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HERE'S WHAT
THE PRESS/PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THE BASS AND DRUMS ONLY "POWER
DUO" RECORD, ENTITLED "ALL
THE DOLLS IN THE SAME PLACE"!
You
can also check out some cool pix and videos HERE and
at Pat Mastelotto's website.
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"ALL THE DOLLS IN THE SAME PLACE" is visionary bassist/composer
Jay Terrien's
latest bass and drums ONLY "POWER DUO" record
featuring stellar acoustic/electronic drumming
from Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson, X.T.C., Mr.
Mister, KTU, etc.) and genius production/mix work by Ronan Chris
Murphy. FEAR THE DOLLS!!
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BASS
GUITAR MAGAZINE:
"Terrien's
credit reads "bass, composition, madness" and
it's a pretty apt description. Working
with percussionist Pat Mastelotto, he uses
every bass technique imaginable, and the
result is an insanely varied set of soundscapes.
Yet even though Terrien can make his bass
chime like electric piano or scream like
lead guitar, the album's most personable
voice is the growl of his fretless." (Here's
the cover, click on the article for the
full review!)  
Mark
Egan: (Bass, Producer, Musical Director, Formerly
With The Pat Metheny Group, Sting, Arcadia, Roger Daltry,
Joan Osborne; performed with the Gil Evans Orchestra, Marianne
Faithful, David Sanborn, John McLaughlin and Sophie B.
Hawkins, etc.)
"Hi Jay! I received your CD and really
enjoy it a lot. Really creative playing and composing! Best of luck with
the CD and keep up the creative work. All the best.........Mark"
Michael
Manring: (Genius World-Renowned Solo Bassist/Composer,
Michael Hedges, Sadhappy, A.D.D. with Tim Alexander and
Alex Skolnick)
"I did indeed receive your CD, thanks so much. Beautiful work! I like
the abstract moods and textures. Keep up the good work! All the best!"
Bryan Beller:
(Mike Keneally Band, Steve Vai Band, Bassist, Clinician, Composer,
Lover, Freelance Writer For Bass Player Magazine, Etc.)
"I've listened to the first six songs on your CD! Double-Entendre...nice
twisted stuff! You're really creating a world with the flavor and timbre
of what's going on. I wanted to let you know I've enjoyed it! Best,
BB"
PROGRESSOR:
(Uzbekistan Progressive Rock Website)
"...What I'm hearing for sure on both Double Entendre and Judging
by the Size of Carnie is something sounding not unlike an electric
guitar, and it's one of the central moving forces here. Melodically
more pronounced than any of their potential brothers in style,
these are the works of quasi Jazz-Fusion. By the way, their sonic
palette is richer than that we usually expect from a trio. The
highlights include Ruins, Sundial and Judging by the Size of
Carnie, though overall, all the described pieces are much to
my taste."
MODERN
DRUMMER MAGAZINE: "The World's #1 Drum Magazine!":
"Bassist
Jay Terrien joins King Crimson's PAT MASTELOTTO
on All The Dolls In The Same Place. Using
only five- and six-string basses and a variety of tunings,
Terrien
stretches the limits of his instrument and weaves a complex
melodic tapestry. Mastelotto supports this with some
extraordinary live and programmed parts. Tracks include
the epic "Judging
By The Size Of Carnie", which transitions seamlessly
from 4/8 to 5/8 to 6/8 to 9/8. Throughout, Mastelotto
contributes his progressive groove and chops, laying
the foundation
for Terrien's well-rounded and visionary solo effort."
(Here's
the cover, click on the article for
the full review!)
 
David Burgess, Basscast: LIVE PODCAST FROM AUSTRALIA, March 2006
(Listen
to this awesome Podcast by downloading it here or
by checking it out on iTunes!)
"First up is a great CD by a great player by the name of JAY TERRIEN. This
year he released a CD by the name of "All The Dolls In The Same Place" and
it's evident from the cover artwork there that he has a healthy interest in
inflatable dolls of the female gender. But leaving that aside, the music on
this CD is REALLY
interesting. And I mean that in a good way, not the Chinese way.
