This is a video of Behold… The Arctopus performing live at Knitting Factory NYC on Oct 23 2005.

Take note of the following elements:

• The asymmetrical rhythmic patterns and counterpointilism. They do not hold down a steady pulse in the shape of a square. They are much like an amoeba. 
• The “through-composed” form — it does not repeat in a standard verse / chorus sequence.
• The guitarist does not use an over-saturated distortion like Dr. Zoltan does.

{ This post was written and approved by Dr. Zoltan! If you believe that plumbers should have perfect pitch and a photographic aural memory, visit http://www.drzoltan.com/blog. Or just chomp your teeth at the ferret. }

Dr. Zoltan’s lead guitarist, 20-year-old Jake Willson (who appeared on Emily Dickinson Kindly Stops For Selective Serotonin Re-Uptake Inhibitors EP) is seen here performing saxophone solos by John Coltrane and Wayne Shorter. Watch in intense fear as he looks around the room and chews his gum, barely paying attention to the complex musical passages he is performing.

Find out more about Jake: http://www.myspace.com/jakewillson

{ This post was written and approved by Dr. Zoltan! If you believe that Jake Willson should be playing in Chick Corea’s band, visit http://www.drzoltan.com/blog. Or just give up. This is ridiculous. }

Pat McDonald, drummer from “The Emily Dickinson EP” (stolen by Charlie Daniels Band) plays an extended drum solo in the middle of this “unexpectable” fusion tune, on the 4th of July, 2005, in Nashville, TN in front of over 100,000 humans.

Winger has released a charming collection of demos, including those for Seventeen, Headed For A Heartbreak, and Hungry. Some of the mixes give a better insight into the syncopated rhythm guitar arrangements of Reb Beach. But where is the hi-hat? Best experienced through headphones!

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