Mark Varney Project - Centrifugal Funk (1991)

Front Cover	Album Info
	Artist/Composer Mark Varney Project Title Centrifugal Funk Length 60:54 Discs: 1 Tracks: 7 Format LQ <160 kbps Packaging Jewel Case Label Tone Center Cat. Number 40312 Style Fusion Rating N/A Recorded 1991

Musicians	Credits
Frank Gambale guitars Brett Garsed guitar Shawn Lane guitar Mike O'Neill guitar T.J. Helmerich guitar Jimmy Earl bass Steve Tavaglione EWI, saxophones Freddy Ravel keyboards Joey Heredia drums Kevin Ricard percussion	Producer Mark Varney Producer Jimmy Earl Mixing Alan Hirshberg

Track list

01 Actual Proof 07:40 02 So What 09:46 03 Hey Tree Bone 05:35 04 Tokyo Blue 07:22 05 Splatch 12:01 06 Elegant People 10:01 07 Love Struck 08:29

Notes

Recently reissued by Tone Center for 2004, this 1991 Legato Records release of MVP (The Mark Varney Project), Centrifugal Funk, displays a warning, "Contains guitar performances of unparalleled speed, taste and virtuosity. Not for the faint of heart!" The lead guitar performances spoken about in such glowing terms are turned in by none other than Brett Garsed (lead guitar), Shawn Lane (lead guitar) and Frank Gambale (lead guitar). Mark Varney and Jimmy Earl produced the album of eight instrumentals, two of which ("Love Struck" and "So What", both clocking in at over eight minutes) feature all three gutiarists. The album also features Mike O'Neill on rhythm guitar, Steve Tavaglione on sax, Freddy Ravel on keyboards, Jimmy Earl on bass (he takes a solo on "So What"), Joey Heredia on drums and Kevin Ricard on percussion. T.J. Helmerich also makes an appearance on guitar, cuttiing the first solo on "Love Struck". Mesmerizing, extreme, attention-grabbing, aggressive, thrilling - all have been used to describe the music on Centrifugal Funk - and, like it's companion record "Truth In Shredding", recommended for fans ranging from fusion to progressive to jazz. (guitar9.com)