Jay
plays all the instruments on the album other than acoustic and electronic percussion
which is covered by Pat Mastelotto.
I found with this album that I had it on shuffle on my iPod and
I found that often when a great track would come up, I'd look
at my iPod and it turned out to be from this album. So, WELL-RECOMMENDED!!!"
Mark
Plati: (Producer/Engineer, Former Musical Director
For David Bowie and Robbie Williams)
"I thought your record was great ... not what I expected. I thought it would
be more chops oriented, as opposed to musical ... translation: I dug it! The
sound was fab ... especially Pat's toms - he knows how to tune 'em AND hit 'em
... now there's a combination. Getting a drum sound is really no big deal
unless the drummer hasn't got those two things together."
Movimenti
Prog: (Music Webzine In Italy)
"Grande Jay Terrien. Ossessionato alla pornodiva Jenna Jameson
e da tante bambole gonfiabili che porta con sè (persino
in auto), il giovane bassista tira fuori un disco molto interessante,
che insieme all'ultimo Hypnoise proviene dal prolifico ambiente
Veneto West. Jay è infatti affiancato dall'ottimo Pat Mastelotto,
che alle percussioni acustiche ed elettroniche è lo "sparring
partner" del bassista. Con loro Ronan Chris Murphy, produttore
intelliigente e partecipe........."
The Vermont Music Shop:
"This album ranges from zany rock-fusion
vamps to mellow jazzier melodic pieces. The tasteful use of technology
and layering gives
Jay Terrien's bass compositions a unique quality that is often
lost in similar fusion genres. He ultimately produces a musically
attractive and well-produced album." - L. Rapkin
Marty
O'Brien: (Rhode Island's Finest Musical Export, LA-Based
Session Bassist, Methods of Mayhem, Static-X, Disturbed,
Lindsay Lohan, 3-Faced, and Tommy Lee)
"Your CD is verrrrrry cool! I'm listening to it again right now actually."
Andrea
L.:
(Bassist in "Pindaric Flight": Milan, Italy's Maddest
Progressive Band!)
Hi Jay! Your CD is crazy!!! WE LOVE IT!!!! We aren't able to
stop playng it!!!
I'm completely crazy for the first song and the sound of your
fretless bass! Andrea (the drummer) is fucked up by Pat's
work and how it merges with your bass lines!!! We
are really proud we had the possibility to meet you and to spend
one day with you in Milano, IT!!"
Jauqo
III-X: (Chicago-Based Bassist, Adler
Basses Endorser)
"Jay's composing skills are nowhere weak nor cheesy. I give Jay mad
mad props for this most adventurous recording (but it's not a rugged adventure
at all)! Jay is just overflowing with lyricism, his fretless playing is
so melodic and keen that if you don't watch yourself you will not even realize
that it's a bass! What sounds like keyboards and guitar as they weave
throughout and under his up front bass playing are coming from notes all
played by Jay on
his Status Stealth-2 Fretless 6 and his Parker Fly Fretted 5 Bass!"
Kai
Horsthemke, Germany, January 2006, Freelance
Review
"In the bass world, as elsewhere,
there are arguably two kinds of ‘madness’: the slow, creeping, dreadful
kind associated with mental disorders and chemical imbalances – and the
kind that is advertised, paraded, contrived: essentially a show-off, innocuous
kind that is essentially a publicity stunt, more than anything else. Jaco’s
ailment was an example of the former, ultimately contributing to his premature
death, while Jay Terrien’s is an example of the latter. His album is, before
one has even listened to a single track, a source of major irritation, the ‘artwork’/
photography, the relentless mugging, the aforementioned references to ‘madness’,
sex and booze, the fact that there are 69 (get it?) tracks sequenced here. Imagine
my surprise, then, on discovering that this is actually not only a mature but
an immensely happening album! Terrien is a bassist with a profound understanding
of melodic contour, detail, space, texture and orchestration, and is more than
ably assisted by King Crimson sticksman Pat Mastelotto on acoustic and electronic
percussion. The tracks are excellent – with the exception of cuts 12-68,
simply because nothing bloody happens here! The only reference point I can come
up with is Tony Levin, especially his work (but also because Mastelotto’s
in-your-face, razor-sharp precision brings to mind King Crimson). (Reading
the interview Terrien did with Martin, I realize that the production
and mixing skills
of Ronan Chris Murphy may have had something to do with this.) Nevertheless,
Terrien is very much his own man, with a unique vision – or the aural (note:
not ‘oral’, Jay!) version thereof. In short, this is a scintillating
album that every self-respecting bassist should get beyond the cover
to listen to, if not try to get to own."
