{"id":26520,"date":"2025-02-18T10:21:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T10:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=26520"},"modified":"2025-02-18T10:21:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T10:21:10","slug":"trey-gunns-7d-media-releases-experimental-guitarist-composer-and-producer-andre-lafosse-releases-entry-level-an-introduction-to-andre-lafosse-spanning-more-than-twenty-ye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2025\/02\/18\/trey-gunns-7d-media-releases-experimental-guitarist-composer-and-producer-andre-lafosse-releases-entry-level-an-introduction-to-andre-lafosse-spanning-more-than-twenty-ye\/","title":{"rendered":"Trey Gunn\u2019s 7d Media Releases Experimental Guitarist, Composer, and Producer Andre LaFosse Releases \u201cEntry Level: An Introduction to Andre LaFosse\u201d Spanning More Than Twenty Years of His Career"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cWhen I dreamed up a new collection of experimental guitarists for 7d, Andre was my instant first pick.\u201d – Trey Gunn<\/em>

7D Media is proud to announce that experimental guitarist, composer, and producer Andre LaFosse is joining our musical family with \u201cEntry Level: An Introduction to Andre LaFosse.\u201d Spanning more than twenty years of his career, this 14 track album brings together remastered classics, remixed favorites, and even offers a sneak peek into the future with an exclusive new track.

Throughout the collection, LaFosse\u2019s distinctive \u201cturntablist guitar\u201d technique takes center stage, showcasing his skill in looping, multitracking, and creative sound manipulation. The title track, \u201cEntry Level,\u201d debuts as an electrifying preview of his upcoming album,\u00a0\u201cThen Again,\u201d\u00a0scheduled for release later this year on Trey Gunn’s experimental music label, 7D Media.

Highlights include the energetic \u201cHard Sci-Fi\u201d (2012), the genre-defying \u201cInterference\u201d (2003), and a re-amped version of \u201cBalancing Act\u201d (2012), along with updated renditions of \u201cDisambiguation,\u201d \u201cIMNSHO,\u201d and \u201cSeismic.\u201d

This compilation serves as the perfect starting point for new listeners while also offering longtime fans a rich archive of LaFosse\u2019s evolving artistry – from early experiments like \u201cSignify\u201d (1999) to more recent explorations such as \u201cEach Planet a Complete Society\u201d (2022). Aligning seamlessly with 7D Media\u2019s mission to spotlight groundbreaking artists, \u201cEntry Level\u201d stands as a testament to LaFosse\u2019s enduring creativity and his significant contributions to the experimental guitar music landscape.

\u201cI first encountered Andre\u2019s musical vision through his release \u2018Normalized\u2019 and within two bars I was floored. Finally! Someone had taken guitar-looping into wild new territory. While everyone else was crafting these big, swirling, watery pieces \u00e0 la Robert Fripp (I’d been wrestling with that myself), Andre completely threw out the rulebook.His \u2018Normalized\u2019 sound was seriously funky stuff \u2013 think more Carlos Alomar (Bowie), Adrian Belew, and Fela Kuti’s guitar players. More James Brown swagger than Brian Eno dreamscape.And his looping technique? Totally \u2018wrong\u2019 by convention, and brilliantly so! He was corrupting those guitar loops like a mad scientist: chopping them up, stretching them out, breaking them into tiny blips before expanding them back again. No more of those long, drippy sustaining guitar layers \u2013 this was musical fragmentation and reassembly, all while keeping the groove alive.When I dreamed up a new collection of experimental guitarists for 7d, Andre was my instant first pick. Could we get him involved? Would he make new recordings for us? Yes and yes! Even better \u2013 we got his whole back catalog, including (Yes!) \u2018Normalized.\u2019\u201d – Trey Gunn<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andre\u2019s Music Available at:<\/strong>https:\/\/7dmedia.com\/entry-level<\/a>
Visit Andre Online at:<\/strong>https:\/\/andrelafosse.com\/<\/a>
For more information:<\/strong>https:\/\/7dmedia.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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