Spiraless are a musical project built around the talented guitar duo of Atanas Shishkov and Todor Peev. Joining them on this,  their debut as Spiraless, is Kevin Gobin who contributes bass guitar, keyboards and drums. The music of Spiraless has its roots planted firmly in the genre described as jazz/rock fusion. For many the words jazz and fusion conjure up musical visions of technical chord progressions draped over tempos that require the listener to have a degree in math to fathom out. There are no such moments however in the music of Spiraless, instead the music is all about melody and spontaneity wrapped up in a manner that makes their music accessible and ultimately joyful. OK so both Atanas and Todor have great technique that they flaunt in flamboyant fashion but thankfully never at the expense of the song.

This self titled album features ten tracks all of which have slightly different flavours due to each of the two guitarists having a slightly different “touch” and perhaps because of this the album unleashes some wonderful moments most especially on opening track “Excite Me” where the guitar solo literally flies skywards thanks to some great legato and crisp and clean position shifts. Elsewhere “Smooth Desire” also features some almost liquid like playing that brings to mind the spirit of Joe Satriani at his most fluid.

The nice thing about this album is that the performances have a nice live feel to them. You can almost see the pair of six stringers “going for it” and, although there are moments when some of the bends and licks fall short, credit must be given as they have kept these “takes” perhaps because of the feel rather than musical perfection. All in all a great release that for the most part hits the spot and showcases two talents that we will hear more from in the future.

Contact: www.spiraless.com 

Al Hey