The first in a series of guitar improvisation.  The rules I set myself were  
1: no post production 
2: no editing
The effect used are all plugins in Abelton Live 8 

Improvisation 1

A piece with the theme of being there for someone.

I'll walk with you

Perduto

back to a style I'm comfortable with: volume Pedal and big reverb. The theme for this one is the difficulties of love and wanting to change things to the way they were.

When Did We Get Like This And Why Can't We Go Back To The Way Things Were?

A new project with jazzdefector and David Ackerman. More to come in 2015.Stay tuned.

Hold On, Hold On Tight by Trans-Atlantica (David Ackerman & Jazzdefector)

A track which was originally recorded with guitar in January 2014. It has been 'Paul-stretched and reprocessed in Ableton live to create this new track.

Northern Skies Revisted

A more structured composition with improvised overdrive guitar  over the top of the chords.

This Is For You

A track from an upcoming project processed through Paulstretch. Just guitar and processing.

Sleeping Cities : beginnings

Inspired by the blue sea and sky of the mediterrian island of Sardina

So Calm So Blue

Solo improv recorded on Saturday 22nd of October 2016

Never Wanted It To Be Like This

Short improvised solo recorded on a Sunday night in December.

A Quiet Winter's Night Improv

A longer than usual piece created with guitar volume pedal and Effects in Ableton. Recorded in February 2016.

Floating Freefall

Ambient style track, just guitar volume pedal and Ableton live.

This Is And Always Will Be For You

This is a more structured piece; a work in progress that needs to be developed further.

Blue Skies And Wide Horizons by jazzdefector

A short track written as a tribute to the late great Allan Holdsworth a guitarist who was the most original innovative player I ever heard. He has influenced an entire generation. Thank you for your music you will not be forgotten.

Fairwell 4

A short improvised piece played on my seven string guitar.

A Calmer Blue

A more structured piece than the last few posts which were more improvised.

A Moment In A Speck Of Time : Jazzdefector

A piece which started out as an improvisation which I played in my last live show. I seem to always go back to the theme of love and all it's emotional difficulties.

Lost Forever In A Love Forlorn: Jazzdefector

Improvised guitar with  volume pedal using Valhalla Shimmer and Ableton Live.

Moment To Moment (There's Nothing Else)

Short improvisation using my 7 string guitar and my Morley volume pedal recorded in Ableton Live.

The Lonely Wind Sings Across The Fields, jazzdefector

I play the guitar  which is recorded and processed using an old G5 mac with Ableton, Logic, some hardware, and some guitar pedals.
Sometimes I use soft synths and sound samples.
Just trying to slow the world down

jazzdefector

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