Russ
Kao: (TalkBass.com)
"I
got the CD last Thursday. Pretty cool stuff, takes a twisted
and talented mind to write music like that. Playing is
very good, nice tone and intonation with the fretless. I like
that the emphasis is more on musicality than pure chops.
The drumming is pretty out there, and it goes well with
your style. Good job, and good luck with your musical journey. YOU
RULE!"
Donato
Zoppo:
(Movementi Prog (ITALY), Review Of Ronan Chris Murphy's Compilation, "Destroying
Silence: An Introduction To Veneto West Records",
Available Exclusively Through DGM/InnerKnot
Records)
"Jay Terrien is a curious bass player, who in trio with Mastelotto and
Murphy gives us a techno-rock that is both audacious and futuristic, made of
sonorous spider webs and endless loops."
Adam
Nitti: (Session Bassist, Clinician, Chief Learning
Officer At MusicDojo.com)
"Thank you also for sharing your music with me. Man, your CD is really
killin. I really dug it. Very unique sounding stuff, and well recorded
too. It's nice to hear bass players with their own sound and style. I
especially liked track #7... it had a really neat vibe to it. Also, the
hidden track (track #69, i think) was a trip! Keep up the great work!
Sébastien
Dofour: (The Montreal Guitar Trio/Trio De Guitares
De Montreal)
"Hi Jay!! Glenn
and I have listened to your CD. That's really great music! The
only thing is that I find the doll on the cover a little bit too
fat for my taste :-)
Joke apart, it's
really groovy, a very nice production!! We will try to catch
up with you on January 6. It must be a real party to see
you live!"
"Greenboy" (Via Extended
Range Bassist.com)
"Great album, Jay. Plenty of textures, sonic treatments,
melody/lead lines (being a fretless guy, I enjoyed prominent
use of fretless mixed in with lots of other basses) - and
wow, good to hear some powerful drumming that's also sophisticated
and not just beating. Other percussion goodies from
bass treatments up the ante and help make the whole thing
sound
cohesive as an album. Glad
I got this one! :) "
Jeff Schmidt:
(Winner Of The Bass
Extremes 2005 International Contemporary Solo Bass Competition)
"Your CD rocks BTW (thanks!). You're a twisted mutha
with those time signatures bro. Can't wait to see it live!
Totally sweet album Jay. Seriously - even more enjoyable
after reading
this interview with track by track comments: http://www.bassplayers.co.za/interviewjay-t2.html"
Gregory
Bruce Campbell: (Extended
Range Bassist In Montana)
"Jay
Terrien's CD is SO AWESOME!!!! this is some seriously innovative
stuff!!!
I
will need to part ways with the cover before my children
see it but what and outstanding piece of music my friend! Jay,
if you made this first pressing's cover a limited addittion...and
then made a censored cover that i could feel comfortable handing
to my kids with no worries...like an all black cover LOL..then
i think you would be ABSOLUTELY REDICULOUSLY FAMOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
again,
what and outstanding piece of music my friend!"
