The Latest News From LNR

Why not join our mailing list and have the latest news and album updates delivered by e-mail....

The Guitar Diaries Released 26/05/08 Stefan Rosqvist's The Guitar Diaries has been officially released and can be ordered from Guitar 9. The CD will soon also be available to order from the likes of CD Baby, Guitar Euroshop and Abstract Logix. Keep an eye on The Guitar Diaries order page for more links as they appear. Remember that this is the final LNR release. We're all very proud of Stefan's new album and we hope you will enjoy this parting gift from Liquid Note Records! If you're interested in reviewing the album or other PR-related activities, please contact us. And thanks to everyone who has supported LNR and its artists over the years. We couldn't have done it without you!

Todd Duane - 3rd Fastest Guitarist! 06/05/08 LNR artist Todd Duane recently got in touch re: the following: 'Greetings friends family and students! I was surprised to find myself mentioned in the latest issue of Guitar World (July '08 issue w/ Yngwie on the cover). They stated that I am the 3rd fastest guitarist in the world! :) Pretty cool! This is not something I tried to do. A group of guitarists actually search thru recordings and count NPS (notes per second). I think they found my fastest line on the Electrocution 250 CD I put out a few years ago.' There are some other LNR artists mentioned in the article too! Read it here and view the Guitar World cover here.

Stefan Rosqvist's The Guitar Diaries available to preorder now! 02/03/08 It's been a while in coming, but I'm happy to tell you about the latest (and sadly, final) Liquid Note Records CD, The Guitar Diaries, due for release in a few months' time. Stefan Rosqvist is a highly respected guitarist who hails from Helsingborg in Sweden. He was last heard on 2007's The Alchemists II with the affecting 'At Last' (w/Bo Eriksson). His solo album has been a long time in the coming, but we think it was worth it. Reuniting with respected Swedish session guitarist, Bo Eriksson (Ominox), Stefan has moulded an incredible CD full of some of the most haunting, powerful, joyous and heartbreaking instrumental melodies you're likely to hear in quite some time. In collaboration with the aforementioned Eriksson - not to mention a plethora of players such as Christofer Malmström (Darkane), Chris Schleyer (Nine Inch Nails), Phi Yaan-Zek and Lalle Larson (Ominox/Electrocution 250) - The Guitar Diaries is going to turn heads for sure. If like us you've become jaded by all these lightning-fast, super-saavy shredders and long for mature musicianship, rock solid, emotional melodies and ... well, just great playing, then you're in for a treat with The Guitar Diaries. There's something for every taste on this album, with the emphasis slap-bang on melody, production, composition and evolving moods. With solid rocking support from powerhouse drummer, Peter Wildoer (Darkane/Electrocution 250) and bassist Joakim Attoff, we promise that this will be one hell of a CD for LNR to go out on! The official retail price of The Guitar Diaries will be £8.99 / $17.99 US dollars / 13.99 EUR. However, if you preorder now you will be able to purchase the CD for £7.99 / $15.99 US dollars / 11.99 EUR. Not only this. If you preorder you will also be sent an unique CD-R of 1 extra song, demo tracks, plus bonus 'surprises' which won't appear anywhere else. The Guitar Diaries is completed and will go to the pressing plant in the next month or so. It will be released approximately May 2008.

Doug Doppler - Certified Guitar Hero 30/07/07 With the July 24, 2007 release of Guitar Hero Encore Rocks the 80's, Favored Nations (Steve Vai's label) and Alchemists II recording artist Doug Doppler is now a certified Guitar Hero. In early 2007 Doppler became part of the WaveGroup Sound family (the music production house most famous for their work on the GH series), and contributed six tracks to the latest addition in the million-selling GH franchise. Play With Me (made famous by Extreme) serves as the Furious Fretwork Encore (hardest to play) track on this release, and demonstrates Doppler's Guitar Hero skills. Not entirely surprising considering that Doug is a former student of Joe Satriani. YouTube videos of people playing to Doppler's GH cuts have already crossed the 100,000 hit mark, and can be accessed by clicking here. More info on Doug and his music here.

1 Hour LNR Special on Fretnet! 19/07/07 Just thought I'd let you know that the wonderful Australian guitar show, Fretnet.com ran an LNR special on 10th July 2007. It was an hour long ... but don't worry if you missed it when it was broadcast. You can now stream the show by clicking here. I hope you enjoy it. And thanks again to Steve Passiouras and Fretnet for supporting guitar music from around the world. This sort of music wouldn't get very far without shows like his. Steve - you rock as always!!

