| Gordian Knot | |
|---|---|
| Origin | USA |
| Genre(s) | Progressive rock Progressive metal Alternative rock Instrumental rock |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Label(s) | Sensory |
| Website | Sean Malone / Gordian Knot |
| Members | |
| Sean Malone (Bass) Paul Masvidal (Guitars) Jason Gobel (Guitars) Bill Bruford (Drums) |
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Gordian Knot is a progressive rock/metal band directed by bass guitarist Sean Malone. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved Progressive metal (often referred to simply as prog metal) is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music which blends the powerful guitar-driven sound of metal with the complex Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Instrumental rock is a type of Rock music which emphasizes Musical instruments, and which features no or very little Singing. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Sean Malone is an American musician who plays Fretless Bass guitar and Chapman Stick. Paul Masvidal (January 20 1971 is the guitarist singer and a founding member of the recently reunited Progressive metal band Cynic and currently also leads the Jason Göbel is an American Guitarist. He is best known for being a member of the technical metal band Cynic and playing guitar on their album William Scott Bruford (born May 17 1949 in Sevenoaks, Kent) better known as Bill Bruford, is an English Drummer Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved Progressive metal (often referred to simply as prog metal) is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music which blends the powerful guitar-driven sound of metal with the complex The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Sean Malone is an American musician who plays Fretless Bass guitar and Chapman Stick. At times its shifting lineup has included Steve Hackett of Genesis, Bill Bruford of King Crimson and Yes , Ron Jarzombek from Watchtower and Spastic Ink as well as Jim Matheos of Fates Warning, several of Malone's former bandmates from Cynic and John Myung from Dream Theater. Stephen Richard Hackett (born 12 February 1950 is a British Songwriter and Guitarist. Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967 With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide Genesis are among the top 30 highest-selling recording artists William Scott Bruford (born May 17 1949 in Sevenoaks, Kent) better known as Bill Bruford, is an English Drummer King Crimson is a Progressive rock band founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969 Yes are an English Progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. Ron Jarzombek is a Progressive metal Guitarist, a member of Watchtower, and has completed his latest studio album "Machinations Of Dementia" Watchtower is an American progressive / technical Thrash metal band based in Austin Texas who were mostly active in the 1980s Spastic Ink is a progressive technical metal band from the United States. Jim Matheos ( Westfield, MA, USA, 22 november 1962) is the guitarist and primary songwriter for the Progressive metal Fates Warning is a Progressive metal band formed in 1983 by John Arch, Jim Matheos, Victor Arduini, Joe DiBiase, and Steve Cynic is a Progressive metal band with incorporated Jazz fusion founded in Miami, Florida, United States. John Ro Myung (ˈmaɪəŋ (born on January 24, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois) is a Bassist and a founding member of the Progressive Dream Theater is an American Progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name " Majesty " by John Myung, John Petrucci
Musical Style
The music of Gordian Knot is a stylistic mixture of progressive rock and -metal, Fusion, instrumental music à la Robert Fripp's Guitar Craft (replacing the clean guitar sound with distorted sounds) and his solo-work (for example, compare Gordian Knot's song "Grace" with Fripp's "Evening Star"). Fusion or more specifically jazz fusion or jazz rock, is a Musical genre that merges Jazz with elements of other styles of music particularly Robert Fripp (born 16 May 1946 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England) is a Guitarist, Composer and a Record Notable is their use of several overlapping layers of complex melodies and harmonies into a unified whole, while the complexity is never an end in itself.
The music of Gordian Knot also relies heavily on diatonic guitar melodies (although sometimes encompassing later-resolved dissonances to add a jazz-fusion-like flavour). The interaction between the various instruments, all played by accomplished instrumentalists, allows for communication of various melody lines, harmonies and rhythms between guitar(s), bass and (concerning rhythms) even drums.
Also, Gordian Knot cannot be categorized without disregarding certain aspects of their music. For example the piece "Komm, süsser Tod, komm sel'ge" is a transcription of a piece of the same name by Johann Sebastian Bach, while some other of their pieces, most notably "Grace", have a distinct classical, even baroque Bach-like flavour, being constructed in an almost counterpoint-like fashion by interweaving several independent diatonic melody lines from the Chapman Stick. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section.2 This article is written in British English including maximised use of "-ise" In Music, counterpoint is the relationship between two or more voices that are independent in contour and Rhythm, and interdependent in Harmony
Other songs, such as "Muttersprache" (German for "mother tongue") or "Code/Anticode" work with on-beat/off-beat, interplay between two guitars and/or the rhythm- and melody section, incorporating jazz chords and dissonant intervals to create tension and form the basis for a mixture of jazz fusion and progressive rock/metal.
Discography
- Gordian Knot (1999)
- Emergent (2003)
External links
Gordian Knot was the debut album of Sean Malone 's ( Cynic) progressive rock project of the same name Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Emergent was a 2003 Album by Gordian Knot. Track listing "Arsis" – 159 "Muttersprache" – Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic