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Info: Biography, Pictures, Discography of all CDs & DVDs |
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| BLOTTED SCIENCE, the instrumental extreme metal triumvirate featuring guitarist Ron Jarzombek
(WATCHTOWER, SPASTIC INK, MARTY FRIEDMAN), bassist Alex Webster (CANNIBAL CORPSE, HATE ETERNAL),
and drummer Charlie Zeleny (BEHOLD...The album was produced and mixed by
Ron Jarzombek and mastered by Danish studio whiz Jacob Hansen (VOLBEAT, DESTRUCTION, RAUNCHY) at
Hansen Studios; it will be issued through Jarzombek's EclecticElectric label.Resistance', Ron further stunned prog
connoisseurs with his abstract 90's outfit SPASTIC INK, put his signature stamp on the acclaimed GORDIAN KNOT
debut album, and has toured the US, Europe, and Japan with fellow guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN of Megadeth fame.Recognized as one of the premier bassists in extreme metal through his frenzied work with
long running death metal icons CANNIBAL CORPSE, Alex was immediately up for the challenge of what would shape
into BLOTTED SCIENCE when first contacted by Ron in 2005.Charlie was well prepared to claim
the vacant BLOTTED SCIENCE drum throne following the departure of both original skinsman Chris Adler (Lamb of God)
and then Derek Roddy (Hate Eternal, Nile).Kantian notion of achieving
freedom through submission to natural and rational law.Bobby Jarzombek) published on his website.Assaulting the instrumental rock guitar fan with shredded bliss is Ron Jarzombek's CD Solitarily Speaking Of Theoretical Confinement, laying out 45 songs (and 'songlets') over 45 minute time span.Offering melodies and compositional complexities that lend themselves to repeated listenings, Elegant Tern, by California fingerstylist Clarelynn Rose, is a CD that soothes, uplifts, and paints wonderful images in the minds of her listeners.She credits the influences of John Renbourn's music for injecting a Celtic influence into her folksy, new age style.After losing her other instruments (viola and harp) in a fire, Clarelynn taught herself guitar, but then stopped playing for ten years after her guitar was stolen.She picked it up again in 1999, and has dedicated herself to touching people's hearts with her music.The original tunes on her two albums, "The Redwood Sidthe" and Elegant Tern, reflect her unique life experiences in the woods, in China, and at the Buddhist monastery.Jimmy ScreechSam GopalSam MooreSam SalterSam StrykeSamaelSamantha FoxSambodhi PremSamejima YumikoSamhainSamiamSamiraSamiteSamkhaSammieSammy DreadSammy HagarSammy Hagar and The WabosSammy PriceSamPagliaSamplerSamsaraSamsas TraumSamsonSamuel L SessionSamuel ReidSamy DeluxeSan CropeSan Juan Music GroupSanchezSanchez GSanctuarySandalinasSandcastleSandi PattySandi ThomSandmanSandraSandro MancinoSandy NelsonSangit OmSanguisSanguis Et CinisSanjay MishraSanna, Il ProfessoreSansaraSanta EsmeraldaSanta MariaSantanaSantana BandSanternaSanterna Pres.SashaSasha 2DB4LiFESasha and John DigweedSasha and John DigweedSasha LazardSatanic SlaughterSatanic SurfersSatanic WarmasterSatanicpornocultshopSatans PenguinsSatarialSatarielSatelliteSatie, EricSatorSatoriSatriani Vai PatrucciSatriani, Malmsteen, VaiSaturday Looks Good To MeSaturnusSatyrianSatyriconSaul StokesSaul WilliamsSavaSavageSavage CircusSavage GardenSavatageSAVE FERRISSave The DaySaves The DaySavina YannatouSaviour MachineSavonSavoySavoy BrownSavoy GrandSavvas SavvaSaxonSay AnythingSayamaSaybiaSayri TupacSBKScala and Kolacny BrothersScala and Kolacny BrothersScala on the RocksScaldScannerScar SymmetryScaramangaScarfaceScarlatti, Accademia BizantinScarlatti, DomenicoScarlet PeaceScars Of ChaosScarveScaterd FewScenic RailroadsScentScepticSchachtanlage GegenortSchandmaulScheitanSchelmishSchillerSchiller feat.Peter HeppnerSchiller Mit HeppnerSchiller Mit Mila MarSchizoidSchizophreniaSchlammpeitzigerSchloss TegalSchnappiSchnittke, AlfredSchonherz and ScottSchoolyard HeroesSchubert, Franz PeterSchumann, RobertSchutzSchwadronSchwanitzSchwarzendeSchwimmbadSchyzomaniacSci CloneScissor SistersScissorfightScissors for LeftyScolohofoScooterScorbScorchScornScorpionsScotchScotland The BraveScott CossuScott Cossu and Eugene FriesenScott H.BiramScott Hamilton and Bucky PizzarelliScott HendersonScott Henderson, S.PhicSea HagsSea Of DesperationSea Of GreenSeaboundSeafoam GreenSealSean CostelloSean Finn, David MooreSean PaulSean PriceSear BlissSearchersSearing MeadowSeasons Of The WolfSeb FontaineSebaSeba and ParadoxSeba Feat.SelbstmordSelected By Luca LTJ TrevisiSelenaSelffishSelftortureSemisonicSengirSenor CoconutSenor Coconut And His Orches..KatanaSigue Sigue SputnikSigur RosSijano VodjaniSijano Vodjani and Wang Shanti Hsun WangSikthSilberbachSilbermondSilence KitSilence The WakeSilencerSilenciumSileniSilent BrothersSilent CircleSilent CrySilent DriveSilent ForceSilent HillSilent KillerSilent Stream Of Godless ElegySilent VoicesSilent WitnessSilent Witness and