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Jonas Tamas : Sharp Guitars From a Flat Planet
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Instrumental rock guitar with melodic and shred elements - a high-energy combination of serious riffage, soaring melodies and lightning fast runs.
Genre: Metal/Punk: Guitar Virtuoso
Release Date: 2009
Sharp Guitars From a Flat Planet
Jonas Tamas
Record Label: Jonas Tamas
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Preview Song Name Time Buy
1. Zenith 4:52 + MP3 $0.99
2. Golden Sun 5:17 + MP3 $0.99
3. Finger of Fate 5:05 + MP3 $0.99
4. Mosquito Bite 4:31 + MP3 $0.99
5. Tight Squeeze 5:38 + MP3 $0.99
6. I Feel Sorry 4:35 + MP3 $0.99
7. Locrian Locusts 5:31 + MP3 $0.99
8. Streamline 5:07 + MP3 $0.99
9. Eloquent Look 5:31 + MP3 $0.99
10. Stormbeaten 7:05 + MP3 $0.99
11. Conversion 5:31 + MP3 $0.99
12. Escape From the Soulful Eyes 5:23 + MP3 $0.99
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Album Notes

In the last couple of years, more and more fans of instrumental guitar music became aware of an interesting guitar player from Hungary. This new guy on the scene, Jonas Tamas, sounds a bit different than your “average” guitar hero. He has managed to create a unique style of hard rock, progressive, shred elements, combined with a hint of fusion and funk here and there.

Jonas Tamas has played with several bands in his country, making successful gigs on the biggest rock festival in Central Europe, Sziget Festival.

His debut instrumental guitar album, with the profound title "Sharp Guitars From A Flat Planet" contains over 64 minutes of guitar-driven instrumental music. It is a very diverse album, with songs ranging from progressive metal, through neoclassical shred to bluesy riffage, pure hard rock to mellow moments with piano and acoustic guitars.

As Jonas states in interviews, he strives to put unexpected elements, sounds and approaches in his music, sometimes by using uncommon scales or modal changes (like the appearance of the special “Locrian natural 6” scale in the main riff of Locrian Locusts), or combining the heaviest segments with delightful acoustic passages (for example in the song entitled Stormbeaten, which tells the story about the formation and the raging of a huge storm).

Besides the 12 songs on the album, there is a free downloadable 'Sharp Guitars Bonus Pack', which contains a 6-minute-long bonus track called 'Balance in Hand' plus a greeting card - and what's more, also guitar tablatures of some of the riffs and solo segments from the album, and backing tracks for the solo sections of Zenith and Eloquent Look. If you purchase the album on CDBaby then you are entitled to request the 'Sharp Guitars Bonus Pack', just write a mail to the artist asking for the package.

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REVIEWS

Tremendous Instumental Guitar CD!
author: Keith Hancock
                            
Jonas has put together a fantastic group of tracks for us Shred Monkeys. I keep it in my Car's CD player for my very long commute to and from work, and the miles fly by! Very eclectic mix of styles and techniques, and memorable melodies, that will get stuck in your head and influence your fingers. He is also an incredible teacher, who is always helping out guitarists on his social pages and on instruction sites (such as Shred Knowledge). Great CD from a great guitarist and human being. BUY IT NOW, you won't regret it!
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Progressive guitar palying at its best
author: Francis Voignier/guitarist
                            
It is rare when a guitarist reaches deep into the fundamentals of music and stirs the kind of emotions Jonas Tamas's album "Sharp Guitars For A Flat Planet" brings out of me. The playing is fluid, precise and soulful, at times delicate, at others fiery... Every piece is awesomely executed and produced. The compositions convey landscapes and transport the listener into uncharted places... A masterpiece!
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Great Sounds
author: Angelo Demello
                            
This album is the reason why I love guitar instrumentals. Jonas really knows how to create catchy melodies to keep you wanting more, solos that compliment the songs and at the end of it all you are wanting more. This is a very good debut solo album from a creative and talented musician!! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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Des
author: Des Walsh
                            
"Sharp guitars" is far from a generic shred cd. Yes Jonas can pull rippling arpeggios out of nowhere and treverse the fretboard in fluid and melodic fashion, but it's his compostional flair that makes his music stand out. An usual cocktail of sounds is another factor, very crunchy rhythm guitars, celestial sci-fi string washes and soaring vai-esque lead tones... lovely!
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