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ASHLEY NAYLOR Soundtracks , Volume 2
( El Reno )
If your record collection includes instrumental albums by solo rock guitarists – perhaps Jeff Beck ’ s Blow by Blow , Peter Frampton ’ s more recent All Blues , or efforts by the Fixx ’ s Jamie West-Oram and Television ’ s Tom Verlaine – the latest album by Australian guitarist Ashley Naylor will likely be up your alley . The album ’ s eight tracks suggest that Naylor was raised on a steady diet of classic rock , psychedelia , and soul . In addition to the names already mentioned , there are touchstones to the space-rock of Pink Floyd and Spiritualized balanced against snatches of Parliament-Funkadelic and Jimi Hendrix . Well known on home turf as frontman for the Melbourne-based trio Even , Naylor has become known in North America as the most recent addition to The Church ' s triple-threat guitar lineup . In addition to touring with the Australian alt-rock band heroes , Naylor has contributed to the band ’ s recent psych-pop concept albums The Hypnogogue and Eros Zeta and the Perfumed Guitars . Soundtracks , Volume 2 is Naylor ’ s fourth album under his own name , following 2020 ’ s Volume 1 . “ Spaceship ” launches the set heavenward with a swaggering rhythm and upbeat , serpentine melody . Wez Prictor adds space-rock flair with a shimmering Hammond organ a la Deep Purple while leaving room for a funky clavinet . As the song reaches orbit , Naylor trades star-scraping solos with earthbound countermelody on bass . Danny Leo ’ s drums anchor “ Les Paul Waltz ” while Naylor coaxes serene , bluesy leads with a tone to die for . The unhurried melody recalls Blind Faith ’ s “ Presence of the Lord ,” Derek & the Dominoes ’ “ Nobody Knows You When You ’ re Down and Out ,” and the push and pull between Roger Waters ’ vocal-driven “ Pigs on the Wing ” and David Gilmour ’ s meticulous leads elsewhere throughout Pink Floyd ’ s Animals . The meditative “ South Fremantle ” is a tuneful acoustic guitar feature that falls to the rootsier side of Davy Graham . “ Siesta Motel ” moves to
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