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1 play Add to Playlist Birth 9:21 €0.89
2 play Add to Playlist Canyon Star 6:04 €0.89
3 play Add to Playlist Count To Ten 6:44 €0.89
4 play Add to Playlist Funeral March 5:32 €0.89
5 play Add to Playlist Gossamer 8:10 €0.89
6 play Add to Playlist Psaw 11:24 €0.89
7 play Add to Playlist Walomendem 14:18 €0.89

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Brian Ellis is an multi-instrumentalist from San Diego, California. He has released several albums in the last few years under multiple monikers and is perhaps better known as lead guitarist for the progressive rock group, ASTRA.

By playing guitar, bass, drums, various synthesizers and keyboards, saxophone, trumpet, sitar, xylophone, kalimba, etc., Brian creates the illusion of a large live band jamming all together. After releasing 2 albums in 2007 for the now defunct Scottish electronic label, Benbecula Records, Brian found himself straying away from the programmed/sequenced elements and wanted to make an album where all the instruments were played live. The album was completed in early 2008 and was set to be the follow up to "The Silver Creature". Unfortunately, Benbecula decided to close it's doors at this time and the album was shelved.

"Quipu" takes Brian Ellis' jazz/fusion/funk sound from his previous solo works to the next level. The opening track "Birth" sets a deep atmosphere of delayed trumpets and saxophones with a slow beat and funky bass before exploding into an odd-timing heavy fusion workout harkening back to the days of Mahavishnu Orchestra. Whereas later tracks like "Psaw" (featuring David Hurley of Astra on drums) take on much more of a free jazz sound similar to Miles Davis "Bitches Brew" era, full of dissonance and surprising elements. The final track "Walomendem" is a 14 minute progressive rock epic hailing as a tribute to the great french band Magma.

Tracklisting:

1) Birth.
2) Canyon Star.
3) Count To Ten.
4) Funeral March.
5) Gossamer.
6) Psaw.
7) Walomendem.

"Quipu" (PS20) is released NOW through Parallax Sounds (Monday 11th April 2011) on CD and digital download with stunning artwork by Jessica Planter & Sean Painter. "Quipu" album got loads of great reviews in Classic Rock presents Prog, Uncut magazine, The Wire, Shindig! and many more...

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