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Andy Summers - Triboluminesence

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25.01.2017 - 19:01 Uhr

24.03. ANDY SUMMERS - "Triboluminesence" (Andy Summers Music/Cargo)

Triboluminescence:

Triboluminescence is the follow up recording by Andy Summers to his 2016 release Metal Dog. In this latest release, Summers once again delves into the deep exotic textures which characterized Metal Dog saying that part of his quest is always to find fresh if not alien sounds that avoid all the standard electric guitar clichés. “We are now living in a world of a billion guitarists “he says “so the struggle to swim upstream, sound different and make original music has become more difficult, but then maybe that is a good challenge. I play for an audience of one – yours truly. Maybe it’s the music of narcissism-although that’s not how I think of it- but I have to end up with something that I like outside of commercial concerns - but if you in the game these days you face a barrage of likes and dislikes. Everyone is a critic now…”

But if Summers takes a position on his music he proves it with the disparate exotic threads and lyricism heard on the tracks of Triboluminescence - generated from non-standard tunings – hammered guitars in tandem, looping , baritone guitar , terz guitar percussion and fretless bass and cello. Summers plays all instruments on the album apart from cello by Artyom Manukian

Biog:

Andy Summers rose to fame in the early 1980’s as the guitarist of the multi-million record selling rock band - The Police. The Police were the number one band of the time and dominated the music scene and the media in the 80s with several number one records. Summers’ innovative guitar playing created a new paradigm for guitarists in this period and has been widely imitated ever since.Prior to the Police, Summers played with various bands in the London scene, including The Animals, Soft Machine, Kevin Coyne and Kevin Ayers.After the bands dramatic exit from the music scene, Summers continued to develop his interest in photography as well touring, recording as a solo artist, composing for films (including 2010, Down and Out in Beverly Hills, The Wild Life and Weekend at Bernie's), writing books, and exhibiting his photography.

Over the years, Summers has collaborated with many fellow musicians as well as a number of fellow-guitarists, including Robert Fripp, John Etheridge, Victor Biglione, Benjamin Verdery, Roberto Menescal , Fernanda Takai and Rodrigo Santos. In December 2004 he and Copeland joined Incubus in Los Angeles and performed Roxanne and Message in a Bottle. In March 2005, he made his debut at Carnegie Hall playing the premiere of Dark Florescense, a concerto written for him and Verdery by the composer Ingram Marshall. In 2006 his memoir One Train Later was released to great success and was voted the number one music book of the year in the UK by Mojo Magazine. The documentary film Can’t Stand Losing You is based on the book and was produced by the Yari Film Group and is being released in North America by Cinema Libre Studio. In 2007/8 The Police reunited for a fantastically successful world tour and in fact was the third highest grossing tour of all time.Summers had been a photographer since the early days of The Police, and has published four books of his photographs many of which are featured in the film Can’t Stand Losing You. Exhibitions of his photos have taken place across the globe and within the last year at the Leica gallery in Los Angeles, Paris/LA Photo Show, Kunst Licht gallery in Shanghai, CCC gallery in Beijing and Photokina in Cologne Germany. Leica Sao Paulo in August 2015, Leica Milan April 2016 and Leica Los Angeles July/September 2016. 2017 will see the Steidl publication of ‘The Bones of Chuang Tzu – which will feature Andy’s photography from several journeys in China. This year Leica will release the Andy Summers signature Leica and Fender will release a special edition guitar designed by Summers. In January Andy will receive the Roland Corporation Life Time achievement award. Recent projects include: the album Circus Hero from his band Circa Zero, which was released in April 2014. During 2015 he composed the score for the Turkish film ‘And the Circus Leaves Town’ and finished a new album. July 2015 saw the DVD release of the film ‘Can’t Stand Losing You’ and his critically acclaimed album ‘Metal Dog’. Currently he is in collaboration with the cellist Artyom Manukian. Summers is in the Rock and Roll Hall of fame, the Guitar Player Hall of Fame, has the keys to New York City, five Grammies and has been awarded the Chevalier De L’Ordre Des Arts et Des Lettres by the government of France. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Kate, and has three children, all of whom were able to finally see their father perform during the 2007/8 reunion tour.

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