Dave Martone's new CD released 10/02/07 Ace Canadian guitarist, Dave Martone has a new CD out called When The Aliens Come. It's a fabulous release and well worth the 5 year wait since 2002's A Demon's Dream. 75 mins of amazing music can be had from Lion Records. Also check out Dave Martone's website. You might also be interested in the fact that there's an alternative version of The Alchemists II's 'Fumble Fingers' included on WTAC. New mix and different solos (from Prashant Aswani). It makes an interesting comparison.

The Alchemists II album released 23/01/07 The Alchemists II, the sequel to LNR's highly popular The Alchemists (double) compilation CD has been officially released. You can purchase this album from the order page. Some of the original Alchemists have returned for the new CD, including Bumblefoot, Terry Syrek, Brett Garsed and Richard Hallebeek. But alongside the better known players you will find many new and upcoming musicians; players who are producing exciting, vibrant music for the new millennium. 15 tracks and over 75 mins of guitar bliss, covering every mood from metal to fusion, blues to avant garde, acoustic to dance! All tracks are original to this compilation. Other order links will soon be added. This is likely to be a popular album, so order your copy now - and tell your friends about us!

Preorder The Alchemists II album 10/12/06 The Alchemists II is the sequel to LNR's highly popular The Alchemists (double) compilation CD, which was released in 2002. Here at LNR, we wanted to bring you something different for the follow-up, so we made the unorthodox decision to feature 2 guitar players per tune. This really is The Alchemists II; or put another way, 2 Alchemists on every track! Some of the original Alchemists have returned for the new CD, including Bumblefoot, Terry Syrek, Brett Garsed and Richard Hallebeek. But alongside the better known players you will find many new and upcoming musicians; players who are producing exciting, vibrant music for the new millennium. 15 tracks and over 75 mins of guitar bliss, covering every mood from metal to fusion, blues to avant garde, acoustic to dance! The official retail price of The Alchemists II cd album will be £8.99 / $17.99 US dollars / 13.99 EUR. However, if you preorder now you will be able to purchase the CD for £7.99 / $15.99 US dollars / 11.99 EUR. The CD is is completed and will go to the pressing plant before Christmas 2006. It will be released in January 2007. All tracks are original to this compilation. To preorder The Alchemists II, please click here.

All Out Guitar Site Launched 18/09/06 A great new UK site called All Out Guitar.com has just been launched. This is exciting stuff! In the site's own words: 'Alloutguitar.com is the first fully fledged free to use on line guitar magazine. Designed to appeal to all guitar fans regardless of musical taste, AOG will provide the most in-depth interviews and features possible with artists from all genres and music styles. AOG will review the latest music and DVD releases, inform you about releases you may have missed, and re-assess some classic albums. AOG will notify you about guitar related concerts, gigs and events both Internationally and locally.' With involvement from some of the hottest names in the business, as well as exciting features and interviews, the site is likely to soon become THE place for guitarists to hang out in cyberspace. Do yourself a favour and check it out/register NOW!

Essential Guitarist Competition Winner! 31/08/06 And the winner is... The winner of the Essential Guitarist :: Hallebeek :: Liquid Note Records fusion competition is... Rick Graham! We were pleased to receive such amazing entries from players all over the world doing their take of "New Day", but there can only be one winner... so listen for yourself! You can check out Rick's solo here (.wma). View Rick's site. Rick's prize includes a personal online lesson with Rich Hallebeek, Liquid Note Records's current discography, and a forthcoming interview/lesson with the folk at Essential Guitarist.com. Congrats Rick! Check out Rich's lessons for the track 'New Day' here and here. Click here for the Essential Guitarist Richard Hallebeek interview.

FretTunes is Launched! 09/08/06 FretTunes has been launched! It's the brainchild of Australian DJ, Steve Passiouras. Regulars will be familiar with Steve, given that he hosts the ever popular radio show, Fretnet, a show that has been very supportive of LNR music in the past. You can check out FretTunes by clicking here. This isn't any ordinary download site. The emphasis is on guitar-oriented music, with the added advantage of being able to download albums in FLAC format. In Steve's words 'These files are a lot bigger than MP3s, but provide the ultimate in audio quality. You can create CDs with these files, that are exact copies of the original CD.' And here's Steve's description of the new store: 'FretTunes is a music download store; our specialty is guitar instrumental CDs. By focusing on what we know best, we can provide better, personalised service to our customers and clients. 'We sell music files in MP3 format, playable on all portable devices, and without cumbersome DRM restrictions. This means that you can make backup copies and also transfer your music to other computers and devices.' You can read more here. I hope you'll register and support FretTunes. Sites like this don't come along too often, and for guitar fans, it's an unique opportunity to check out and purchase your favourite music. Give it a try! And tell him Matt sent ya!!

