To the One (2010)
John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension
Order: USA, Asia (Abstract Logix) | Europe (Mediastarz)
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With his new album To The One (Abstract Logix/Mediastarz), iconic guitarist and composer and 2010 Grammy Winner John McLaughlin looks backwards and forwards simultaneously. The six original songs are hauntingly evocative – with roiling rhythmic swells, modal expanses, and telepathic group interaction echoing the profound influence of John Cotrane’s 1965 spiritual jazz masterpiece A Love Supreme.
Mostly written in July and August of 2009, the music composing To The One was set down in the studio in November and December, with very few overdubs, by McLaughlin’s current performing outfit, the Fourth Dimension: Gary Husband (keyboards, drums), Etienne M’Bappe (electric bass), and Mark Mondesir (drums). Compositional devices clearly inspired by Coltrane are fused with elements of McLaughlin’s own multi-faceted approach, all delivered with a group empathy and shared vision that harkens back to Coltrane’s fearless mid-‘60s quartet of Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, and Jimmy Garrison. The effect of Jones’ kaleidoscopic approach to rhythm and drumming is especially felt, brilliantly recast and explored via McLaughlin’s gift for complex metrical structures.
McLaughlin’s restless, enquiring spirit is captured with disarming immediacy on To The One, vividly enhanced by both the skill and soulfulness of the Fourth Dimension. From the surging opener “Discovery” to the gently propulsive title track which closes the compact, forty-minute program, McLaughlin’s own playing is at its very peak: emotional and probing, exploding into flourishes of rapid-fire sixteenth notes one moment, candid and unguardedly vulnerable the next. No slavish imitation or sentimental tribute, To The One is a fiery yet open-hearted work, taking on the artistic and spiritual challenges first offered by Coltrane’s jazz masterpiece while making extensive use of the pioneering musical and technical vocabulary that McLaughlin has honed since the beginning of his storied career.
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Order : >Abstract Logix (Americas, Asia) Mediastarz (Europe).
John McLaughlin Nominated for 2008 Grammy Awards
John McLaughlin has already said Floating Point , his brand new CD, “May be the best record I ever made.” That’s really saying something when you consider McLaughlin’s prolific and trailblazing career. The guitarist and composer has appeared on some of the most important jazz-rock and world music albums in the last 40 years. The cd and DVD will be released by Mediastarz in EU and Abstract Logix in Americas. A behind the scenes DVD of the making of Floating Point will also be released. Filmed over a period of five days, it gives an intimate look at the spontaneity and vitality with which the CD was recorded. Further insight is offered through musician interviews and an extra audio track of McLaughlin providing commentary. It is the perfect companion piece for those who enjoy the CD and or would like to get a closer look at how minds meet during a modern recording session. Abstractlogix and Mediastarz in Europe.
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John McLaughlin : Konokol (DVD) Sep 18, 2007
John McLaughlin has just finished recording the upcoming dvd on Konokol, the Indian Rhythm System with percussionist V. Selvaganesh. This DVD is scheduled to launch in September 2007 in USA on Abstractlogix and Mediastarz in Europe.
Konokol – the universal system of mastering rhythm without drums is presented by John McLaughlin with Konokol Master Selvaganesh Vinayakram.
Order this DVD (NTSC - Americas, Asia) abstractlogix.com
Order this DVD (PAL - Europe and others) mediastarz.com
The DVD is divided into 6 chapters which bring the student from basic rhythm into the fascinating rhythms of of 5/4 7/4 9/8 etc.
Exercises are explained by John and demonstrated by Selva, followed by improvisations, which include all the exercise material of that particular chapter. You’ll learn through this course how to improvise rhythmically, and how this system can also help in your compositions.
In each chapter, John McLaughlin demonstrates on the guitar, the benefit Konokol has had on his life of music.
At the lower edge of your screen you will see a western musical score moving in sync to all the exercises, demonstrations and improvisations.
"I’m a guitar player—that's what I am primarily, that’s what I' ll always be," McLaughlin has been quoted as saying. " (And) I'm an eternal learner. I don't want to stop learning because I feel that no matter what I
've done, I'm really just beginning again. I don' t think I' ll ever stop learning."
