Freak Guitar: The Smorgasbord

Freak Guitar: The Smorgasbord is a double-disc studio album by Mattias IA Eklundh, released on Steve Vai's Favored Nations label on 5 March 2013.[1][2] It features close to two hours of eclectic, mostly instrumental guitar music, with a variety of influences.[3][4][5][6]

Freak Guitar: The Smorgasbord
Studio album by
Mattias IA Eklundh
Released13 March 2013 (2013-03-13)
LabelFavored Nations
ProducerMattias IA Eklundh
Mattias IA Eklundh chronology
Freak Guitar: The Road Less Traveled
(2005)		 Freak Guitar: The Smorgasbord
(2013)

Reception

The album was reviewed in the April 2013 issue of Guitarist magazine, where it was given 4.5 stars out of 5 and recommended for fans of Vai and Frank Zappa. Total Guitar gave it 4 stars out of 5.[7]

Guests performers

The album features a number of guest musicians, including:[8]

  • Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal – solo on "Special Agent Bauer"
  • V. Selvaganesh – kanjira on "Kali Ghat", "Those in Badiyah", "Mandur and Morgan's Camel Safari", "Friedrichs Wahnbriefe"
  • Dweezil Zappa – solo on "Mind Your Step (at Schiphol Airport)"
  • Andy Timmons – first and fourth solos on "Peter, I Won't Drive Another Meter"; solo on "Those in Badiyah"
  • Guthrie Govan – second and fifth solos on "Peter, I Won't Drive Another Meter"
  • Kiko Loureiro – third and sixth solos on "Peter, I Won't Drive Another Meter"
  • Jan Laney – "Peter, I won't Drive Another Meter"
  • Björn Fryklund – drums on "The Smorgasbord", "Crossing the Rubicon", "Peter, I Won't Drive Another Meter", "In the Goo of the Evening"
  • Serge Levaillant – vocals on "Mattias – The Beautiful Guy"
  • Jonas Hellborg – bass on "Kali Ghat"
  • Gabriel Eklundh – screams and various vocal sounds throughout "Blaha Blaha"
  • Kevin Fickling – vocals on "Special Agent Bauer"
  • Morgan Ågren – drums, percussion on "Meralgia Paresthetica"
  • Zac O'Yeah – zombie grunts on "Mandur and Morgan's Camel Safari"
  • Ranjit Barot – drums on "Keep It in the Dojo"
  • Fredrik Thordendal – solo on "Friedrichs Wahnbriefe"

Track listing

CD1
  1. "Amphibians Night Out" – 3:32
  2. "Musth" – 3:12
  3. "Mattias – The Beautiful Guy" – 2:27
  4. "Hells Bells" – 3:40
  5. "The Smorgasbord" – 2:52
  6. "Friedrichs Wahnbriefe" – 3:08
  7. "Sexually Frustrated Fruit Fly Flamenco" – 0:41
  8. "Daily Grind Disco March" – 2:46
  9. "Lease sith an Option to Buy" – 2:23
  10. "The Swede and the Wolf" – 4:20
  11. "Mambo Italiano" – 2:18
  12. "Mind Your Step (at Schiphol Airport)" – 3:34
  13. "Crossing the Rubicon" – 7:48
  14. "That's Amore" – 2:27
  15. "Keep it in the Dojo" – 2:41
  16. "Infrared Jed" – 0:33
  17. "Peter, I Won't Drive Another Meter" – 4:35
  18. "Larvatus Prodeo" – 1:15
  19. "Blaha Blaha" – 2:31
  20. "Lullaby for Gabriel" – 2:25

CD2
  1. "In the Goo of the Evening" – 3:12
  2. "The Dogs of Delhi" – 2:16
  3. "Special Agent Bauer" – 2:07
  4. "Mahavishnu John" – 3:34
  5. "The Harry Lime Theme" – 1:28
  6. "Dark Matter" – 2:48
  7. "Trumpet Lesson" – 0:53
  8. "Mandur and Morgan's Camel Safari" – 3:13
  9. "Shore Thing" – 2:14
  10. "Captain Smith's Moment of Truth" – 1:35
  11. "Mah Nà Mah Nà" – 2:39
  12. "The Nigerian Gynecologist" – 3:25
  13. "6 Rue Cordot" – 1:17
  14. "Kali Ghat" – 4:37
  15. "Safe to Remove Hardware" – 1:30
  16. "Did You Actually Pay for That?" – 2:45
  17. "Those in Badiyah" – 3:46
  18. "The Essence of Emptiness" – 4:37
  19. "Meralgia Paresthetica" – 4:51
  20. "Guano Afternoon" – 1:46

Credits

All songs are written by Mattias IA Eklundh, except the following:

References
  1. "Mattias IA Eklundh to release Freak Guitar: The Smorgasbord!". Favored Nations. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  2. "Exclusive Interview: Mattias IA Eklundh". Volumen11.com. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  3. http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/the-20-greatest-shred-guitarists-of-all-time-461030/13/
  4. "Mattias IA Eklundh to release 'Freak Guitar: The Smorgasbord' March 5". Guitar Player Magazine. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  5. Jon Bloomer (13 February 2013). "Mattias IA Eklundh to release new album 'Freak Guitar: The Smorgasbord'". Guitarnoize.com. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  6. "Freak Guitar – The Smorgasbord – Chronique – La Grosse Radio Rock – Ecouter du Rock – Webzine Rock". Lagrosseradio.com. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  7. Monk, Laurie (29 March 2013). "Mattias IA Eklundh: Smorgasbord loved by UK's Total Guitar". Truth in Shredding. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  8. "New Mattias IA Eklundh Album 'Smorgasbord' to Feature Guthrie Govan, New album will be released on Steve Vai's label in 2013 – Sonic State Amped". Sonicstate.com. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  9. Chris Bird (Total Guitar) (6 March 2013). "VIDEO: Mattias IA Eklundh new video out today | VIDEO: Mattias IA Eklundh new video out today". MusicRadar. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  10. Monk, Laurie (7 March 2013). "Mattias IA Eklundh: Hells Bells". Truth in Shredding. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
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