#2:
so there i was driving in a field yesterday...i had forgot that
the music had stopped...ok, JAY TERRIEN.... and the number 69
i have NO IDEA how i didn't even see that coming! that
was a no brainer...i am driving in a field and i wave to two
elderly men fishing and suddenly i hear a RPG go ripping past
my vehicle...oh... no it was track #69 scarring every once of
bodily fluid through my entire body...i now have all my insides
mixed up! man that was more frightening than any movie
i have ever seen! i'm gonna shut after this... but again
Jay GREAT DISC! and dang man! i want the cover for the text and
track info...ya bastid! solid black cd jackets for you
from now on...and by the way i DO pray for you! the picture
of your granny and your nasty cd cover...compared to your INCREDIBLE
MUSIC...someone has got to be praying for you so that all that
insane raw talent doesn't go to waste! i know you probably
think i am weird....but hey SO ARE YOU!
Matt
Till: (Pennsylvania's GREATEST BASSIST (From TalkBass.com):
"Jay, your talents terrify me and I'm quite positive you're
a demon. I'll be sure of this conclusion once the urine samples
get
back from the lab. Man, the more I listen to your
stuff Jay, the more I realize that you and Pat are a combined
genius that will destroy the world. I'm going to have to
find a way to purchase your CD. This is THE ONLY "bass
soloist" music I've ever heard that I LIKE A LOT.
It's more awesome composition than flashy mindless chops."
It's Time For: MATT TILL'S AMAZING REVIEW
OF Jay Terrien's "All
The Dolls In the Same Place":
"I haven't received too many cds
via mail, usually I got to a store of some kind, so I don't
know the practice and
standards
of CD shipment. I can honestly say this is the first time I've
received a CD from an artist and thought to myself, "Man,
I don't even think I'd enjoy pooping that big... I'm a busy man,
I can't be pooping that big." Yep, I received an authentic
printed (looks pretty pro... did you get this at Wal*Mart. Jay
Terrien poop art, it's autographed w/personal note (This is gonna
be worth something one of these days!!!). I gotta find a spot
for this where my girlfriend won't throw it away. "You don't
get it baby, this is Jay Terrien poop art."
Now the music: I have a very unpopular
point of view of bassists as far as solo work goes, which
is to say, I hate
it. Every single "bassist" album
I've ever heard has held little interest for me. Stanley Clarke
is the only exception. And in my opinion, the only thing that
Stanley and Jay have in common, other than their instrument of
choice... compositional skills.
When I listen to Victor Wooten's music for example, I feel a
strong leaning on technique vs. composition. It's like a weak
song with a monster bass solo.
One of my favorite things about
Jay's album, there isn't much on this album I'd call a "bass solo." Lead
bass ahoy! But I feel there is a difference.
Jay's focus on melody while maintaining rhythmic interest is
wonderful, It's a skill I've been meaning to acquire, not so
much in my metal band, but in solo work, which is almost disappeared
(but that's a rant for another day).
Without giving a nod to percussive genius Pat Mastelotto, I
would be by definition a criminal, and be beaten with oily rags
then set on fire. This is perhaps the best duo ever put together
since waffles and salmon. The term duo is used lightly due to
the fact that Jay either has a bakers dozen worth of arms or
did a bit of overdubbing (at times, Pat did as well), regardless,
the interaction between everything, both rhythmically and melodically
and spiritually and emotionally and sexually!? In every way,
every single part is a perfect addition, despite numerous overdubs,
there is plenty of space and air. So this album acts as both
background music AND foreground music, I could see myself using
this as either, depending on my mood.
An additional nod to Ronan Chris
Murphy's excellent production! Seriously, this album sounds
perfect, it's amazing
that there
are at times more than 3 bass tracks! But it sounds clear as
a bell. Jay's "guitar" tone sounds better than most
guitarists REAL guitars sound like.
I think this should really be
in any bassists collection, for the mere sake of inspiration,
and some damn good music.
Despite
Jay's obvious technically ability, that's not the focus at all,
and that's the greatest thing about it. FEAR THE POOP!"
Yves
Carbonne: (Outstanding 10-String Southpaw Bassist From
France)
"I like your CD, it's a piece of music, and I like
to speak about music! It's cool to have your record!!"
Darren
Michaels:
(Atlanta, GA Solo Bassist)
"DANG!! Neat-friggin-o! Buy this album. Just
don't let your mom see the jacket...
