfully emotive instrumental
songs.
guitar albums behind him, Smith has been drawn out of his hermetic recording life by the
power and potential of collaboration, presented here on this record! Sean Smith becomes
more fully fructified in the company of his friends, one voice becomes many - 6-string
steel, Weissenborn slide, & nylon-string guitars, with dulcimer, banjo, violin, organ,
drums, & electric wall of sound… his guitar breathes deeply in this new depth of field and
altered sonic state, giving bright light and love to his powerfully emotive instrumental
songs.
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| Vinyl now available from Gnome Life Records - Limited edition of 300 |
"Guitarist Sean Smith, one of three soloists on the 2006 release "Berkeley Guitar", has
returned with his first collaborative venture. He expertly invokes the gestalt of
psychedelic folk guitarists such as Fahey, Leo Kottke, or even more specifically on this
outing, Sandy Bull and that evanescent moment when the boundaries between folk
music and electric rock blurred." - San Francisco Chronicle
returned with his first collaborative venture. He expertly invokes the gestalt of
psychedelic folk guitarists such as Fahey, Leo Kottke, or even more specifically on this
outing, Sandy Bull and that evanescent moment when the boundaries between folk
music and electric rock blurred." - San Francisco Chronicle
Reviews -
"Like the best poetry, Eternal engages from the start and expands with each pass. Built
upon Smith's Eastern-influenced acoustic guitar and sparing contributions from four fellow
instrumentalists, the disc explores both the form and sound of music through seven
joyous, contemplative tracks." - East Bay Express
upon Smith's Eastern-influenced acoustic guitar and sparing contributions from four fellow
instrumentalists, the disc explores both the form and sound of music through seven
joyous, contemplative tracks." - East Bay Express