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Qitara

by Johannes Luley

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1.
The Doer 05:10
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2.
Upness 06:27
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3.
Seconds 01:42
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4.
Sister Six 05:33
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Soliloquist 02:57
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Moonlight Mesa 04:40
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Red and Orange 05:25
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Faces in Reflection 03:38
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Hot Sands 03:53
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The White City 03:23
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11.
Agni Rahasya 04:49
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about

This 2017 release marks Johannes' transition from prog to jazz rock. Featuring ex-Moth Vellum singer Ryan Downe, Katisse Buckingham, Scott kinsey, Otmaro Ruiz and Danish singer Kier.

Nearly five years after the release of his highly acclaimed debut album
“Tales From Sheepfather’s Grove”, Johannes is following up with a
stunning new record: QITARA.

On QITARA Johannes is shifting his focus from vocal driven acoustic
compositions that were the hallmark of “Tales…” to the electric guitar. A mostly instrumental album, QITARA embraces styles such as jazz,
jazz-rock, prog and even some reggae.

The single vocal performance on the album, “Sister Six”, marks the return of Johannes’ former Moth Vellum bandmate Ryan Downe, a reunion that will likely make many Moth Vellum fans very happy. Other guest players include heavy hitters Otmaro Ruiz (Arturo Sandoval,
John McLaughlin, Jon Anderson), Katisse Buckingham (Herbie Hancock, Andy Summers) and Michael Hunter (Stanley Clarke, Lenny Kravitz).

With QITARA, Johannes is continuing to process his roots, which are widespread. He grew up with the Canterbury sound, before jazz-rock was called “fusion”. His father, an avid jazz lover, turned him on to George Duke and John Abercrombie, who sadly passed away recently. These two heroes of Johannes’ are honored with the cover tracks “Faces in Reflection” and “Red and Orange”.

Throughout the record, Johannes is exploring new methods and
techniques on his instrument, yielding some otherwordly sounds in an attempt to move the guitar forward, while respecting the past.

credits

released September 15, 2017

Johannes Luley - acoustic and electric guitar, bass, synth, piano, santur, fretless guitar, percussion, brass and strimng arrangements

Edoardo Talenti - drums

Katisse Buckingham - soprano sax on "The Doer"

Jesse Nason - synth FX on "The Doer" & "Moonlight Mesa"

Jason Lobell - upright bass on "Upness"

Morten Kier - background vocals on "Upness", electric piano on "Faces in Reflection"

Michael Hunter - flugelhorn on "Upness"

Otmaro Ruiz - grand piano on "Upness"

Ryan Downe - lead vocals on "Sister Six"

Scott Kinsey - keyboards on "Red and Orange"

Dicki Fliszar - drums on "Faces in Reflection"

Robin Hathaway - background vocals on "Hot Sands"

Christian Hammer - Vienna Dimension Brass on "Agni Rahasya"

Produced, mixed and mastered by Johannes Luley at mysonictemple.com

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Johannes Luley Los Angeles, California

Born and raised in Germany; studied at Jazz-Schule Darmstadt under Eddy Marron; background as a session player; 1993 move to California; 2018 major label deal with Sony Music; since 1997 works as producer at his Los Angeles studio mysonictemple.com; has produced/engineered over 100 albums; his own releases are "Tales from Sheepfather's Grove" (2013), "Qitara" (2017) and "Follow Your Heart" 2021. ... more

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