BreakSilentiumSilenxceSilicon DreamSilkSilke BischoffSilly WizardSilvardSilverSilver ConventionSilver JewsSilver MountainSilver UltimateSilverchairSilvereneSilvermanSilversteinSilversun PickupsSilvertideSilvia Brown and Karl SchrammSilvio EcomoSilvio RodriguezSimarikSimian Mobile DiscoSimon and GarfunkelSimon CooperSimon EllisSimon JeffesSimon JoynerSimon Preston, PianoSimon SaysSimon ShaheenSimon TemplarSimon WebbeSimoneSimone AwhinaSimple AggressionSimple MindsSimple PlanSimplex D.SnapcaseSnatam Kaur KhalsaSnatam Kaur Khalsa and The Peace FamilySneaker PimpsSnfuSniperSnogSnookSnoop DoggSnoop Dogg and Dr DreSnotSnotty CheekbonesSnowSnow PatrolSNUFFSoakSoapbox RevoltSobre NocturneSobutSocalledSocial DistortionSocial SecuritySocialburnSock Puppet MafiaSocratesSoda StereoSodomSoeldnergeistSoffy OSoft CellSoft AnimalsSoft MachineSoftlightesSoftspaceSoftwareSohne MannheimsSOIASoilSoilent GreenSoilworkSojiroSol InvictusSolaSolaceSolangeSolar FieldsSolar QuestSolar StoneSolarisisSolarscapeSolarstoneSolarstone and JesSoledonnaSolefaldSoleilSolexSoli, Chor, OrchesterSolid BaseSolid StateSolid StrangersSolidamorSolipticSolisti dell'Orchestra Scarlatti di NapoliSolitarily Speaking of Theor..StearnsSteve Roach, Michael Stearns, Ron SunsingerSteve Roach, Patrick O'hearn and Byron MetcalfSteve Roach, Stephen Kent, Kenneth NewbySteve SchuchSteve StevensSteve StillsSteve ThorneSteve TibbettsSteve VaiSteve Vai, Frank ZappaSteve VeritySteve Von TillSteve WalshSteve WinwoodSteven Curtis ChapmanSteven HalpernSteven Halpern and David FriesenSteven Halpern and Fabien MamanSteven Halpern and Kelly GloriaSteven Halpern and LinSteven Halpern and Paul HornSteven Halpern and Paul MccandlessSteven Halpern and SuruSteven Halpern and Thea SurasuSteven R.USSR State Symphony Orchestra, con.USSR State Symphony Orchestra, con.SWR Symphony Orchestra con.MSWR Symphony Orchestra con.Yeah, thanks for
the invite!Spastic Ink's singer temporary
or permanent?Actually, it was
a bite in the ass.Bobby was still in Riot in
New York, and he was touring and recording.All of the guests got me some
killer tracks.And the solo
CD took a bit over a year put together.Jeff Eber, who recorded the
drum tracks for ACRONYM.CD was right around the corner.One of the
guest musicians is Marty Friedman.Marty and did several shows together
for his solo CDs.We also did a gig in at a Baltimore
music festival a few months ago.We email back and forth maybe every
month or so.Spastic Ink first started?Bobby on drums,
Pete Perez on bass, and me on guitar.California right now,
and who knows long he'll be there.What is this
thing that is happening with Watchtower.Do we have a reunion and should we
hope for a new album release?We are going to record the songs
in two sessions.CD while were are recording the
2nd set of songs.We aren't anywhere near that.I've always written totally
from scratch.Bobby and Pete can do the whole thing.If I don't have a band intact, then
we'll have to wait a while.Ok Ron, thank
you for your precious time.He kindly and enthusiastically answered my questions.What inspired you to pick up the guitar?Ron I first started playing piano in the second grade, but then switched to guitar.Of course I wanted to be cool so my mom bought me a guitar and I started learning Kiss songs.Farewell To Kings, Hemispheres, all of those Rush albums have their grooves worn out.That happened especially with my solo CD Solitarily Speaking Of Theoretical Confinement, same thing with Ink Compatible by Spastic Ink.It also helps me to write so I'll have something to guide me in a certain direction.The same thing applies for writing music for animations or anything visual.Just writing music 'out of thin air' is actually harder for me to do.Could you say the complexity of your music a consequence of that?Ron Yeah, that's why some if it sounds kinda 'quirky'.If you think about them for a while and apply them in musical ways, cool tunes happen.On Ink Compatible there is a song called Read Me which is divided into 4 sections that were written for videos.After a while I got more into filmscores and began listening to composers like Danny Elfman and Elliot Goldenthal.Right now I'm trying to put together a multimedia project called Magmatania with Morley Arts (based in Atlanta).Does humour belong in music?Just because the music is technical doesn't mean that there can't be some goofing off here and there.What the hell was he hurting?He doesn't even play guitar in the song and it's brilliant.Ron All of the individual solos on Ink Compatible were written and performed by the players.The grooves basically stayed the same but they all added their own fills.Of course the added vocal expression made the tunes come to life.Do you have to practice a lot on your own music?Do you ever have to change something you thought up because it's too difficult to play (for you or your musicians)?Ron Yep, that happens sometimes.When it came time to play the parts on guitar, I had to modify a few