AL SLAVIK: Albums

"The Secret One” is a very personal snapshot of Al’s time in London.
The twelve songs on this album capture the emotion, groove and many friendships that were forged during his time there. An all-star line-up features guitarists Gus Isidore (Seal, Peter Gabriel), Dominic Miller (Sting, Phil Collins), Bobby Tench (Jeff Beck, Van Morrison), Slava Grigoryan and drummer Christian Eigner (Depeche Mode), amongst others.

“The Secret One” is a timeless mix of energy and superb musicianship.

Credits:
Al Slavik – Vocals, Bass, The Stick, Guitar, Keyboards, Programming
Christian Eigner - Drums
Gus Isidore – Acoustic & Electric Guitars
Dominic Miller – Nylon & Electric Guitars
Slava Grigoryan – Classical Guitar
Robert Altmann – Electric Guitar
Bobby Tench – Electric Guitar
Mark Tibenham – Piano, Backing Vocals
Mike Westergaard – Additional Programming
Derek Wadsworth - Trombone
Simon Strevens – Backing Vocals
T.J. Davies – Backing Vocals
Chris Harvey Ryall - Whistling

All tracks have been written by Al Slavik with the exception of the title track "Continental Shift", a composition by Grigoryan, and the Moorish flavoured opener "Bedouin Breakfast" which was written by both Al and Slava.




Continental Shift presents a chemistry and technical virtuosity that is enticing. The intimate musical bond between these outstanding musicians is apparent in both the duo tracks as well as the more layered instrumentals and songs. Guest musicians include legendary UK drummer Phil Gould from Level 42.

"The best music in the world – the kind that touches places in us we don’t even know we had – is genreless. Ask anyone. The only problem is, most of this timeless and truly unique music usually comes from artists that have already honed their skills in a very specific genre, and thus is often only appreciated by established fans of the artist. That’s why I want to use this space to stress that Continental Shift, the latest work of Slava Grigoryan with collaborator Al Slavik, is a triumph of unrestricted musical inspiration, potentially a lot wider in appeal than Slava’s distinguished back catalogue." - Jesse Shrock – Beat Magazine April 2005

"Continental Shift is a seamless chain of original compositions that are played with winsome delicacy and panache." - Anne Lim – The Australian - April 2005

"On the air" is Al´s first album recorded with his first band "Bass by Al" back in Vienna in 94.
After writing the songs on his 4-track he found the right musicians to realise his vision in a bandformat.
Al(voc,bass,Stick),Robert Altmann(guitar) and Nico Bernhard(drums) rehearsed for a couple of months before they played their first gig back in 1992. Many gigs followed and in 94 "On the Air" was recorded in the studio in the Vienna Konzerthaus.
The title track received heavy airplay in Austria and also made it onto a Hitbreaker-sampler that was released in Germany,Switzerland and Austria...

Over 700 Bass Loops and over 100 One Shots performed by Al Slavik!

The takes were recorded in Studios in England,Vienna and Melbourne...
So if you are in need of happening and highly individual Bass and Stick lines BASS BY AL is the ONE for you !

About Al Slavik: Over the years Al has played on hundreds of albums in Europe and the UK. Apart from his work as a Bass/Stickplayer he’s also an artist, composer and producer in his own right.

“‘Bass by Al’ has been many years in the making. Featuring various musical styles, different Bass techniques and Chapman Stick riffs the musical material was specifically created for ONE to ensure the best result possible.

For me it’s NOT about the ‘ultraclean sound’.... it’s rather the opposite! Whenever i get invited to a production, artists and producers are looking for something special and exciting, a different angle perhaps... and always something to make the music more ‘alive’. I gave it my best shot to achieve a simular result with this library and hope that you have as much fun using ‘Bass by Al’ as i had making it. I definately didn´t hold back ;-) “

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