It kicks seven kinds of ass
six ways to Sunday. You've got a great use of the instrument, but above
all it's really wonderful music. Kudos to you for letting
your freak flag fly."
Jens
Ritter: (Exceptionally Visionary German Luthier)
"It's just great!
I really like it. Very beautiful and different (The proof?:
The CD is still
here on my desk and I listen to it often!)
Todd
Johnson: (Genius Jazzer,
6-String Pioneer)
Thanks for the CD. I dug it! Well done. That's
some crazy stuff you're playing there my friend. Really
sounds good!!
I knew I heard some crazy stuff. I
said this to Michael Manring and I'll say it to you; "You
must have really cool dreams!!!!" You're a great player!!
Congratulations.
Steuart
Liebig: (Avant-Garde
Experimental Contrabassist/Composer, "Multi-faceted
Miscreant")
"Thanks for the disc, it was an unexpected and pleasant surprise. The
disc rocks. Ya know, I'm not usually down with the genre, but I think it
works really well - - much better for me than most things of this nature. That
being said, I really like the sound of the thinner strings for the melody. I
also really like the tapped harmonics. Congrats!"
Jon Mauerhan: (Los Angeles-Based Freelance Drummer With Feersum
Ennjin w/Paul D'Amour (TOOL))
"It is awesome sounding! From a first listen, I can say I'm really
impressed. Great work!"
Mike
Visceglia: (NYC Session
Bassist/Musical Director For Suzanne Vega)
"Jay, Your CD rules!
You're a bad mother! M."
Theron
Brison: (Funk Bass Pioneer
For "dfunktion")
"I just wanted to give you a shout out to tell you that
along with being a sick motherfucker you are also extremely
talented. I've been spinning your CD since the NAMM and I'm
really diggin' it. I slip it on once or twice a week and
I'm still hearing really cool shit I didn't catch before."
Pascal
Samain: (From Belgium,
A Review From "Crossroads",
France's Premier Online Rock Mag):
'CD Gonflable!"
Je n’avais jamais entendu parler de ce mec, un américain,
bassiste,
jusqu’à ce que Pat Mastelotto, batteur de Crimson
e.a. me le présente.
Jay : du bon tabac ? du bon shit ? de la bonne poudre ? Terrien
: à la
Clairette de la Lune, qu’il carbure ?
C’est d’abord un site web de ouf, comme je les aime,
où le musico nous
cause musique, mais aussi amis, humeurs, politique :
www.jayterrien.com, à la fois égocentrique et con,
sans trique réelle,
puisque TOUTES les femmes que vous verrez sur son site sont … des
poupées gonflables. On le voit, l’homme se veut « comique »,
le titre
de son dernier album en atteste. Mastelotto lui-même me
l’a décrit
comme « ce type qui ne sait dire que des gros mots pendant
l’enregistrement de ce cd où, malheureusement, je
joue de la batterie,
puisque c’est mon job principal.
All the doigts in the same place,
sans forfanterie t’es
rien, Jay use
et abuse sur sa pochette du doigt d’honneur, mais comme
il a d’autre
part une tête de blondinet totalement banal et des lunettes
et une
montre à la con, on comprend de suite qu’il ne joue
pas dans la
catégorie métal, d’ailleurs sa toquante est
en plastoque, métal : ces
idiots qui croient VRAIMENT à leurs gestes et insultes
achetés en solde
chez Auchan. Non, étant Jay cru le déceler, un
potàP@, on se trouve ici
en forte présence d’un duo typique de « l’Ecole
Pourpre », tous les
rejetons de présence de Fripp. Ce cd, qui varie de l’ambient
aux
rythmes orientonton pourquoi ils toussent, du bruit de conserve à
l’arrêt de poison (enregistré près
des poubelles, dans le fameux Garage
de P@?), aurait pu être un cd de Tony Levin, ou de Markus
Reuter, ou de
Trey Gunn ou de Gordian Knot, bref un de ces trucs exclusivement
instrumentaux, qui, de plus, instrumentalisent les poupées
gonflables,
puisque à l’intérieur de la pochette, Terrien
(t’es sûr ?) lèche le
sexe en PVC (pourquoi il tousse ?) devant une bande de blacks
rigolards. Rien à voir avec un quelconque prog revaïveule,
rien à voir
avec une démonstration exhibi de virtuoses si tu l’,
juste de la bonne
zique pour amateurs de batteries en Teflon, de six cordes où pendre
le
talent. Sans oublier la clarté absolue des titres des
morceaux :
Double-Entendre ou encore JTIWYP! Encore une forfanterie
des duettistes
JayP@ la galerie!"
