Ryan Kershaw - Single Review: Inspiration
As I downloaded this track to begin listening I really had no idea what to expect.
Actually that's a lie,I had heard a few of Ryan's previous offerings – Little Green Dragon (2008), The Lunar Sea (2011) and The Buzz Tapes (2012) - So based on this I expected an awesome display of guitar, and that's exactly what I got – one of NZ's best and highly under-rated guitarists.
I did not expect it to be instrumental, and it's rare that a song can captivate me without lyrics, but this one definitely did.
The song continues to build from a humble acoustic riff into a soaring,loud rock instrumental over a 3 minute period, accompanied by some simple and effective synth programming – sometimes so many extra layers and melodies come into the mix it's hard to tell which parts are done by a synth and which are guitars – to me it's almost similar to Guns n' Roses' November Rain, in the way it continues to build.
The initial tones have a bit of a Latin
feel to them which is nice, then breaking into a rock drum beat
halfway through it really picks the song up a notch.
I sincerely hope that Ryan has big plans for this new material because it definitely has universal appeal, I can't wait to hear more.
You can find info on Ryan's back catalogue and everything you need to know at http://www.ryankershawmusic.com/.
About Ryan Kershaw
Ryan Kershaw is a musician and music educator, author of "Use Your Buzz To Play The Guitar" and creator of the Musicians Confidence Course. He has helped to strengthen the music education community in New Zealand by bringing organisations together including Music Education New Zealand Aotearoa, SmokefreeRockquest, and IMNZ. He is the founder of the New Zealand Underground Festival, which provided New Zealand underground musicians with a platform to connect with the industry, and currently writes for The Guitar Association Of New Zealand, Audioculture and Muzic.net.nz. Consultations are available with Ryan - email: [email protected]
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