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Guitar Maestro's Spectacular 2025 Album on Hybrid SACD
Mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering

John McLaughlin has one of the richest artistic legacies in modern music, not only due to his unmatched technique, but also his boundless curiosity. From early masterpiecesExtrapolationandLove Devotion Surrender(with Carlos Santana), to the genre-bending invention of Mahavishnu Orchestra and the blistering acoustic explorations with Al Di Meola and Paco de Lucia, John has always sought for the new and transcendent. His work reaches out for a profound spiritual connection. Now, he has brought his singular vision to the world of film music with his scoreMusic for Abandoned Heights.

Compositionally, McLaughlin poured his imagination into the film's script to craft a rich blend of hot fusion and pensive ballads. He describes his writing process: "In my mind I would interact with the different personalities and situations and wait for my imagination to come up with themes, atmospheres and emotional 'colors' that echoed the drama and action." The resulting musical explorations give the album a muscular, turbulent beauty reminiscent of McLaughlin's electric fusion classicsInner WorldandTo the One.

McLaughlin's searing electric and mellifluous acoustic guitar lines are assertively supported by virtuosic performances from frequent collaborators Gary Husband (drums/keyboards), Julian Siegel (saxophone), Misha Mullov-Abbado and Etienne Mbappe (bass). These industry vets gracefully spark fire on heavier tunes like "The Scene" and introspective delicacy on the ballad "Nathaniel and Christine."

Impex Records is delighted to bring you the newest incarnation of John McLaughlin's storied career, as he continues his quest for the sublime.

Features

• Super Audio CD
• SACD Stereo SACD Layer
• Designed to Play on Standard CD Players, SACD Players & Other SACD-Capable Players
• Playback of DSD Tracks Requires Components That Support the DSD Format
• Full DSD encode for highest-fidelity audio reproduction on SACD players
• Hybrid CD layer plays in all Compact Disc players
• Recorded & Mixed by Grammy Award Winner George Murphy at Eastcote Studios, London
• Mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
• Deluxe Booklet with Studio Photography & New Notes by John McLaughlin and Music Journalist Walter Kolosky

Musicians

Selections

1. The Scene
2. Malcolm Fitzgerald
3. Curaao Dream
4. Elijah in DC
5. One Step Out
6. DC Basketball
7. Christine
8. Nathaniel Drives to New Jersey
9. Will & Elijah On the Train
10. Nathaniel & Christine
11. The End