Dewa Budjana - Mahandini (2018) [CD Rip]

Guest appearance from John Frusciante (Red Hot Chilli Peppers). When an artist takes an unexpected turn into new musical directions, it may cause stirring among fans. This is not the case of the increasingly global fanbase of progressive fusion maestro Dewa Budjana, who always come prepared to the perennial journeys through the world of their favoured guitarist. With a list of collaborations that sums up the who is who of contemporary jazz/fusion and progressive rock scene, the Indonesian guitarist is getting his fans used at fearless sound travels. For his 11th solo recording Mahandini the Indonesian guitarist and composer of Balinese origin brings his trademark melodic sound imbued of mystic and delicate south-east asian music through even harder edged-progressive flights and raw contemporary rock stirrings. Whether he is moving in the realm of contemporary prog, highly crafted electric jazz or south-east asian traditional music, he never holds any fear that the earth under his feet can turn marshes. This time he leads a powerful sounding quartet comprising the keyboard wizard Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment), the widely recognized drummer Marco Minnemann (The Aristocrats, Steven Wilson, Joe Satriani, Adrian Belew, Trey Gunn, The Mute Gods) and the bassist rising star Mohini Dey (Steve Vai, Guthrie Govan). The record is gifted by the guest appearances of rock legend John Frusciante (Red Hot Chilli Peppers), fusion guitar veteran Mike Stern (Miles Davis, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Billy Cobham, Jaco Pastorius) and by the haunting voice of Javanese Javanese singer Soimah Pancawati (one of the most famous actresses and singers in Indonesia). Dewa Budjana continues to show how easily cultures meet and reveal nuances we could have never expected before. Whether he's playing with a masterful musician or another, he never gets concerned: he always knows how to bring out the best of them and reveal something their fans did not expect, but they were secretly looking for.