MANI SIERRA: Gallus

Mani Sierra

Gallus

© 2006 Loud Dust Recordings (795527513620)

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Mani Sierra, whose spacious, aerial, nimble and illuminating guitar music has made him the smooth instrumentalist of Texas. His music communicates the feel of the open sky with inspired guitar-scapes perfect for thinking, creating, relaxing and living.

tracks

1 Not My Religion
2 Gallus
3 Battle
4 Dirty Robbers
5 OSR
6 Isle Of Indigo
7 Invisible Sun
8 Amind
9 Summer's Guitar
10 Dirt Road
11 Unknown
12 In The Room

notes

Mani Sierra, whose spacious, aerial, nimble and illuminating guitar music, is recognized in San Antonio, Texas as a frequent acoustic performer at area venues and Borders stores as well as the guitarist leader of a full electric band. Mani, who is influenced by many of the great progressive guitarist of the past decades, can still recall the days at Windsor Music when he personally met some of the key influencers on his guitar playing, for example guitar virtuoso Steve Morse. Mani Sierra has toured extensively throughout the United States performing in a diverse collection of venues, including Barnes & Noble, colleges and universities, smoke filled bars, religious festivals, coffee shops, live art shows and of course his appearance at Captain Tony's in Key West, Florida. His music communicates the feel of the open sky of Texas and preserves the state’s historical tradition as the proving ground for skillful guitarists. Loud Dust Recordings has released SAVANT and GALLUS. For more information on MANI SIERRA visit http://www.louddust.com and http://www.manisierra.com

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  • A Real Rock Star
    author: Tracy

    I saw Mani Sierra open for L.A. Guns in San Antonio, Texas at Tiffany's February 22, 2008. He opened with "Gallus" then continued with "Battle", "Not My Religion" and closed with my favorite track "Amind". Mani Sierra and Louie Maldonado are one of the coolest guys, very quite and gracious, but when they hit the stage, they were not joking. What separates these artists from others is that there are only two of them creating this massive sound. Impressive! 5 stars plus 5!

  • A Real Rock Star
    author: Tracy

    I saw Mani Sierra open for L.A. Guns in San Antonio, Texas at Tiffany's February 22, 2008. He opened with "Gallus" then continued with "Battle", "Not My Religion" and closed with my favorite track "Amind". Mani Sierra and Louie Maldonado are one of the coolest guys, very quite and gracious, but when they hit the stage, they were not joking. What separates these artists from others is that there are only two of them creating this massive sound. Impressive! 5 stars plus 5!

  • Mani Sierra's Electrifying Sound is Addictive!
    author: George D'range, 808 Scene Zine

    I first found out about Mani when I met him online on my myspace profile for The Hawaii underground Music Society. During his recent 2007 Hawaiian tour, I had the opportunity to catch every one his performances, from Ala Moana Center Stage to "Next Door" in Chinatown. Together with his musical counterpart, Louie Maldonado, Mani puts on a show that is not to be missed. In every venue he played, people went from their regular routines, to saying "Who IS THIS GUY?" Mani lists one of his biggest influences as David Gilmour, and hearing him play it's easy to see why. Mani, along with Louie —The Geddy Lee to Mani's Alex Lifeson— makes his twin Parker guitars sing, wail, and scream, depending upon the mood of the particular piece they're playing. One might also be reminded of Joe Satriani at times, and my comparison to Rush is not lost to the Youtube universe, as Rush is the number 1 related video to Mani's. Mani and Louie's sound is definitely fresh and addictive, and I found their music resonating pleasantly around my brain for hours afterwards! Sample the songs, then buy the disc!

  • Ecclectic, energetic and most satisfying
    author: Ashlee Rose, TEG Artist

    My first encounter with the music world of Mani Sierra was about 6 years ago. Never had I experienced then, nor since, such an innovative approach to the electric guitar. There should be a genre called "Mani". Buy this CD - it won't disappoint.

  • Guitarist/Artist
    author: Gary Lane

    Dirt Road is remarkable and Whydam hillish. Not My Relegion is Rockin! OSR is what Texas rock should sound like. Dirty Robbers is, well just AMAZINGLY unique. Battle is arena rock. It's all here in a nutt shell. To me, Amind is a hit for the airwaves. If RUSH had an opening act? This would be it. 5 stars for this artist.

  • Mani Sierra, An Artist.
    author: Savannah Kessler

    From the Sophisiticated style of Dirty Robbers, to the Comparative Elegance to Micheal Hedges in Dirt Road, to the Erudite mannor of Not My Relegion and the clever humor with hints of Alex Lifeson in Battle, Mani Sierra offers such a well rounded sound and diverse style to this listener. Many guitarists attempted to put diiferent guitar techniques on one CD, but Mani Sierra does it with class and style. I had the pleasure in seeing him play in Honolulu twice and what an experience. 5 stars for Gallus.

  • Intelligent, Simple and Unique.
    author: David Orbach

    Invisible Sun is my favorite tune on Gallus. Sounds like David Gilmore and Alex Lifeson had some influence in this song. Dirt Road is just so different compared to the rest of his songs and he goes from heavey metal to Michael Hedges. That is Talent! I was floored with the opener Not My Relegion because it has such a metal sound which I like a lot. In the Room the last track can very well be a movie track. I listen to this one when I am driving the coast line. Out of all these great songs I think OSR is radio friendly and will most likely outshine his other great efforts on Gallus. Yes, 5 Stars.

  • Eclectic, unique and original
    author: Jason Preston

    My favorite compostion is Dirt Road off of Gallus. I saw him play downtown Honolulu, Hawaii (rRed Elephant) and was just amazed at his style and unique abilty to re-create his UNIQUE music live. Real track #2 from Savant was also a great song that captured my heart. Solo track #4 was a mystic song as well that just blew me away. 5 stars for this unique and talented artist.

  • "Gallus"
    author: Amanda

    His skill, personality and humor with the guitar speaks for it self. Buy it!

  • Acoustic/Electric/Rock/Eclectic
    author: Allen Wright

    Dirt Road is an amazing song in open tuning i'm sure, then Not My Relegion is hard rock. This artist has it all in the diversity department. Yes, Battle is so cool with the Weezer riff in the first break. OSR to me is my favority song especially with the history behind it. Unknown reminds me of David Gilmour and the titled song Gallus is totally rockin with a blent of metal and space guitar! I wonder what goes on in his head when he writes songs like Dirty Robbers? It is just way out there yet written very well. Yes, 5 stars all the way.

  • Intelligent, Rockin and Inspiring
    author: Michelle Johnson

    From the the first track Not My Relegion to deeper tracks like Summer's Guitar, Mani takes you full circle with his unique and inspirational music. The 5th track OSR is a mix of counrty licks that entangles his rush-like influences. On the intellectual side of this CD, Track #3 Battle has a simple lick from Weezer's hashpipe inbedded in the song which I find to be AWESOME! This CD is a great departure from his 1st CD Savant. Gallus to me is intellectual rock, hard rock from the past with a current vibe of the guitar scene. But this being said, track #10 Dirt Road proves that Mani Sierra is a true and unique guitarist. A diamond in the rough that will soon shine or may never shine. His music speaks for it self. 5 Stars = Awesome.

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