I recently
had the chance to listen and review
the album by the astonishing guitar
talent Atanas Shishkov. Well this
album has a very nice touch too it, a
lot of cool effects used on the
guitars also. A lot of wah and funky
bass grooves, Shishkov’s songs have a
nice original and exotic feel with
great technical shred and melodic lead
work on top.
The album also particularly grooves
very well throughout, topped well with
some cool synth chords on top through
a lot of it. There is a fair bit of
shredding present, which blends in
well when needed, but not forgetting
lots of neat little melodic licks all
played at a high ability. Great
technique showed in sweep picking,
speed picking and some really cool
harmonies and licks.
Shishkov’s style is also very
original, I would mainly describe his
sound as Funk meets Shred which is a
big advantage as a lot of today's
guitarists seem to lack in terms of
originality. The songs also sound
quite upbeat and energetic which is
also another great factor about
Shishkov’s music, complimenting the
music and creating an overall great
feel to it.
The Mozart Cover of the ‘’Howe Theme’’
is a nice change to the rest of the
songs, but may be too much of a
drastic change to the album for some.
Nonetheless it’s a well chosen and
well done cover. Shishkov shows he can
play neo-classical guitar very well.
Great use of harmonised guitars on
that track too.
Overall it was quite a joy to listen
to this album, I loved how the songs
grooved so well together and how
original Shishkov's style is. Great
technical and song writing ability
also clearly presented on this disc,
definately recommended.