*A ranger près de Pigalle,
loin de France Gall*
Joy
Basu: (LA
Session Guitarist, Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Lopez, Angie
Stone, Joi, Nick Lachey, CoCo Lee, FYF)
"Your CD sounds cool! I
can tell a lot of work went into it. Great for showcasing your talents."
Dean Athens: (Digitech
Musical Products)
This CD has the right amount of psycho-erotic mojo
to put it in the Stravinsky-approved domain. Sophia Gabedalina
too. We like it.
What kind of fretless are you using? The dense layering
of bass parts is very well done. Rhythmically and melodically,
the compositions are moving and very appealing.
From Ulrich Spiegel of Overath, Germany
on 11/30/2005 (5/5 STARS!!!)
"Security advice: do not leave your CD wherever
children play. The cover is absolutely tasteless. But
the music grooves. Terrien is a fine and superb bass
player and Mastelotto's playing is inventive as always. Their
music
is not adventurous as Mastelotto's other drum and bass projects
with Trey Gunn or Markus Reuter. It's rather more funky.
You never miss any other instruments due to the dense interplay
of
the two. So do not expect the kind of music the cover
suggests."
Mike
Michel: (Minneapolis-Based "Arena Guitar Hero"/Jerry
Springer Fanatic)
"Hey boner. Great tones and tunes. Drums rule as well. Send
that shit out."
Todd Rowen: (Drummer/Composer
For The New Spain)
"Dude the CD sounds fucking great! I am totally impressed. Top
fucking notch! Word up,"
Scott A. Jacobsen:
(Podiatrist, Bunion-Hater!!, Audio Engineer)
"Great Recording! Just wanted to drop you a line and let you
know your album rocks. I think I may have told you before when you first sent
it to but I've been checking it out on my studio monitors and my headphones discovering
all of the textures. Great job....Jay is an extremely talented musician. The
music grabbed from the first note until the last...Everytime I
listen, I hear something
new
and
exciting. Highly Recommended!!!"
Sid
Smith's Postcards From The Yellow Room (Blog):
Kram Namloc said...
" I immediately liked the samples of this
CD and bought it from DGM. Looking forward to the full monty.
Jay damn nearly ruined my breakfast
with his detailed images of toilet bowls and their denizens.
Jay, stick to music, your pictures are shit.
Now that weblog has flogged me
into joining (so that I may reply to His Sidness) maybe I'd
better start tossing words at this place?"
7:45 PM
Sid Smith said...
"Hi there Kram,
welcome to the blogosphere. I
think I agree with you about some of Jay's photographs. Thankfully
the album's sleeve is toned down compared to the images he
has at his disposal.
The music is solid stuff!"
Joey
Eppard: (Awesome Guitarist/Songwriter For "3",
Brother Of Coheed
and Cambria's Drummer Josh Eppard)
"Dude, thanx for the cd, it's great! Really cool stuff. I haven't
gotten too deep into the record yet cause I popped it into the player in my wife's
car and she hasn't given it back yet. That's a good sign though!"
