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some press my new CD has been getting
« on: June 05, 2011, 10:56:45 PM »
I released my debut CD, The Desert and the City, last month and I thought I'd share some of the press its been getting with all you fellow music-loving DTFers.

“The Desert and the City is a measured, beautifully crafted date of quietly insistent tracks… Its consistent vibe, originality, and first-rate musicianship make it well worth the investment in time…It's easy to get lost and just float away on Rood’s playing.”
   - Greg Simmons, All About Jazz

“Sparse settings of relative quietude and lively demonstrations of technical sophistication and motion… The group engages in devilish interplay as they create interlocking parts that move in different and surprising ways… Rood's work is brimming with thoughtfulness, sophistication and musical maturity.”
   - Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz

“One of the best and brightest of the new generation of instrumental jazz-fusion guitarists… Mike Rood is a master at conjuring spacey, hypnotic guitar grooves that take the listener on a stimulating sonic journey.”
    - MusicWeb Express

“Every inch the well raised child prodigy, Rood is a current master of sitting down music that demands your attention, and he’s just starting out. This is a cat you want to be able to say you knew all about back in the day ten years from now.”
   - Chris Spector, Midwest Record Review

“A richly beautiful and inspiring first outing…Can't wait to hear more from this talented guitarist.”
   - St. Joseph News Press

“Brilliant playing…a perfect harmony that sounds like a group without egos…An artist to look out for in the coming years.”
   - This Is Book’s Music

“Rood's guitar playing is exquisite, having the musical range of intimate lyrical phrasings to exciting powerful lines in his improvising.”
   - JazzPage

In case you didn't catch one of the earlier threads about the release of the CD, it is available for sale on my website, www.mikerood.com, and also on iTunes, Amazon, etc.

Here is a little video in which I talk a little about the CD: www.youtube.com/watch?v=j40svNlExgU

cheers! :metal
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Re: some press my new CD has been getting
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2011, 11:10:13 PM »
Congrats fucker! Keep up the good work  ;)
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Re: some press my new CD has been getting
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2011, 12:33:14 AM »
Well, congratulations! This reminds me to give the album a play soon. Think I will.

(imagine if you also had a fretless bassist, smile!!)
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Re: some press my new CD has been getting
« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2011, 01:49:40 AM »
Wow thats really awesome! I'll try to locate it and give it a listen soon :)
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Re: some press my new CD has been getting
« Reply #4 on: June 06, 2011, 02:02:47 AM »
You wear your watch on your right arm?
Also, congratulations!
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Re: some press my new CD has been getting
« Reply #5 on: June 06, 2011, 08:30:49 AM »
Congratulations!
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Re: some press my new CD has been getting
« Reply #6 on: June 06, 2011, 08:41:26 AM »
Quote from: kári on June 06, 2011, 02:02:47 AM
You wear your watch on your right arm?
Also, congratulations!

haha yea I've always worn it on my right wrist -- not sure why I did that initially.. probably because my dad also wears it on his right wrist, and now we both do it because of constriction in the left hand if its on the left wrist (he plays violin).

thanks everyone!
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Re: some press my new CD has been getting
« Reply #7 on: June 06, 2011, 09:05:26 AM »
Great job buddy.
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Re: some press my new CD has been getting
« Reply #8 on: June 06, 2011, 09:08:17 AM »
Great to hear it's being received well, congrats.
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Re: some press my new CD has been getting
« Reply #9 on: June 06, 2011, 09:35:13 AM »
Yay!  It's on Napster.  I'll listen to it after lunch. 
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Re: some press my new CD has been getting
« Reply #10 on: June 06, 2011, 09:35:33 AM »
Sounds fantastic.  Congrats mrjazzguitar!!!
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Re: some press my new CD has been getting
« Reply #11 on: June 06, 2011, 09:58:40 AM »
Congratulations, that's great news!
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Re: some press my new CD has been getting
« Reply #12 on: June 06, 2011, 10:03:41 AM »
Awesome!!  Congrats!!!!!   :hat
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Re: some press my new CD has been getting
« Reply #13 on: June 06, 2011, 10:44:28 AM »
Listening to it right now.  I've had a headache all day and this music is so soothing it's going away. 


mrjazzguitar's music CURES HEADACHES  :omg:
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Re: some press my new CD has been getting
« Reply #14 on: June 06, 2011, 11:15:29 AM »
Quote from: Durg on June 06, 2011, 10:44:28 AM
Listening to it right now.  I've had a headache all day and this music is so soothing it's going away. 


mrjazzguitar's music CURES HEADACHES  :omg:

can I quote you on that -- including the omg part haha
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Re: some press my new CD has been getting
« Reply #15 on: June 06, 2011, 11:31:40 AM »
Quote from: mrjazzguitar on June 06, 2011, 11:15:29 AM
Quote from: Durg on June 06, 2011, 10:44:28 AM
Listening to it right now.  I've had a headache all day and this music is so soothing it's going away. 


mrjazzguitar's music CURES HEADACHES  :omg:

can I quote you on that -- including the omg part haha

Absolutely!  I got interrupted by my coworker too many times (he's been coding for 20 something years and still can't do javascript) to get a good run through.  I'll have to go through it again.  I can tell you for sure that I love Dark Star the most.
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Re: some press my new CD has been getting
« Reply #16 on: June 06, 2011, 04:09:51 PM »
Wooo! I just wish-listed that shit; will buy it when I get home  :D
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Re: some press my new CD has been getting
« Reply #17 on: June 06, 2011, 10:26:47 PM »
Quote from: bout to crash on June 06, 2011, 04:09:51 PM
Wooo! I just wish-listed that shit; will buy it when I get home  :D

hey jackie! haven't seen you in these parts in a while (I was away for a bit, too) - hope you dig it!
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