Essential Guitarist website hosts Rich Hallebeek competition 10/04/06 Check out details of the exciting new competition to jam with LNR recording artist, Rich Hallebeek by clicking here. Lots of great prizes for the lucky winner! Get jamming NOW!

Milan Polak plays J.A.M. tracks in home videos 27/03/06 J.A.M. guitarist, Milan Polak has uploaded videos of him playing on his J.A.M. tunes, 'Back On the Track' and 'The Usual Unusual'. Check them out here and here. If you like what you see, you can order the CD from any of the several outlets listed on the J.A.M. order page. In other news, fellow J.A.M. contributor, Lale Larson has changed his website URL to www.lallelarson.com (note the Swedish spelling of his surname).

Mario Parga Seeks Keyboardist for Mario Parga Band 02/12/05 LNR artist, Mario Parga requires a keyboard player for his band. Says Mario, 'The kind of player we're looking for will add depth and ambience to the band's sound. Auditions and rehearsals will be in the Oxfordshire, UK area. Live dates and a new album will follow during 2006. 'Please submit via email your biog, two recent photos and two MP3 files to: keyboards@themidnightcafe.com 'All applicants will be considered fairly regardless of sex, colour, ethnicity, etc.'

Win a guitar lesson with Mario Parga 28/10/05 To celebrate the upcoming release of UK guitar magician, Mario Parga's solo CD, Entranced, plus the first anniversary of Mario's website, Mario is offering one lucky winner the chance to take a private lesson with him via webcam (and webcam only). The winner will need to possess a good quality webcam, and above all a fast broadband connection. You can enter the competition by answering the following question: In which key is Mario's composition, 'Valse Diabolique' written? To enter, simply email your answer to competition@marioparga.com The competition closing date is Friday 25th November 2005. Good luck!

LNR artist, Terry Syrek Releases 1st Solo CD 08/10/05 Liquid Note Records (The Alchemists) artist, Terry Syrek has just released his first full-length solo CD, Aum. Terry has experimented with different ethnic ideas and sounds to produce a brilliant album which will appeal to guitar fans everywhere. As well as employing a professional drummer, he has added tablas, windchimes, glockenspiels, tympanis, cowbells, even a 562 inch Chinese gong (!) to create a wonderfully refreshing, well produced selection of music. There's ultra-heavy stuff, relaxed and complex acoustic; an electic mixture of vocal (Terry himself) and instrumental tunes. And of course, you can expect loads of incredible lead runs and complex, jaw-dropping technical ideas. Terry's long been admired as one of the best of the 'underground shredders', and with Aum you will see why. What is all the more impressive is that he suffers from a neurological condition called 'focal dystonia', which means he only has two fully functional left-hand fingers with which to create his amazing runs. You won't notice though, because Terry has compensated, adding amazing tapping and other self-patented techniques to create a truly exemplorary soundscape. I urge anyone even remotely interested in great guitar-driven music to buy this album immediately. I can't recommend Terry and his music highly enough. You can contact Terry on grimpett@optonline.net to purchase the CD. Support this great artist and buy 'Aum' now!!

LNR CDs now available in Europe! 30/08/05 LNR is proud to announce that as of now all current and future LNR releases will be available from Guitar Euroshop. This guitar-based service is based in France and run by the very capable Franck Ribiere. What this means is that if you live in Europe you can now order directly from Guitar Euroshop, rather than ordering from the various UK and US sites that stock our CDs. To purchase our CDs from Guitar Euroshop, either head on over to the store or alternatively, visit the Releases page of the LNR site, and then click on Buy It for whichever CD you're interested in. At the top of the page you will find an icon which when clicked will take you directly to the Guitar Euroshop site.

Lale Larson's New Site 25/05/05 LNR artist and wizard keyboard player, Lale Larson has revamped his website. The new version is snazzy indeed, complete with full mp3 downloads of forthcoming tunes, freely downloadable videos and info aplenty. Check it out by clicking here.

