| Sure! Currently I’m playing in eight bands, so I’m rather busy. Some of these bands I run myself, and in others I’m just a back-up player. These groups are all very different, and they all play different musical styles that range from contemporary Arabic music, to free jazz, to blues, to singer-song-writer, to progressive.
But the main news is that Djam Karet is nearly done with a new album! It will be our 18th CD so far. There is no title yet, but it will be our most melodic album, filled with tons of Mellotron and Moog, and wailing guitar solos. So far, I’m really happy with it. It’s got a sound that fits somewhere between our albums: The Trip, and Regenerator 3017, but with more melodies and Mellotron. It might not be released until early 2017. We just don’t know yet.
And Djam Karet’s little label Firepool Records has recently released another album by Texas’ Herd of Instinct, titled “Manifestation.” It’s their third album, and it’s great! Yes, I am biased, (I play with that group) but truly, it came out really well! Mark Cook is a great guy, and he’s a super talented musician. All those guys are.
Last year, my acoustic group Fernwood released our third album Arcadia, and it’s the best album I’ve ever played on (and I’ve played on over 100 albums). So I am super happy about that!
And I’m also finishing up the mixing and mastering of a live CD that was multi-track-recorded at a show in Topanga, where I accompanied Tim O’Gara on my Greek bouzouki, while he played guitar and sang his songs.
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