A.J. Rosales - Ultramarine

ARTIST.....: A.J. Rosales
TITLE......: Ultramarine
LABEL......: Novelty Records
URL........: http://www.ajrosales.com/

RIP DATE...: Jul-19-2007
STORE DATE.: 000-00-2007
GENRE......: Rock
QUALITY....: VBR  /  44.1Hz  /  Joint-Stereo
SIZE.......: 65,9 MB


Track Listing:

01 - Alone Again                                03:43
02 - Nominate                                   03:07
03 - Ultramarine                                03:49
04 - What's With All The Heartache?             05:13
05 - 3:15                                       03:56
06 - So Sad                                     04:18
07 - Letter To You                              04:05
08 - Brand New Offering                         04:35
09 - Breakdown                                  03:52
10 - Telekinetic                                04:09
11 - Breakdown (Reprise)                        01:44
12 - White Sunshine                             03:33
13 - Sneak Attack                               03:54

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                                                49:58 min
Release Notes:

Newest effort from A.J. Rosales.  Enjoy!

A.J. Rosales is not trying to prove anything. His appealingly
layered guitar playing and honest lyrics are just the pure
expression of a unique musical vision, not some calculated
product.

Rosales is already an acknowledged force in the rock/folk scene.
His intelligent songwriting, which draws as much from pop as from
jazz, classical, rock, jam, and folk, has been the basis for three
well-received albums in his eight-year solo career. Fatigue, in
1997, introduced his intricate guitar lines, interwoven with
intimate lyrics.  His Earth and Shoal EP in 2001 added a maturity
and depth of experience. With 2004's Resistor, Rosales'
songwriting has gained even greater resonance. Fueled by critical
praise and airplay on hundreds of radio stations, Rosales is
reaching out to fans nationwide.  As an artist, he is poised for a
major breakthrough, and it all builds from experience.

Rosales has been playing guitar since his mid-teens. By his own
admission, he was "somewhat of a nerd who gravitated toward the
more abstract and technically challenging pieces." His early
affinity for complex musical structure is evident in his playing
style, which blends catchy pop hooks with some unexpected musical
flourishes. Rosales describes his style as "rock music run through
an avant garde folk filter," but it's easy to hear a vast array of
other, subtler influences underscoring his take on folk and rock.
His extensive background in classical music and jazz can be heard
in his intricate, contrapuntal arrangements.  His guitar work
conjures ghosts of the blues and invokes modern masters of high
technical ability. Listening to Rosales alternately calls to mind
Trey Anastasio, Ellis Paul, Collective Soul and Adam Duritz with
all of their varied and inherent skills.

But a virtuosic delivery is not Rosales' only musical
accomplishment . . . His music has garnered broad attention.  He
has opened for indie-rock mainstays Vertical Horizon and Modern
English, for instance. The single Sweetest Thing from Earth and
Shoal was included on CMJ's "Certain Damage" CD and was featured
on National Public Radio in Chicago. Initially, this release edged
out Smashing Pumpkins for the top spot in Ohio's WMRU radio play
rotation. Fervent fan support has landed three singles from
Resistor in the Top 10 on Garageband.com's survey of the "best
guitars of all time" in the folk/rock genre.

But being a "guitar pyrotechnician" is not what he's about, and
being the next pop idol is also not at the top of his list.  He's
all about recording his lush, rootsy music, brilliant and humble.
And there is no doubt he has all the talent to back it up.