things, either the parts were too fast or were finger twisters that I couldn't work out no matter what I did.Same thing with the solo CD: most of that material was recorded while I was reading it.What's the difference between songs for WatchTower and Spastic Ink, what are the criteria on which you decide who should play the song?Ron The big difference to me is in the writing.The only time I really had to decided what tunes should be for WatchTower and which for Spastic Ink was when Bobby and I first started Spastic Ink.Doug Keyser (bass) and Rick Colaluca (drums) from WatchTower don't really play tunes as they are originally written.With Ink, tunes are played almost exactly as they are written.It's kinda scary when you think about it but that's how he plays and that's a big part of WatchTower.Back when we were recording Control And Resistance in Germany, I remember recording final guitar parts over scratch guitar parts and it was a bit difficult.We didn't use a click track on those recordings so I didn't have a reference.When WatchTower played live just recently, I was having a hard time remembering my solos note for note, so I basically took patterns for sections and improvised my way through.It's more of a collaborative trial and error thing.Bobby Jarzombek (drums) and I wrote Spastic Ink's Ink Complete together but not while we were in the same room with our instruments.We only rehearsed the material with Pete live, to make sure it all came together.It makes me feel like I'm doing this for a reason, not just to be just another face in the music world.Leave the singing and playing to real musicians and writers.And should we bring up them killing each other?What ever happened to the days when entertainers overdosed, and destroyed hotel rooms?Or if they end up killed by fellow rappers.But about the rockscene, you've got that exactly right.Most rock music these days is crap.If you were to look at 'rock music' of decades ago, you'd find that the most popular music was written and performed by real musicians, not put together by some formulated corporate label, management, etc...Hell, Yes' Roundabout was even made into a single way back when.Who knows, maybe he really can play.To me it seems some strange rock ethic that came into existence somewhere in the sixties or seventies, not sure.Stravinsky said: good composers borrow, genius composers steal.It just sounds to me like heavy rock.And now listeners don't even know what a melody is anymore.Or if there is a melody in a rap song, it's from the sample that they are ripping off.They carry the torch of WatchTower a bit I think.That's just how it works.Show how extreme you really are, how good you can play, and most of the listeners can't handle it.It's not that difficult!!How important is progression to you personally?Getting heavier, more aggressive, more melodic, broadening their music to other styles, adding other instrumentation, etc...Some bands chose to stay exactly where they were before (or that's what it seems like), because that's what their fans want.To me, progression means stepping up to another level.I'm coming from, so they'll want to follow along.So what's the 'tentative releasedate' of the new WatchTower these days?Gazing into the darkn...Are you sure you want to delete this list?Notably missing is Ron Jarzombek's solo album entitled, _Solitarily Speaking of Theoretical Confinement_."Create your own Listmania!See all 11 customer reviews...Create your own Listmania!Create your own Listmania!Create your own Listmania!Create your own Listmania!Create your own Listmania!See all 2 customer reviews...Create your own Listmania!See all 16 customer reviews...See all 74 customer reviews...Create your own Listmania!Create your own Listmania!Create your own Listmania!Create your own Listmania!Create your own Listmania!Create your own Listmania!See all 10 customer reviews...Create your own Listmania!See all 388 customer reviews...See all 267 customer reviews...See all 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taught to learn things no one had ever before presupposed I could not learn.It was just common sense.Human beings are taught and educated because they can be and acquiring knowledge is what they do.How can I not think and determine for myself?For the next two years money matters were so dire I had only enough for tunafish to sustain myself.Quite a predicament I was in, what to do?When it is all boiled down, my career in Sports Entertainment is a wonderful life momento and professional success story.The telling of it most interesting because of the unusualness of the career, particularly to young people more attentive to what is culturally popular nowadays.But in the big picture of things, notably as it relates to humanity, my career is seriously unimportant.When they leave, they remember.Engagement of the mind and education are the answer to everything.It is my mission, my destiny. |
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