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Best
known as an electric guitar pioneer who has worked with rock legends,
from Dylan and Mayall, to Canned Heat, the Stones and many others,
Harvey The Snake Mandel returns in early 2017 with
the ten track Snake Attack. A recent recording,
recaptured and released from the vaults by L.A. based Rock Beat Records,
the ten track CD features brief biographical liner notes and more
notes by Harvey describing that he wrote all the music, recorded all
the instruments and mixed and mastered it by himself. From the CD
liner notes, Harvey explains, This is a project I did a few
years ago. Its a recording done entirely in my home studio.
Working in my own home studio allowed me to do all sorts of great
guitar overdubs. The Snake Attack album features
Harveys impeccable guitar skills yet it also transcends the
blues and even rock with its electronica meets electric guitar soundscapes.
Some sonic influences that come to mind while listening to the super-charged
Snake Attack would be to recent music by Jeff Beck and even
going back to Jan Hammers mid 1980s soundtrack work on Miami
Vice, especially on melodic, Mandel composed gems like Exotic
Predator and A Luscious Life. With Harvey armed
to the teeth with a full wall of sound, the overall approach on Snake
Attack is hard-hitting and quite
potent. The jazz-rock beat and the occasional funk flourish is also
on fire here. Filled with a litany of dazzling guitar overdubs and
synth programming, the whole album is very futuristic, progressive
and even sci-fi sounding. An impressive spin from start to finish,
Snake Attack is totally mind-blowing and odd-sounding yet,
it's also a thoroughly engaging album of high-powered guitar-tronica
from one of Americas finest guitar treasures. www.smoreent.com
/ www.HarveyMandel.com
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