Martin
Simpson: (South African Bass Players Collective Music
Library
International)
"Jay Terrien is probably the most lunatic person I’ve ever
come across is my entire life – I’m not even completely sure he’s
actually from this planet, but that didn’t prevent me from asking this
nutcase who “raises hell professionally” – his words, not
mine, for an exclusive interview for www.bassplayers.co.za. Anyway,
after some delay (While Jay was busy putting the finishing touches to his new
"POWER DUO" disc),
we got down to business and this is
what Jay had to say for himself:
*INTERVIEW,
#1*
"Picked
up the CD from the post box this morning and am at this moment, listening to
it for the second time. I had absolutely no idea what to expect - POWER DUO
- I was too scared to even imagine - at the back of my mind something
was saying, "Yeah, give it a spin but it's probably not up to much". BOY,
How wrong could I have been?!!!!!! I was speaking to Mark Roberts a few
weeks
back and he said
he loved your stuff. Well, I can tell you, I think
it's F@#%&!G
AMAZING - BRILLIANT - actually the word "tasteful" can
also be slotted in there wherever you want to put it."
*EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
#2 ABOUT THE RECORDING PROCESS, HERE!*
Joe Deninzon:
(World-Renowned Electric Violinist/Composer)
"The shit's kickin. I especially like that 69 song. I dig the
drummer you are working with. Keep it up!"
Garry
Goodman: (Amazing 12-String Bassist/Composer)
"I like it a lot! Conceptually
it is very fresh and there is no doubt that you have musicianship and can play! Just
listening to it as music,without analyzing it, it's great! All in all,
great bass stuff. I think you did a great job! I applaud your originality
and fine bass playing. The tracks are clean and the music is very progressive.
Great
solos, too. It's refreshing to hear some bass concepts that are not an
attempt
at imitating
another player's style. Very
creative use of your bass! I think you are on to something."
Cliff Engel:
(Bassist, Founder Of The
International Institute Of Bass)
"I'm listening to it right now Jay. Very interesting! It's definitely
unique. Cool tonalities."
Brian
Heim: (North Carolina's Finest Bass Aficionado)
"I love it, love it, love it. Let me go grab your record and listen
to it again. It's intense! Jay Terrien's solo album is a breakout album
in the bass world.
So now in a generation of bassists
who are trying to emulate their idols voices (I, myself,
am guilty in several ways. It's
not bad to admire them) we need more voices to hear from. Jay
Terrien's debut album stands out, not as a chops fest, but as
a perfectly tasteful compositional album that anyone could enjoy.
Jay isn't the only amazing player
on this album though, as Pat Mastelotto pounds a path down
in a forest of the musical
world for Jay to walk right through, showing that he too, has
something different to offer for us to learn from.
So don't just read this review,
get the album and see what you yourself think about everything
from Jay Terrien's mesmerizing
fretless solos to Pat Mastelotto's pounding electronic and acoustic
drums."
Scott M. Mapes: (P.E.,
Esquire, River Rat Records)
"I am half way through your latest release...remarkable! Ronan Chris
Murphy's production and Patty M's drum kit aside...this effort is on the verge
of something showing your creative mastery of your instrument in a very "King
Crimson" style and fashion (which is hard to accomplish). George Harrison
once said Ravi Shankar's daughter Anoushka was one with her sitar...having seen
her perform live, she is her sitar and her sitar
is her...the same comes to mind with you and your strings.
Alex
Skolnick: (Speed Metal
Guitar Virtuoso With Testament, Jazzer With His "Skol Trio" Project)
"Got it, thanks! Sounds cool!"
Sid Smith:
(Author Of "In
The Court Of King Crimson")
READ
FULL REVIEW HERE!!
"I played the album over the weekend and will be reviewing it over at my
blog. Short version is that that there's a great feel to it - I like the
lyricism of some the compositions i.e. there's a real structure to them rather
than a riff and then a bunch of solo's which no matter how good the playing,
can become a little flat after a while. Like I say, I'll go into more detail
about it when I review it, but I just wanted to give you an early heads up to
say that it's a most welcome addition to the yellow room rotation."
Paul
Delano: (Extended-Range Bassist, Bee
Basses Endorser)
"Cool stuff Jay. I'm really diggin' the fretless tones."