Lale Larson's Seven Deadly Pieces DVD 14/03/05 Lale Larson's Seven Deadly Pieces - A groundbreaking concert for chamber orchestra & thrash metal band. Says Lale: 'We are in the middle of cutting the DVD right now. We're doing seven different videos for the seven pieces. The final DVD will also have a documentary and lots of interviews and live clips from my different gigs in Europe, with clips from Karmakanic & RHP etc. 'We'll also do an audio commentary in both Swedish and English with me and members of Darkane; photo galleries etc. The booklet will feature French poet Nico Moulard who has written a poem for every piece. 'They are talking about showing the concert part of the DVD over here in May at the Henry Dunker Culture Center, Helsingborg Sweden. It's probably realistic to say that everything will be finished after summer and released soon after. At the moment it's all a question of money and time. I will post updates on my site and send news mail to people when it's available. I'll let you know.' Oh, I nearly forgot. Yours truly, Matt Williams has a stake in this too - if you download the trailer you'll see moi talking about the DVD. What more incentive do you need to download the clip!? Watch the trailer here (28MB).

RHP to play live! 08/01/05 Want to see RHP play live? If you're able to get to Rotterdam on 5th February then your wish will come true. But don't worry if you can't make this gig - there are others planned for early 2005: Brasserie in Emmen on January 30th; Blijburg, Amsterdam on February 14; Buckshot in Groningen on February 6; clinic with keyboard maestro, Lale Larson at Tune Up in Haarlem on February 12; and Het Meterhuis, Haarlem on February 13. See Rich Hallebeek's site for more details. Don't miss this rare chance to see RHP perform live!

3 LNR CDs For The Price of 2 Christmas Offer 11/12/04 Shredmas comes but once a year, and now you can be a part of it by taking up this special, time-limited Christmas offer. Click here and you will be able to purchase 3 LNR CDs for the price of 2, i.e. £17.98 (GBP). Follow the instructions on the page, sit back and wait for 3 LNR CDs to hit your doormat! Please note that this offer is only being run through Matchbox Recordings in the UK (though you may order from wherever you are in the world). Postage & packing is completely free. So what are you waiting for? What better Christmas present for shred-hungry people like yourselves?

RHP in Top 100 Annual Global Progressive Rock Discs in US Radio Listener Poll 02/12/04 RHP will be featured this Saturday, 04/12/04 at #50 as part of the 8th Annual Global Progressive Rock Top 100 Discs of the Year Listener poll. The program begins Saturday at 10pm US Eastern Time. If you're on broadband, tune in on Saturday night by clicking here. If you're on dial-up, click here if you're on dial-up. 10pm-2am via Aural Moon.

Richard Hallebeek on Jury of The Sena International Guitar Awards 31/10/04 LNR guitar master, Richard Hallebeek has been asked to be on the jury of the prestigious Sena International Guitar Awards in Holland. This event is well publicised in magazines and on television, so it is great honour to be asked. Ex-Whitesnake guitarist, Adrian Vandenburg is also on the jury. Semi-final: 14 November - Grand Cafe Gooiland (Hilversum). Final: 21 November - Theater Gooiland (Hilversum). Come along if you can! Rich will also be playing several RHP gigs (with other RHP players) in Rotterdam on the 5th of February 2005 and in Emmen and Groningen (N.Holland). More info as we have it.

Liquid Note Records Webcast on Fretnet.com! 12/10/04 Australian guitar radio show, Fretnet will be running a one-off LNR 4 hour special on 17/10/04. The show will feature nothing but LNR music and will hopefully feature interviews with LNR musicians. This promises to be a momentous occasion, so in order not to miss it, click here to access the show via the internet. There are both dial-up and broadband links, so anyone can listen. To check what time the show will air in your part of the world (for instance, in the UK it will be 16/10/04, 5pm to 9pm), please click here. Don't miss it!

J.A.M. Interview at Essential Guitarist.com 05/10/04 Simon Badham of the award-winning Essential Guitarist site has just posted a great interview with the guitarists from the J.A.M. project. Check it out here.

Ominox - Contemporary Past Released 04/09/04 Ominox - Contemporary Past, the much anticipated band project from LNR keyboard maestro, Lale Larson has finally been released. You can pick up this outstanding slice of jazz rock fusion by visiting the Releases page. Stocks are limited, so don't waste another moment - go get it!

