The Pleasures of Progress

from Alternate Realities by Al Garcia

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I have always loved literary and cinematic science-fiction. This piece is an attempt to create the experience of a good science-fiction story in music. The music tells the story of a race of automatons that are changing into something more than mere machines. It was a challenge making the music sound mechanical yet somehow organic at the same time.

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from Alternate Realities, released May 10, 2006

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Al Garcia Los Angeles, California

Al plays 4, 5, and 6 string fretted and fretless basses and various 6 string electric and acoustic guitars. Al uses this varied sonic palette to create a wide variety of moods and textures.
Al is one of the few players who double on bass and guitar to appear in Guitar Player Magazine’s Spotlight column.
He is currently performing with the jazz/rock group Continuum. ... more

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