Oz Noy 'Schizophrenic' - Own It Sept. 22, 2009

Oz Noy:

Schizophrenic Sophistication
Oz Noy, one of the most proficient, fluid, and inventive contemporary instrumental guitarists in the U.S., unleashes the sonic equivalent of a turbo-charged luxury high-performance sports vehicle that hugs the highway and cruises in the fast lane.

With his new instrumental album Schizophrenic (Ma gnatude Records) – as off-the-hook as it is sophisticated – the native Israeli guitarist once again navigates the gnarly twist and turns of the metaphorical musical road.

Take a dash of Stevie Ray Vaughan, an ounce of Jimi Hendrix and an endless supply of wild sonic experimentation and precise musicianship and you’ll come close to the sonic expansiveness of Schizophrenic.

As the title implies, Schizophrenic crosses and blurs the line between stylistically distinct genres while combining multiple musical characteristics such as funk, blues-rock, blues-rock with jazz-chord inflections, screamin’ guitar rock, and slow jazzy-rock ballads in odd time signatures.

Helping Noy realize his musical visions is a stellar cast of musicians such as guitarist Steve Lukather (Toto, Michael Jackson), drummer Dave Weckl (Chick Corea, Robert Plant), Noy’s longtime cohorts, skins bashers Keith Carlock (Sting, James Taylor, Steely Dan) and Anton Fig (the CBS Orchestra/Late Show with David Letterman), bassists James Genus (SNL) and Will Lee (Letterman), and keyboardists Chris Palmaro, Ricky Peterson, Shai Bachar.

Schizophrenic Track Listing:
1. Ice Pick
2. 120 Heart Beats
3. Seven
4. Schizophrenic
5. Elephant Walk
6. Twice In A While
7. Jelly Blue
8. Underwater Romance
9. Bug Out