Edward Box is back
with his second guitar instrumental solo album “Moonfudge”.
The new album is the follow up to 2003’s “Plectrumhead” and to follow
this in 2004 he appeared on the album “The Spirit Lives On: The Music of
Jimi Hendrix Vol 1” with a bone crushing rendition of Foxy
Lady.
Returning
to the type of playing that first got him noticed, Ed has crafted an
album in “Moonfudge” that traverses the six-string super highway
with consummate ease.
In
the coming months Ed will also be contributing articles and lessons to
the new online guitar magazine all out guitar. Visit
www.alloutguitar.com to pre register for free!
“Moonfudge”
was written between January 2004 and September 2005 and was recorded in
two sessions between March 2005 and October 2005. Mixing took place from
October 2005 to December 2005 .
On
the new material Edward comments, “It was a struggle to find
inspiration and come up with new instrumental material, hence the long
gap between this and Plectrumhead. Overall I think it has turned out
well and has a tighter and more compact sound and I feel that it is a
worthy follow up and I know fans of quality guitar music will enjoy
it”.
On
the actual material, “Big Screen Love Theme is based
around a melody line I'd had for the last 8 years and
Trailblazer goes back to a riff I had in 1992/93 as does
Hourglass so never discount riffs! Stantons
Stomp
is a reworking of a vocal song from my old band Arch Stanton
with all other material based on new ideas”
Brief Bio
Inspired by the likes of Judas
Priest and Van Halen, Edward Box started playing guitar at the age of
14. Early influences included Michael Schenker, George Lynch and Warren
DeMartini before the explosion of guitar in the late 80's caught his
imagination. With Vai, Satriani and Malmsteen firmly entrenched in his
album collection, he moved from his native Cumbria to the
industrial climes of Newcastle
upon Tyne in the
North East of England to study music where he is now on the areas
leading guitar teachers, in addition Ed also plays in the band
Vendetta.
