Album Notes

Thanks to all who helped the Hurricane Relief Effort by buying a cd and supporting the American Red-Cross. You're donations were much appreciated!

Best of Karma to you all!

Sincerely,
Jason Stolarik

*Flesh Confessions is still available but in limited #'s. Get a copy of "Flesh Confessions" while supplies last!

*Jason Stolarik's solo cd debut "Flesh Confessions" is a bold new look into eclectic rock. There are progressive rock guitar instrumentals such as ("On Higher Plains") to haunting vocal arrangements in ("Turn & Look"), while others include a smooth and seductive bossa nova groove in ("The Girl in Green"). Modal riffs based in odd time signatures set the mood for the track ironically entitled("Cerebral Fix"). In the song ("Beantown"), although based off rock and blues scales, he uses traditional chord changes mostly seen in jazz standards. Being a former student of the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, it's no surprise that you'll hear inspirations from Steve Vai to the likes of Miles Davis.

*Illinois Entertainer (Chicago's largest music monthly magazine/March 2004 issue. As reviewed in the section titled "Around Hear".)

*Flesh Confessions is not your average garage-produced rock CD, rather the result of local instrumental specialist Jason Stolarik's 11 years of mastering guitar and other instruments. Only three of the nine tracks contain vocals, which affords the opportunity for Stolarik to jam to his heart's content on everything from acoustic, rhythm, and slide guitars, to synthesizers, keyboards, and pianos, to various means of percussion. Each track seems to illustrate another one of his influences, from Zappa to Floyd to Satriani. All of this makes for an intriguing and compelling sound that at the very least sustains the listener's interest for the entire 40 minutes.

-- Carter Moss

*Jason's recorded an interesting album. With music ranging from vocal-type contemporary songs, to impressive guitar instrumentals, it's well worth a listen.

*I've really been enjoying this CD more and more every time I listen to it. It's one of those albums that you keep discovering things about.

-- Steve Passiouras (Producer and Host) Fretnet.com

"Cerebral Fix" was recently played on Fretnet PBS 106.7 FM
May 30,2004 Melbourne, Australia time.

"Beantown" was recently played on Fretnet PBS 106.7 FM
May 2,2004 Melbourne, Australia time.

*Jason Stolarik is currently working in the studio, writing and recording new solo instrumental music. Go to www.jasonstolarik.com for updates...

*See him perform at the POGO-Youth Center on January 29th, 2005 for "Jemfest", the world's largest guitar-based charity event in Cologne, Germany. Jemfest is sponsored by Steve Vai's make a noise foundation. For more information check out the website - http://www.jemfest.com/Germany/20

*Mentioned in the "Latest News" section of Steve Vai's website - http://www.vai.com/News/index.html Scroll down to "Jemfest Germany."

*(Shifting Sands includes an excerpt from Clive Barker's book "the Great & Secret Show".)