Lightning - ברק

Originally, the music for this work was the first half of a composition I played and recorded a while back, called "3rd Stone: Demolition and Reconstruction". It worked out well as the background music for a reading of Apocalypse (Revelation) chapter Sixteen. I thought that an "otherworldly" sound of the voice for the reading would fit the context appropriately.
It took a little more production-type work to get the mix I wanted, but--as with the Bukowski piece--the process seemed artistic enough, and was well worth the effort. I hope you agree.

3rd Stone (from the Sun): Apocalypse 16 - Thrust-O-Logue (Hendrix inspired)

The one advantage of adding words to music is that it can give needed focus and immediacy to a work. That said, in this instance I don't really need to explain much in these introductory comments--save for the fact that I've been in both positions over the years (i.e. the overbearing guitarist AND the underappreciating listener).
I figured: Why not state both positions simultaneously in the same piece? The opportunity to express ironic parody was too good to pass up.
Thanks to the Bowie / Alomar duo for inspiration along musical lines, as well as the obvious honest madness of C. Bukowski for the story! I have to thank (the late) Joe Frank for the inspiration in helping me to conceive this whole thing to begin with. (He's got some classic postings right here on soundcloud!)
This work took some editing chops to pull off, as I was mixing and blending a number of different sections and sounds. It is truly a solo work. - Thrust

Guitars (story by Charles Bukowski; arranged / performed by H. Thrust) - Thrust-O-Logue

At least a few famous (and some less so) people have said that “free speech” is truly only granted to “the dead”. With that thought in mind, it seems that if someone who is still alive wishes to protest injustice—or other acts of oppression—through some “literate medium”, it might be to advantage to quote a credible—but long deceased—source.
I don't know of a more time-honored and credible source than The Bible; and while all humans that were involved in it's writing are many generations removed, the Author continues alive—and truly untouchable.
Therefore, in this posted work, I've chosen to feature a soliloquy from the Bible book of Psalms; wherein the writer Asaph (a MUSICIAN, no less) ponders the seemingly “untouchable” nature of wicked people (no shortage of them in our time, either), and the difficulties they cause to good people.
I've provided appropriate background music for this reading, and formatted it in a style developed and popularized by non other than Joe Frank (his extensive work is DEFINITELY worth investigating, and can be found here on soundcloud). The music is inspired by a song from the English rock band “The Who”, wherein modern hedonism is exposed as a sham.
So really, it's all been said already...just not quite like this! Consider me the “conduit” for moving it forward. - Thrust

Psalm 73:  Striking Back at The Eminence Front (Joe Frank Tribute Version) - Thrust-O-Logue

This track debuted on my January 9, 2023 "Escape Velocity" episode (which will undoubtedly find its way--in its entirety--on this howardthrustradio page! AND HERE IT IS:  https://soundcloud.com/howard-thrust-radio/escape-velocity-with-howard-thrust-episode-12-theme-space-rock). You can find the link to these broadcasts in my "Profile" section. It served as the opening track, introducing the theme: "Space Rock".
I've always liked "massive sound", no matter where it's sourced from; and I've wanted to do a version of this piece when I got the arrangement and sound right. (I also have another--even MORE "radio friendly" version posted on my "Howard Thrust Side 1" page. You can check it out here:  https://soundcloud.com/howard-thrust/also-sprach-zarathustra-a-space-rock-odyssey-thrust-7-version-mmountain-offensive )
In any event, all versions are played on a Chapman Baritone Guitar(ML-1 V2). It turned out to be the "key" which unlocked the SpaceRock/GrooveMetal possibilities intrinsic in the original work.
As usual, I am responsible for all performance and production tasks associated with this work .

Enjoy the ride! - Thrust

Also Sprach Zarathustra... A Space Rock Odyssey (T-Minus 9 Version)- MMountain Offensive

Since “all things Space” continue to garner quite a lot of attention in The Media and elsewhere these days, I figured it was time to add another work under that theme.
This one is based on an iconic work by symphonic composer Richard Strauss; which was based on a literary work by none other than Friederich Nietzsche entitled “Also Sprach Zarathustra” (translated “Thus Spoke Zarathustra”...although many would recognize it as the main theme for the feature film “2001: A Space Odyssey”).
Seeing as how Mr. Z was a rather “heavy cat”, Strauss composed a suitably “heavy” orchestral work to properly introduce him. It was and is pure Magic!
It has also proven to be a FLEXIBLE work—lending itself to all kinds of adaptations and arrangements...like the solo “live loop jam” version I'm presenting here. 
I also have an extended version with a "Van Halen in Space" intro. Check it out here:  https://soundcloud.com/howard-thrust-radio/also-sprach-zarathustra-a-space-rock-odyssey-t-minus-9-version-mmountain-offensive
As per usual, I'm responsible for all the sounds you're hearing—including the performance, recording, engineering and related production duties necessary to make it all happen! - Thrust

Also Sprach Zarathustra... A Space Rock Odyssey (Thrust 7 Version) - MMountain Offensive

