Lakshminarayana Shankar, Ian Anderson, George Formby, Shawn Lane, Allan Holdsworth, Eric Johnson, Al Di Meola, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Frank Zappa, Alex De Grassi, Mike Einziger, Pat Metheny, The Ozric Tentacles, Ravi Shankar, Dave Weckl, Frank Gambale, George Benson, Ronnie Jordan, Scott Joplin, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Bo Diddley, Johnny Rabb, Chick Corea, Josh Sklair, Pete Sklair, Theodore Ziras, John Petrucci, John Mclaughlin,
U.Shrinivas, Neil Peart, Monty Alexander, Joe Zawinul, Yngwie Malmsteen, Paul Gilbert, John Cleese, Rowan Atkinson, Pablo Francisco, Salvador Dali, Charles Chaplin, Custard, Nicholas Slonimsky....
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The E.P. "The Terrifying Green Silence" is exceedingly difficult to categorize as it draws from such a voluminous pool of musical resources. It contains strong elements of instrumental rock, fusion, prog rock, indian and north african music.
It features (hopefully,haha!) state of the art technique, strong melodic content, intriguing arrangements, multi-layered sonic landscapes and world music style diversity. The recording process took about 8 months to complete, and was aided greatly by my usage of B.F.O.C Guitars. The extreme clarity and broad tonal palette offered by these instuments is vital to the conveyance of my musical personality. More info soon...
To listen to additional tracks off 'The Terrifying Green Silence' and tracks off my previous albums 'An Arbitrary Point of Reference', and 'The Happily Reprobate Tubing of Octaves', please go to www.mp3.com/artist/benbadenhorst
Ben Badenhorst is a truly unique artist. He is widely considered to be the most technically proficient guitarist in his native South Africa.
He inspires awe in his audiences as he executes highly intricate and complex phrases, played at alien speeds and enormous velocities.
His music and compositions draw from a highly diverse and disparate cross-section of influences including Western and Indian Classical Music, Avant-Garde, Progressive Rock, Neo-Classical Metal, traditional North African and Middle Eastern music, and Martian Circus Music.
Over the last few years he has worked with such diverse artists as (as a percussionist) Band of Pan, Wazungu, (as a guitarist) Wendy Oldfield, The Gaia Collective, The Offshore Jazz Ensemble, Jam Mecca, The Carpet Mafia, The Sons of Azania, The Jazz-Reggae Project, Mynie Grove', and many others. He is currently working with musicians such as Jamie Jupiter and the ever-increasingly popular Tristan Waterkeyn.
Ben Badenhorst has released two albums under his own name; 'The Happily Reprobate Tubing of Octaves;A Definitive Anthology of Martian Circus Music', and 'An Arbitrary Point of Reference; Abstruse Sociological Meandings'.
The forthcoming EP, 'The Terrifying Green Silence' is currently in the design stages and will be released shortly on compact disc.
Four out of six tracks can currently be heard on this page.
Ben Badenhorst endorses Brian Fanner Guitars exclusively. More information on these amazing instruments coming soon...
To listen to more tracks from Ben Badenhorst go to www.mp3.com/artist/benbadenhorst
Hi Ben Badenhorst, Crash Kelly's CD, "One More Heart Attack" is in stores and on now, please help spread the word and if you haven't already pick up your copy today - for a listing of U.S. store locations, check out the "Where Can I Get My Crash Kelly CD" blog on the MySpace page!!!
Also, get back to your rock roots with Crash Kelly's label mates, Saints Of The Underground in stores and on iTunes now! Please help spread the word and pick up your copies today.
Hi Ben Badenhorst, Crash Kelly's CD, "One More Heart Attack" is in stores and on now, please help spread the word and if you haven't already pick up your copy today - for a listing of U.S. store locations, check out the "Where Can I Get My Crash Kelly CD" blog on the MySpace page!!!
Also, get back to your rock roots with Crash Kelly's label mates, Saints Of The Underground in stores and on iTunes now! Please help spread the word and pick up your copies today.
Our first album "King of the Universe " is available on Brennus website! YESSSSS! A fucking metal album ! Enjoy yourself and get on with it ! http://www.brennus-music.com/boutique
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