Simon Phillips & Andy Timmons

Simon Philips, one of the world’s most popular drummers, has fascinated audiences worldwide over the years, performing with countless legends such as Jeff Beck, The Michael Schenker Group, The Who, and also fulfilling duties as the drummer of TOTO after the death of Jeff Porcaro.
Simon not only fascinates the world with his extraordinary drum techniques, but also displays his talent as an established composer, producer and recording engineer in the music industry. Recently, Simon has also built a new fan base in Japan as a member of the Hiromi Uehara Trio Project. Simon also leads a group of top-notch musicians, displaying his excellent techniques on the drums in a collection of some high quality hard fusion/jazz rock tunes. This project is known as PROTOCOL and they have just released their latest studio effort titled “Protocol III”.
MUSE ON MUSE was able to talk to PROTOCOL leader, Simon Philips, as well as guitar player Andy Timmons, who has added an energetic feel to the music with his excellent guitar performances. Check to see what Simon and Andy have to say about “Protocol III”.

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Simon Phillips & Andy Timmons

ジェフ・ベック、マイケル・シェンカー・グループ、ザ・フーなど数々のアーティストとの共演やジェフ・ポーカロ亡き後のTOTOのドラマーとして多くの聴衆を魅了し活躍してきた世界屈指のスーパー・ドラマーであるサイモン・フィリップス。
その超絶的なドラム・プレイのみにあらずコンポーザー、プロデューサーからレコーディング・エンジニアに至るまでその才能を如何なく発揮するなどトータルなアーティストとして確固たる地位を築いており、近年では上原ひろみザ・トリオ・プロジェクトのメンバーとして日本でも高い人気を誇っている。
そんなサイモンが自ら信頼する名うてのミュージシャン達を招集し、スーパー・ドラマーとしての真髄を聴かせるハード・フュージョン／ジェズ・ロックのプロジェクト Protocolが遂に新作「protocol III」を完成させた。
protocolの司令塔であるサイモン、そしてメンバーの一員であり、新作の中でもそのセンス溢れるギタープレイで見事に楽曲に躍動感溢れる命を吹き込んでいるアンディ・ティモンズに話を訊いた。

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昨年のDangerDangerでの来日も記憶に新しいアンディ･ティモンズの新しいシグネチャーモデルが登場した。

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Simon Phillips

Photo ©Stephanie Cabral

Simon Phillips, one of the best Rock drummers has been working with legendary musicians, Jeff Beck, Michael Schenker, The Who, to name a few. No need to mention his brilliant works for the band TOTO.
Simon is not only the top level drummer, but also a top notch music creator who is enthusiastic about his project Protocol and makes use of his enormous talent for it.
The new Protocol consists of Simon Phillips (Drum), Alex Sill (Gtr), Jacob Scesney (Sax), Otomaro Ruiz (Key) and Ernest Tibbs (Bass). Each player contributed with their own style and colour to the new album which strikes Protocol fans with pure musical magic.
Also Alex Sill, who took over the guitar role from masters, Andy Timmons and Greg Howe, should be in the spotlight. He played his guitar differently from his predecessors wit his own clever and thrilling style and emphasized the power of Protocol.
We had a chat with Simon Phillips about the brand new 5th album of Prtocol, “Protocol V”.

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Simon Phillips

The Super Drummer Simon Phillips has released new album titled “PROTOCOL IV “ which is 4th album under the alias Protocol. Simon teamed up with Greg Howe whose ultra technical guitar play has gained status amongst enthusiasts of Hard Rock & Fusion music and A young and promising keyboard player Dennis Hamm who plays for Thundercat and Ronald Bruner Jr. for this brand new album.
Beautiful guitar melodies played by the new member Greg Howe, following impressive keyboard melodies by Dennis Hamm are the introduction of the new album “PROTOCOL IV”. Its musicality became even deeper and this impressive pieces approach not only their old fans, but also other underground music supporters.
This time, a skilled Japanese drummer Shun Minari interviewed Simon about his new set “PROTOCOL IV”. Shun is active in the front line of supporting artists and recording sessions in Japan, most notably for BLINDMAN,

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Simon Phillips (サイモン・フィリップス) 率いるプロジェクト Protocolの新作「protocol III」がリリース(2015年4月22日)される。

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Mattias IA Eklundh

 
Photo by Lennart Sjoberg

既成概念に捉われない自由奔放かつユニークな音楽スタイル、誰もが惹きこまれる良質で心地よいメロディ、超絶ギターテクニック・・これら要素を見事に融合させ決してマニア向けの音楽ではなく、親しみある音楽に昇華させ聴く者を楽しませてくれるアーティストがMattias IA Eklundhである。

遂にファン待望のFreak Guitarシリーズ第３弾となるアルバム「THE SMORGASBORD」をリリースしたMattiasにアルバムについて語って貰った。

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Mattias IA Eklundh

  
Photo by Lennart Sjoberg

Mattias IA Eklundh’s is an artist known for his “out of the box” ideas and music style filled with a unique freedom, fascinating melodies that please the listeners’ ears, and extraordinary guitar techniques that are matched by none. Mattias has succeeded in blending these various aspects of music, creating music not only for the guitar freaks, but also sublimates his music in an accessible manner for mainstream listeners.

Mattias has released his long awaited 3rd album of the “Freak Guitar” series titled “SMORGASBORD”, and took time to talk to MUSE ON MUSE about his new studio effort.

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「選別された材料」、「 細部にまでいたるこだわりとクラフトマンシップ」、「 高い次元で設計された電装とハードウェア」といったギターに求められる命題に対してIbanez “PREMIUM”ファクトリー製ならではの高コストパフォーマンスで応えるシグネイチャー新モデルが登場する。

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