Michael Hedges, Steve Vai, Trevor Rabin, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Kitaro, John Petrucci, Karsh Kale, Metallica, Jimi Hendrix, Igor Stravinsky, Rimsky Korsakov, Aaron Copland, Pain of Salvation, Yes (east and west, old and new, whatever you wanna call it), Pink Floyd, David Lanz, Alex Brandon, Zakk Wylde, Sevendust, Devin Townsend, Dream Theater, Rychie Kotzen, Genesis, Megadeth, Greg Howe, Billy Sheehan, Kiko Loureiro, Michael Manring, Ozric Tentacles, Mr. Mister, The Police, Paul Van Dyk, Phil Collins, Nuno Bettencourt, Extreme, Seal, Tchaikovsky, Luis Alberto Spinetta, Slash, Tak Matsumoto, Tool, Al DiMeola.
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"has a godsmack meets Zakk Wylde vibe to it.." Don Moore for Mixposure
"As I listened to this tune, I was reminded of Frank Gambale from Chick Corea's Elektric Band..."Ebonyandivory for N1M
"...This part of the piece reminds me a lot of some of Frank Zappa's instrumentals..."Jimmi Bear for N1M
"I was hearing a lot of Rush at the start of this piece..."Skystone for N1M
"This is a very moving piece. the guitar solo is like listening to a world class vocalist at times..."Stoneman for N1M
"I am so envious of your geetar sound...Man this is on FIRE...."Pedro for Mixposure
"nice heavy riffing and tone that smokes. Great lead work..."Dreamer for Mixposure
"Oh MY WORD!!! Sweet Chin music and my ears are having orgasms..."Infected Playboy for Mixposure
Chilean Virtuoso Guitarist, Leo Badinella, releases Début album - “Beyond Consciousness” - featuring an international line-up of musicians.
April 29th, 2009 (Santiago, Chile) -- After an exacting year and a half of studio work, Chilean guitarist Leo Badinella's instrumental Guitar Debut album; “Beyond Consciousness”, has at last been released.
"Beyond Consciousness” spans a wide range of instrumental styles; from contemporary Acoustic Guitar playing with a “world vision”, through to Progressive Metal - but remains tautly orientated around the Rock Guitar and melodic composition.
The album presents very powerful sounds - taking the listener on a rare and fulfilling musical ride with dynamically aggressive riffs merging with a powerful rhythm section, that breaks through to emotional and breathtaking soundscapes. Through all the adventures in music, Leo has maintained a unifying Progressive theme (as in; Progressive Metal, in the best sense!), that keeps compositional quality, emotional expressiveness, as well as the highest quality studio production, as top priorities at all times.
“Beyond Consciousness” recruits the international musical talents of:
- Michael Manring (Michael Hedges, Montreaux, Attention Deficit, and many Solo releases), plays Bass on “Ritual”;
- Martin Ahm Nielsen (Metz, Superband), composer for several computer games and commercials from Denmark, plays Bass on “Contrastes” and “Escape”;
- Sebastian Muñoz (Como Asesinar A Felipes, Brain Damage), plays Bass on “Prologo” and “Infinite Substance”;
- Rodrigo Roa (Hic Sunt Leones, Awen), played Drums on the entire album;
- And, Leo Badinella plays all Guitars and Keyboards, and Produced, Recorded and Mixed the album.
Playing Guitar and Composing for the sheer love of Music, wanting nothing more than being able to spread the enjoyment and give the artistry of his Music, and having the enviable freedom of a full Studio to work from (iElo Studios), that has been built over time to use for successfully recording TV Themes and Jingles in his native Chile - means, Leo is able to make this album available for Free, to all!!!
To get a copy of - “Beyond Consciousness” - for Free, it can be streamed and downloaded directly from; www.leobadinella.com
- “Beyond Consciousness” is scheduled to be pressed on CD for an independent release in November 2009, and will be sold through the CDBaby website.
- Plans for a support tour are currently being worked out, and it is very likely that we'll be able to enjoy “Beyond Consciousness” live, very soon.
For more information about the release, or any inquires please write to: info@leobadinella
