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For fans of Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Eagles, Coldplay, U2, Jethro Tull, Genesis, Supertramp and Dire Straits.

Name: Peter Matuchniak - Uncover Me (CD)
SKU: WEEC666123
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.6 (175 reviews)

Peter Matuchniak favours a progressive style of guitar that features melodic solos and graceful chording, clearly influenced by the likes of Steve Hackett (Genesis), Dave Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Andy Latimer (Camel) and Steve Howe (Yes). Always drawn more to composition and melody above pure technique and over-indulgence, Peter Matuchniak lets sounds and textures guide the music first and foremost.

The album is bookended by two halves of the Landscape Burning suite, opening with the powerful ”Falling Ash” and closing with ”Rising Sun” which begins by gently echoing the same progressive rock themes but with an entirely different arrangement, before climaxing with a grandiose finale . The lyrical theme centers around the struggle of identity and integrity in a world of make believe that we create and destroy, imagine and reimagine.

Peter handles the guitar work with ambient solos, graceful chords, fretboard tapping and gentle picking, and is backed an incredible array of talented musicians. Jimmy Keegan, drummer for Spock”s Beard, entertains throughout with driving rhythms and explosive technique. Powerful female vocals from Natalie Azerad reflect the Dark Side of the Moon (and it”s evident why she was recently chosen to sing live with Alan Parsons at the mixing desk). Ted Zahn provides contrasting male vocals that are reminiscent of Richie Havens, Cat Stevens and the whole Woodstock era. Rick Meadows” strong bass lock in to provide the perfect backbone while David Gilman shows off his classically trained talents on flute with Conor Jonson lending his jazz talents on sax.

Do you miss listening to albums that feature strong individual songs that stand alone, and yet only when they are all put together can you truly define the album as a whole? When it actually felt worth your while to check out the entire album, and be ready to go back and listen again? Then maybe this album is for you.