Slack by David Brewster
Slack is my first non-themed album in ten years.
This album was recorded in my home studio in Chicago, IL and Evansville, IN from 2013-2014.
The idea and inspiration for this album came from writing and riffing with my Ibanez HR Giger model (THRG2), and after a number of songs were recorded, I restrung the guitar with heavier strings and lowered the tuning.
Instead of my usual 1/2-step down+drop-D tuning, I chose to tune down 1 1/2 steps+drop-d tuning ("Drop-B tuning").
I found the slacked tuning inspiring, and I wrote a number of new riffs and ideas on the spot.
As I continued to explore this tuning and the sounds I could reach and achieve, I found that I had created an entirely new selection of music.
As I listened to my new creations, I wound up replacing a number of the songs I had originally planned to release on this album, with the new "slacked" songs.
I'm quite proud of this one.
Tracklist
| 1. | Origin | 1:48 |
| 2. | Slack | 3:12 |
| 3. | Vacancy | 4:03 |
| 4. | Diablerie | 3:29 |
| 5. | Undue | 3:44 |
| 6. | The Exit Wound | 4:11 |
| 7. | Overstep | 3:43 |
| 8. | Jacks | 3:48 |
| 9. | Parallel Axis | 4:21 |
| 10. | Remiss | 3:47 |
| 11. | Akrasia | 2:49 |
| 12. | Diminish | 4:04 |
| 13. | Watching Ghosts | 4:26 |
Credits
David Brewster - Everything
License
All rights reserved.
An honors graduate from the Atlanta Institute of Music, David has been crafting instrumental rock and metal music for two decades.
In addition to a music career built on performing, touring, recording, and teaching, he's also a published author with Hal Leonard, Cherry Lane, and Centerstream Publications, and is a contributing writer for Guitar Player and Premier Guitar Magazine.