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Cerebus by Erik Hinds
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fave it Modern Folk | Contemporary
11 tracks | 31 minutes
Released Jun 2003
on Solponticello
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A glimpse into the creative process through the chamber folk of Erik Hinds.
Editorial review
SS Puft and Georgian Contemporary Unit bass player Erik Hinds delivered his first solo album in 2001. Cerebus is everything a solo effort should be, especially a first one: scaled-down, intimate, short, and...solo. It gives the listener a chance to enter the artist's personal sound world. Hinds went for the lo-fi, direct-to-tape technique. Sound quality is good; occasional mistakes in the playing convey the human touch. He performs nine short pieces on guitar, one-holer, banjo, and the H'arpeggione, which sounds like an expanded upright bass (the picture on the back cover hints at 18 strings). Fellow SS Puft guitarist Colin Bragg performs a tenth track, Hinds' composition "Three-Headed Monster." With hints of folk and bluegrass, this album is rooted in Americana but takes a subtle contemporary direction. The guitarist is not experimenting for experimentation's sake. Whenever he chooses an atonal route or offers an unorthodox chord sequence, it is done with such lack of pretension that it sounds very natural. This kind of album can become self-congratulatory, but at 31 minutes, Hinds sure did not get over-confident. Each piece gets to the point quickly, but the whole doesn't feel rushed. On the contrary, the listener is in for a comfortable, lazy ride. Some people may find Cerebus too light an artistic proposition -- but just compare it to the acoustic solo albums of Steve Howe or Steve Hackett. ~ Fran?ois Couture, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
update: Erik Hinds is now known as Killick!
Erik Hinds of Athens, Georgia is active as a composer, performer, and promoter of a wide range of music. He plays quartertone electric guitar and the H'arpeggione, an upright guitar with 12 sympathetic strings. Erik focuses on the raw sound of his strings, unprocessed by electronics, to create a fragile sense of intimacy. His style blends folk, heavy metal, and sacred musics from around the world into a completely distinct voice. Erik has played with countless improvisers and performs regularly around the country. His new album is a song by song (piece by piece?) solo rendition of Slayer's 'Reign In Blood.' Erik lives in a solar powered house and runs Solponticello Records.