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Michael Perlowin breaks new ground with innovative and enjoyable music performed primarily and surprisingly on the pedal steel guitar.

As with his Forays into the world of Debussy, Stravinsky and Broadway with his Firebird Suite and West Side Story albums, Michael Perlowin again shattering the stereotype of the pedal steel guitar as a country and western-only instrument. In his new album, Spanish Steel, he presents 20 tracks from or about Spain, featuring works by Manuel de Falla, Isaac Albéniz, Joaquín Rodrigo, Julio Martinez Oyanguren, and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.

The new album Perlowin further provides between the use of pedal steel as well as a featured and ensemble instrument. Yet this CD features Perlowin guitar work more than his previous outings, such as the guitar is such an integral part of Spanish music. It is fair to say that this not so much a "pedal steel guitar album" as it is an album of music in which the steel is featured mainly because of its unique expressive sound.

Perlowin, a veteran guitarist of the folk and rock music scene around Los Angeles, was in love the pedal steel guitar after unexpectedly find themselves in a country and western band in the middle the 70s. His enthusiasm blossomed into an all-consuming love, an intense passionate obsession that continues to this day. Perlowin jokingly calls himself a "steel-aholic" and adds that the intricacies and mysteries of the instrument cause most other players to feel the same way.

As a working hypothesis Guitarist Perlowin had almost every kind of pop music, from standards to folk, rock, country, blues, reggae and even disco played. Play pedal steel guitar, but found Perlowin he was unhappy, if limited to country and western music. He began playing the steel with musicians from different genres, including an all instrumental experimental music band and a blues-rock band (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkSnoeTWR4I).

Finally It was the world of classical music that attracted the interest Perlowin. A recording of the Debussy, the girl with the Flaxen Hair "by jazz guitarist Johnny Smith introduced read it into the world of music and writing. Perlowin explains: "As soon as I heard this song, I realized that this was what I wanted to play." Perlowin own recording of the piece, from the clear influence of Smith shows, is to be on his first classical pedal steel album belongs Firebird Suite.

"Anyone plays classical music should be obliged to listen to this recording, "said Mark Laycock, Music Director, Orchestra London, The Princeton Chamber Symphony and Guest Conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Philharmonia Orchestra and Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. "Mike Perlowin is a musical genius who I am proud to know that, too honor and learn from them, and feel, for having a friend. I love this instrument and the music and the beauty of these sounds delights my soul. "

Perlowin was marginally exposed to classical music when he was young, and has no formal musical training or production. Perlowin's second album, West Side Story, does not show his growth as a player because he has already mastered the instrument, but also as a producer, arranger and recording engineer.

However, it is this third album that his mastery of the recording studio blossomed his talent as a virtuoso musician match. On Spanish Steel, Dave Beyer played drums and percussion, while Bill Watkins contributed timpani samples to complement Perlowin pedal and lap steel guitars, electric and acoustic guitars, fretted and fretless bass, sitar, mandolin, mandoloncello, 5-string banjo, zither, and additional percussion.

Spanish Steel is a totally unique and original album performance Perlowin goal is to show the beauty and expressiveness of the pedal steel guitar. Crammed with fascinating liner notes, it is the best example, from the depths of the huge talent Perlowin's. Find it together with his other albums at CDBaby.com, SteelGuitarMusic.com Amazon.com, for reviews and pictures of the artist on his website at http://www.mikeperlowin.com

TRACK LIST:

Michael Perlowin, SPANISH STEEL: Music from Spain by Manuel de Falla, Joaquin Rodrigo, Isaac Albéniz and others.

El Amour Brujo (Manuel de Falla)
1. Introduccion Y Escena (0:30)
2. En La Cueva (1:46)
3. Dolido Cancion Del Amor (1:25)
4. Danze Del Terror (2:03)
5. El Circulo Magico (2:45)
6. Danza Ritual Del Fuego (3:52)
7. Escena (1:00)
8. Cancion Del Fuego Fatuo (1:21)
9. Pantmima (4:14)
10. Danza Del Juego De Amor (2:23)
11. Las Campanas Del Amanecer (1:18)

Asturias (Isaac Albéniz)
12. Asturias (Leyenda) (5:43)

Conceirto Andeluz for 4 guitars (Joaquín Rodrigo).
13. Conceirto Andeluz for 4 guitars-Third Movement (7:05)

Fantasia Inca (Julio Martinez Oyanguren)
14. Fantasia Inca (3:12)

Capriccio Espagnol (Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov)
15. Alborada (1:15)
16. Variazioni (4:20)
17. Alborada (1:17)
18. Scena (2:16)
19. Gatano Canto (2:22)
20. Fandango Asturiano (3:38)

About the Author:

A thoughtful & outspoken member of the new media revolution since the early nineties, he has been invited to speak at leading industry forums such as Euroforum, DDMI and CES and has had his works published in numerous trade publications.

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