This is an all-original work addressing the problem of "progress without a sustainable goal".
One explanation for the title is the fact that the backing musical track alternates between 6/8, 7/8, 8/8 and 9/8 time signature. There are also other explanations. Let's see if you can figure some of those out...
I call it the "ESP Version 2.0" for at least a couple of reasons. One is that I used my 1987 ESP "the Mirage Deluxe" for all of the guitar sounds involved in its production...and this version is a subtly different Edit and Mix. Let's see if you can come up with some other reasons...
As always, I'm responsible for all of the performance, recording and production tasks involved with this work.
Thanks for listening! - Thrust

If Six And Seven Eight Nine (ESP Version 2.0) - Thrust-O-Logue (inspired by Joe Frank)

This is a track inspired by what has got to be one of the more influential Rock Albums in my World!
It seemed like to right time to put this one out: The World in General continues to be an increasingly less friendly place--featuring animalistic behavior from those in any position of authority right on down to all the rest.
I've been experimenting with tunings lately; and I've found that my somewhat "vintage" Gibson Les Paul Special seems to favor being tuned in "D Standard"...which is the original tuning employed for this iconic and timeless Pink Floyd number.
I've given this version an "outro treatment" employing a "Dog Combat Soundtrack" edit and mix (with light "phase", of course!); which seemed appropriate, since the original had some "Dog Audio Samples" inserted in it, as well!
As per usual, I'm responsible for all of the sounds you are hearing here--including concept, performance and production. - Thrust

Jam In D(ogs)...Combat Outro - Rock Interpretive Instrumental by Groove Crater Method (Pink Floyd)

Un extrait de la bande son pour la performance de Nawelle Aïneche.
Première présentation est faite le 3 juin aux Subsistances (Lyon).
L'ambiance sonore aquatique et flottant comme si un foetus entendait la musique...
Installation & performance : Nawelle Aïnèche
Composition musicale : Yôko Higashi

extrait de la bande son pour la performance MATRICE de Nawelle Aïneche

Born in Montreal, Andy Kim was inspired by the Beatles, Hank Williams, Frank Sinatra, Elvis, Buddy Holly, and Bob Dylan. He found fame in New York City at just 16 years old when he wrote How’d We Ever Get This Way?, the first of nine Billboard Top 40 hits, including #1 songs Rock Me Gently and Sugar, Sugar, one of Billboard’s “Greatest Songs of All Time.” A true Canadian son, Andy has been awarded the country’s top industry honours three times, the JUNO Award for outstanding achievements in the record industry, as well as the Indie Award for Favorite Solo Artist and a star on Canada’s Walk Of Fame. Andy is a member of Songwriters Hall of Fame and was inducted into Billboard’s Hit Parade Hall of Fame. Over his epic career, Andy has sold over 30 million records, and The Archies’ “Sugar, Sugar” has been streamed over 350 million times on Spotify and YouTube.
For nearly 20 years, The Andy Kim Christmas has been gathering friends and fans together to celebrate the spirit and generosity of the musical community with all proceeds going to charity. The concerts have brought people together from coast to coast on television and in concert, bringing its cumulative money raised to over $2.3 million. The one-of-a-kind charity event has previously included performances by some of the country’s most sought-after singer-songwriters and performers. Past guests include Ron Sexsmith, Kim Mitchell, Sarah McLachlan, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Feist, The Sheepdogs, City and Colour, Nelly Furtado, and more.

Tom Wilson is a Canadian music legend, famed storyteller, and visual artist, is a three-time Juno winning Canadian musician with multiple gold records. He has written for and recorded songs with Sarah McLachlan, City and Colour, Jason Isbell, Colin James, Lucinda Williams, Billy Ray Cyrus, Mavis Staples, and The Rankin Family. His band Junkhouse has scored eleven top-ten hits, and his iconic, Americana-fuelled Blackie and the Rodeo Kings have organically evolved into one of the finest roots-oriented bands in music and remains one of Canada’s greatest treasures. Tom’s most recent incarnation, Lee Harvey Osmond, has received extensive praise and airplay throughout North America. His art has shown in galleries in New York City, Vancouver, Toronto and more recently, Ottawa.
But uncovering a web of family secrets set him off on a lifelong journey to reconnect with his identity. With a rare gift for storytelling and an astonishing story to tell, in his critically acclaimed autobiography, Beautiful Scars, Tom writes with unflinching honesty and extraordinary compassion about his search for the truth. It's a story about scars, about the ones that hurt us, and the ones that make us who we are.

