Ian Naismith
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Ian Naismith is a prolific musician and surreal guitarist
based in Osprey
, Florida. His music is deeply rooted in the style of ethno ambient which combines various influences of ethnic music and ambient music
. Other influences of progressive rock
and jazz fusion
are prominent.
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
based in Osprey
Osprey
The Osprey , sometimes known as the sea hawk or fish eagle, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey. It is a large raptor, reaching more than in length and across the wings...
, Florida. His music is deeply rooted in the style of ethno ambient which combines various influences of ethnic music and ambient music
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
. Other influences of progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
and jazz fusion
Jazz fusion
Jazz fusion is a musical fusion genre that developed from mixing funk and R&B rhythms and the amplification and electronic effects of rock, complex time signatures derived from non-Western music and extended, typically instrumental compositions with a jazz approach to lengthy group improvisations,...
are prominent.
Discography
- 2011 Medicating The Shaman
- 2011 Blue Fusion
- 2011 Zxotica
- 2011 Otherworldly Natural
- 2010 Under Canopy
- 2009 Isbre: Fragments For Possible Orchestra
- 2009 Mankiala Stupa Aura (Ambient India & Tibet 1)
- 2009 Curved Infinity
- 2008 X
- 2005 Aquatic III: Sea Sure
- 2004 Spirit Amalgam
- 2003 Subterranean Flame
- 2003 Aquatic II: Webcloning (Disposable Music)
- 2002 Voyage Exotique
- 2002 Galaxy Collisions
- 2001 Aquatic I: Requiem For A Spy
- 2001 Forgotten & Imminent
- 2001 Earthwaves
Featured guest
- 2006 Out: 17 Modern Guitarists Salute Derek Bailey Compilation of the avant guitar collective Kronosonic
- 2004 Sixteen Days In The Gulf Of Silence Compilation of the avant guitar collective Kronosonic
- 2002 The PRC Sampler Compilation of the Progressive Rock Collectors group
External links
- http://www.ethnoambient.com
- http://www.myspace.com/iannaismith
- http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/card/0,,3020942,00.html?src=search&artist=Ian+Naismith