Steve Howe – Guitarscape (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 38:13 minutes | 410 MB | Genre: Progressive Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Howesound
2024 release. Guitarscape marks a new chapter for the YES and ASIA legend as he presents, what amounts to, a guitar masterclass. “What I’m doing,” said Steve, “is focusing on what I do well and what I love to do.” Guitarscape features 14 new instrumental tracks in a host of musical styles, from rock through to acoustic and classical, each bearing that unmistakable Steve Howe sound. Steve plays acoustic, electric, steel and bass guitars along with keyboards and is joined by his son Dylan on drums. Steve has written all of the tracks and produced the album. “This album has given me the opportunity to do something different,” says Steve. “I bought a Novatron Summit keyboard and found that it had a wealth of inspiring sounds. It gave me a golden opportunity to create my own keyboard structures – chordal movements and structures that I thought were a bit different. I think differently on a keyboard, I don’t see the chords looking the same but then I had fun playing around with the guitar to see where that goes. I’ve utilized most of the colors, as I like to I think of my styles, and I’m always pleased when I hear them running through and it moves from a steel, maybe, to a Spanish guitar. Because it’s a different sort of album, I’m not using terribly conventional chord sequences but things that give me a fresh feeling and opportunities to improvise and stretch out as well as be melodic and make this a nice tuneful experience.”
Tracklist:
1-1. Steve Howe – Hail Storm (02:22)
1-2. Steve Howe – Spring Board (02:45)
1-3. Steve Howe – Distillations (01:48)
1-4. Steve Howe – Up Stream (03:17)
1-5. Steve Howe – Secret Mission (03:26)
1-6. Steve Howe – Passing Thoughts (02:34)
1-7. Steve Howe – Touch The Surface (03:21)
1-8. Steve Howe – Spring Rhyme (02:02)
1-9. Steve Howe – Equinox (03:04)
1-10. Steve Howe – Seesaw (02:12)
1-11. Steve Howe – Gone West (04:03)
1-12. Steve Howe – Suma (01:34)
1-13. Steve Howe – Spring Tide (02:41)
1-14. Steve Howe – Steel Breeze (02:57)