Dalan Musson: (Editor/Writer Hand
Carved Magazine, Former Pro Wrestler, "Has Seen
The Honky Tonk
Man Pee" (This Kid Rules!)
"I listened to your album, BTW. I really liked it, very fucking cool,
esoteric kinda stuff. Some of it had a great Perfect Circle/Tool feel to
it, which I really liked. It's obviously super tight, but it's also fun
and I liked that I could just sit back and chill on it as well as get into some
of the more bizarre stuff."
Steve Sigaty: (MAD
Pro Drummer, Formerly With Nuclear
Rabbit)
"Thank you for sharing! Good
stuff. I like the arrangements. Pat Mastelotto compliments you well on
the drums!"
Lee
Patrick Mastelotto:
(Freelance Drummer, Might Have Worked On Charles Manson's
Solo Record)
"Jay Terrien interesting!?! That
doesn't begin to explain him (first person I ever met with a Book
Of Shit). I enjoyed the
project immensely, as immensely . . as one might enjoy an anal probe. Fav
track? . . I'll chose "Judging By The Size Of Carnie"."
Ronan
Chris Murphy: (Director Of Entertainment For Veneto
West Records And The Home
Recording Bootcamp)
"Listened to the record twice today. It's pretty fuckin' great. It
sounds as good as anything I have ever recorded."
Iguana: (Genius Hammond
Organista With Oh My
God!)
"There are some really great tones and playing throughout. I
was quite amused with the fifty-some
silent "hidden tracks" before ..69. Well-played! I'll
listen again, but so far, sweet job! P.S. I've always
found Alan Thicke to make me laugh, but not with his jokes
or sense of humor. My old friend with whom I live in
NYC and I filmed a sketch making fun of Alan Thicke in 1993.
Also,
feel free to check out a few web-based chat threads regarding me,
my new record via TalkBass.com,
as well as another cool
thread at Extended
Range Bassist.com!
MP3s FROM THE NEW
RECORD
"ALL
THE DOLLS IN THE SAME PLACE":
1.) Consequence
2.) Wedren
3.) Fastidious
4.) Hereiam
PRESS/PEEPS/MUSIC REVIEWS!
SWEET LIVE VIDEOS: NEW!
1.) Pat
Mastelotto (Percussion Overdubs) LIVE VIDEO!
2.) Pat
Mastelotto (Watch Pat Bash! Bash! Bash! Bash!) LIVE
VIDEO!
3.) Fear
The Mastelotto Monkey LIVE
VIDEO!
4.) Jay
Terrien's "Fretless Whistling" During "INSULIN" LIVE
VIDEO!
5.) The
Infamous "ONE MILLION DOLLAR MUFFIN"! LIVE
VIDEO!
6.) Pat
Mastelotto's "INSULIN" Overdubs Cymbal Bash
Fest LIVE VIDEO!
7.) Big
Eddie's Sweet Corvette
8.) Scott
Stoddard's Wedding Present (Dear Jesus!)
9.) Chris
Terrien: LIVE From A Bathroom Stall (In The Mattress)
10.) "DON'T
RUN OVER THE CRIPPLED GERMAN MIDGET"
*Starring
my homeboy Mikey Anderson of "Twins Peaks" and HBO's
hit "Carnivale"
BASS/DRUMS ODDITIES:
1.) Feeding Kelly Osbourne (Download
Chart)
2.) Enoch Flowers (A Godsend) (Download
Chart)
3.) Peter
North (Pole) (Download
Chart)
4.) My
Brother "Loves" Tom
Brady
HOMESPUN ORCHESTRATIONS:
1.) Ron
Jeremy
2.) Alexis
3.) Headrush
4.) B.V.D.
5.) Missionary
6.) *Sonique
(For Nick Berg)*
7.) Float
Up
8.) Mellow
By
The
Sea
P & © 2000-2009
BY JAY TERRIEN,
DRUNKER QUICKER MUSIC™, GRASSTAIN™ (ASCAP)
ALL MUSIC AND ARRANGEMENTS BY JAY TERRIEN
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED.
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