Stian Westerhus 'Pitch Black Star Spangled'

Stian Westerhus is the most exciting guitarist on the Norwegian experimental music scene, his vinyl only release Galore (TLRC1) and this new solo album Pitch Black Star Spangled showing a musician challenging and stretching the limits of his instrument beyond the normal confines of the electric guitar, balancing raw expressiveness against virtuosity and melodic instinct.

He is a founder member of Puma and the Monolithic duo with Motorpsycho drummer Kenneth Kapstad, he was for a short period a member of Jaga Jazzist and played on their One-Armed Bandit album and is currently a member of Nils Petter Molvær's new trio.

Vinyl edition includes voucher for free MP3 download of the whole album.

Tracklisting:
1. Don't Tell Me This Is Home
2. Thy Gospel
3. Sing With Me Somehow
4. The Antagonist
5. Pitch Black Star Spangled
6. Trailer Trash Ballad
7. Music For Leaving
8. Empty Hands Mirrored Softly
9. Heart Of Lead