Andy Kim & Tom Wilson Order of Canada with Bill King

MUSIC:  Paul Ernest S. Gervacio
LYRICS:  Andrew D. Vajna

PRODUCER:  Paul Ernest S. Gervacio
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:  PJ Productions Incorporation

Begin From The Start

1st Album

A Whole New World

Bam -  Prod  Dub & DnB

Having many great memories of a wide variety of “Musical Experiences” during my “Formative Years”, they often inform (sometimes unwittingly) the “statements” I make with my current work.
Listening to a lot of Pop AM Radio during the '60s, I was impacted (naturally) by the virtual “omnipresence” of the West Coast (U.S.) collective of studio musicians who became known as “The Wrecking Crew”...as well as what the Beatles were putting out at the time. A couple of (the many) standouts were Sonny and Cher's “The Beat Goes On” AND the Beatles “She's So Heavy” (more of an “album cut”, really; but I had access to LPs toward the end of the '60s!).
As far as our Modern World is concerned, many are having a harder and harder time observing all of the “Compounded Chaos” coming at us from all sides...and still rationally viewing it as “business as usual”.
So “The Beat” DOES go on—but at quite an accellerated and uncertain pace—while appearing to be morphing into some kind of “Dystopian Future”, at best.
I couldn't think of two better themes to incorporate in this piece in order to instrumentally expresss my reaction to the aforementioned Chaos.
It took some months of thought, trial and error before I came up with the work posted here.
Some notable highlights: I transposed both songs into the key of B (one Major and the other Minor—an octave down), and cross-faded the end of the first into the beginning of the second. The “white noise” that overwhelms the second part was recorded with a somewhat unorthodox—but very effective--”live looping method”. (As always, I'm responsible for all aspects of concept, performance and production involving this track!)

To listen to the full-length "Album Version" click this link:   https://soundcloud.com/howard-thrust-2/the-beat-goes-onbut-its-gettin-heavytothe9s-version-rock-instrumental-by-mmountain-offensive
Thanks for listening - Thrust

The Beat Goes On...but Its gettin HEAVY (LongPlaySingle Version) Instrumental by MMountain Offensive

Once upon a time (as I was learning Guitar on my first Steel-String Acoustic) I was kinda into the "Modern Folk, Easy Listening, Soft Rock" Thing (America, Bread, The Carpenters, Cat Stevens, etc.).
As things progressed, I became more interested in "Spirited, High-Energy" Music (Jeff Beck, Bowie, Hendrix, Van Halen ...and of course Zeppelin, among others).
What DID stay with me from those "Mellow Years" were some of the enduringly well-written tunes!
Here for your consideration is a Rock Interpretive Instrumental take on a classic David Gates/ Bread number. As always, I am responsible for all elements of Arrangement, Performance, Recording and other Production Tasks!
While the Bread version WAS "edgy" in comparison with the rest of their output, it didn't really come close to where Electric Guitar-Oriented Music could - AND DID - go!...so I just HAD to go there, too! 

This one is dedicated to the memory of "Beatle" Bob Wagstaff - Thrust  

(Click on the link to hear my longer version posted on Howard Thrust SIDE 2)  https://soundcloud.com/howard-thrust-2/guitar-man-shredbread-version-rock-guitar-instrumental-by-ab-dicchus-gary-moore-evh

The Guitar Man (shredBread singleVersion) - Rock Guitar Instrumental by a.b. dicchus

Considering the multi-faceted problems facing humanity, I really didn't have any trouble coming up with yet another dystopian take on all of it - highlighting the RAPIDLY accelerating AI Technologies...especially as they relate to Music Composition and Performance.
I'm using one of my previously released Instrumental tracks as a foundation for this release - in which I've now incorporated a reading of a passage from George Orwell's "1984" at the appropriate time!
Additionally, I'm playing a riff based on the marching chant of the Winkie Guard (from "The Wizard of OZ") over a reversed chord progression for the verse section of "Somewhere Over The Rainbow", with a marching rhythm I coaxed (ok, more like "beaten") out of my Danelectro Hodad electric guitar (an "oddball" instrument, which has proven itself quite adept at performing in such roles) by raking a serrated metallic implement across the strings! I'm improvising in real-time over that "loop"--including the crazy special effects heard toward the end of the piece. 
As always, I'm responsible for ALL sounds and production tasks that went into this effort. THAT'S RIGHT:  NO "Versificators" were used in THIS production!  - Thrust

Meanwhile, Under The Rainbow... (Orwell Versificator Version) - Thrust-O-Logue

As with all of the postings on "Howard Thrust Radio" (see the link to these broadcasts in my "Profile" section), this show has previously aired on the radio; but is posted here purely for educational purposes.
I edit, mix and master ALL tracks, for maximum audio impact (some of them REALLY needed help!)
This particular show is a presentation of current Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Egregious Omissions and Inclusions, which I update every year with the production of a new show.
Thanks for listening! - Thrust

ESCAPE VELOCITY with Howard Thrust - EP 59 - THEME: Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Update/Roast '24

Howard is a guitarist, writer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist, live performer, producer, studio engineer and online/onairwaves radio host; emphasizing musical communication through instrumental interpretation in various forms--at times employing spoken word, storytelling, reading or other audio sources in complement or contrast.
His solo live performances feature real-time multi-instrumentalism employing live recording and synching of loops and subsequent improvising over them.

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