Electrocution 250 receives Japanese release in September! 26/07/04 Marquee/Avalon, the Japanese label which have featured such heavyweights as Adagio, Derek Sherinian and Liquid Tension Experiment, will release Electrocution 250 - complete with one extra track - in September 2004. Final date to be announced. Liquid Note Records are very proud to be part of such a collaboration. More news closer to the release date.

Ominox's Contemporary Past CD imminent 22/06/04 Fancy a dose of challenging, catchy, melody-soaked jazz rock fusion with killer keyboard solos and lots of heartfelt guitar solos in the vein of Tribal Tech, Chick Corea and Mike Stern? Yes? Then this CD, the solo project of keyboard maestro Lale Larson is for you! You can now preorder this fantastic album for a limited time only and receive both a special preorder discount AND an exclusive Ominox tune transcritption, signed by Larson himself. However, these are limited to the first 25 preorders, so you'll have to be quick!

The Alchemists repressed 01/06/04 LNR's first popular release, The Alchemists has just been repressed. You can visit the order page for this double CD by clicking here.

More LNR tracks to be played on Australia's Fretnet 27/05/04 Australian guitar radio show, Fretnet will once again be airing several LNR tunes this weekend. Show presenter, Steve Passiouras will be playing tracks from Richard Hallebeek Project, Electrocution 250 and The Alchemists (shortly to be re-released). Click here for details. Don't worry if you don't live in Australia - you'll be able to listen via webcast. To work out what time the show will play in your particular time zone, click here. This is a terrific guitar show that plays all your fave guitar tracks and is absolutely NOT to be missed!

J.A.M. tracks to be played on Australian radio station 11/05/04 Australian guitar radio show, Fretnet will be playing 3 tracks from the J.A.M. album on this weekend's show. See here for details. This is the second time the show has decided to air LNR CDs. Don't worry if you don't live in Australia - you'll be able to listen via webcast. To work out what time the show will play in your particular time zone, click here.

J.A.M. available at Guitar 9 11/05/04 J.A.M. is now available to purchase at Guitar 9 Records. You can also download several mp3 samples from the order page. Alternatively, check out the Sound Clips section of this site.

LNR albums make the Jazzwise charts 07/05/04 J.A.M. and RHP have made the top 5 chart in the UK's most respected jazz magazine, Jazzwise. Check out the link here. E250 is no. 1 in May 2004's Loughborough Radio's Student Alternative Alternative chart, also compiled by Jazzwise.

J.A.M. CD finally released! 04/05/04 J.A.M., featuring guitar virtuosos, Alessandro Benvenuti, Milan Polak and Joel Rivard is finally out! You can now order this much anticipated jazz/rock/fusion release by clicking here. To read some very hot reviews, click here.

New online UK/European Distribution for LNR CDs 04/05/04 J.A.M., Richard Hallebeek Project and Electrocution 250 can now be purchased by clicking on the links for our new UK distribution outlet, Matchbox Recordings. CDs cost £12.99 each and can be purchased using a secure server via Worldpay. Best of all, postage and packing is free anywhere in the world. You may also be interested in purchasing the last Todd Duane CD, Eccentricity, available from the Chops from Hell website by clicking the above link.

Richard Hallebeek Project CD out at last! 24/03/04 Richard Hallebeek Project is finally here! You can now order this long awaited CD (which feats. some fantastic jazz rock fusion with guest solos from Shawn Lane and Brett Garsed) by clicking here. Reviews have been very positive so far, so to ensure you don't miss out on what's likely to be a very popular release, head on over and nab yourself a copy this instant! If you fancy listening to tracks from Electrocution 250 and Richard Hallebeek Project, make sure you check out Fretnet.com, an Australian radio station that'll be playing tracks from both CDs on Sunday 4th April 2004. However, if you don't live in Aussie-land, take heart. The show is also being transmitted via webcast.

Latest LNR Release 10/03/04 After a delay Electrocution 250 has finally been released. To order this one-of-a-kind CD, click here. The RHP CD is about to be released so keep an eye on the news section over the coming weeks. Better still, subscribe to the mailing list to ensure you're the first to know when a new LNR CD is released. The J.A.M. CD is now completed and will go to the pressing plant in about 2 weeks time. This means that the CD will be ready for distribution around mid-April. More info as we have. Old News