Kashgar "Artefact"

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, Fusion
Format: CD, digital
Release date: August 14, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. Uncertainties (5:46)
2. Burning Daylight (5:35)
3. Saborito (6:00)
4. The Unholy Four (6:02)
5. Light Me Up (5:35)
6. Jairazbhoy (4:21)
7. Transcendence (4:18)
8. Libertad (3:51)
9. Oslito (4:53)
10. No More Time (5:22)

Total Time 51:43

Line-up: 
Marcus Taylor (Broken Parachute) - guitars, bass, percussion, synths, backing vocals
Ben Bell (Patchwork Cacophony, Broken Parachute) - keys, choirs
James Chapmen - drums
   With
Marc Atkinson (Nine Stones Close, Riversea, Moon Halo) - vocals (2, 5, 7)
Laura Scott - backing vocals (2)

Description/Reviews: 

Bolstered by a dynamic cast of musicians, the album is a blistering fusion of progressive rock meets world music. Having honed his songwriting and playing through Broken Parachute’s latest progressive-rock disk <Living Dangerously>, Taylor has pushed on with his calling to bridge musical styles in new and inventive ways. You’ll find rhythms and melodies inspired by India, the Middle East and Latin America supporting the dynamic interplay of guitars, keyboards, drums and vocals. ARTEFACT is edgy, path breaking music that calls to mind the vibrant energy of the early Santana disks.

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Kashgar "Kashgar"

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 23, 2015
Tracklist: 
1. The Jackal (4:49)
2. Khan Garuda (5:57)
3. Do Ya Me Oh La Too? (5:34)
4. Lahore Tikka House (4:30)
5. Two For Pujara (5:10)
6. Morning Meditation (1:46)
7. Graveyard Of Empire (5:15)
8. Samba Del Sastre (4:39)
9. Salu Shift (5:42)
10. Hand In The Chilli Jar (9:35)
11. Bell's Jalfrezi (4:38)

Total time 57:35

Line-up: 
Marcus Taylor – guitars, bass, synths, oud, konakol, percussion (conga, tumba, darbuka, naal, bodhran, pandeiro, rototoms, cymbals, bells and shakers, wavedrum and loops)
Ben Bell – keyboards (Hammond and Vox Continental organs, Rhodes and Wurlitzer electric pianos, Nord and Prophet synths), konakol, timbales and Vietnamese gong
Matt Snowden – drums on tracks 1- 3, 5 and 8-11.
Jeff Willet – drums on track 4

Description/Reviews: 

Born from the restless vision of guitarist-composer Marcus Taylor, Kashgar weaves together jazz sensibilities, a classic rock edge and world influences to create an encompassing and innovative album. From dramatic Indian rhythmic passages that invoke the Mahavishnu Orchestra to fiery guitar-Hammond exchanges that would fit comfortably in the mainstream of progressive rock, Kashgar presents a refreshingly innovative take on the future of jazz-fusion.

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