Roy Marchbank/Atma Anur 'NoneOther' | ALBUM REVIEW 

It appears I have thanked you everywhere but on your review Andy! Thank you again kind sir!

Excellent review with great insights. Thank you

Astounding album, will be getting many listens.

ROY is a TRULY MONSTER ,a real ONE of a KIND , a sweet person ,i like that even better

Holy shit, this man's playing is beautiful! Not only is his speed astonishing, but it seems to only serve his beautiful phrasing. Definitely a true original.

All we have to do is listen to Roy's accuracy, he is utterly astonishing. This is one of the most astonishing instrumental albums of all time imho. We'll be listening to it for decades from now. Not failing to note the brilliance of Atma Anur, he found an extra gear for this album! (Steve Kindler also.What a treat!).

Thank you for turning me on to Roy! Besides being supersonic he writes really beautifully composed music. Damn…

I did not know him so I checked him out on youtube and Holy Moly he's fast - some of his music reminded me of the player piano music of Nancarrow and the Synclavier music of Zappa with these complex and incredibly fast lines.

Yep, I remember hearing Roy a bit ago through Facebook, mind boggling but incredibly musical. So much of it is unexpected and shocking.

Roy is like a rare creature that many don't even have the capacity to understand what he's creating. They only hear the slower melodic sections they can make some kind of musical sense of. Its also unfair to judge him or anyone on one solo, you have to take in the richness and depth of the compositions. So far The Cream is my favourite off the album but that'll probably change next week, or even today! Roy is the underground guitarist that everyone knows about but rarely mention because he is untouchable.

Subscribed, Roy is a force. He's his own man. I met him at Jason Becker Not Dead Yet in the Netherlands with Atma Anur, but I have been listening to him for a long while before then. Great to see this release. I'd certainly recommend it to any fusion fan. I'm not sure how his brain is wired because the fast sections are just insane.

Hi Andy. To be honest after watching a couple of RM videos on RU-vid I thought I was going to hate ‘NoneOther’ but I really enjoyed it. Some beautiful compositions and great guitar; although at times I felt that some of the splurges of super fast guitar detracted from the music. All’n’all good stuff.

Roy soloing off the first track of the album: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VY9A9-Bskoo.html

Just bought it from Bandcamp and have given it a first listen - brought back great memories of when I first heard Vai's Flexable and then a couple of years later first hearing Satriani's Not of this Earth as while they both could shred and were /are two of the best, they also had great tunes and a bit of variety. Although I've only listened once I know I'm going to really like this one, becuase I was listening whilst tryng to do some work but kept having to stop what i was doing to listen to what I was hearing. I've seen some of his RU-vid stuff and he came across as a very likeable down to earth guy, no sense of him showboating or being arrogant about his ability and I think that comes through in the music - he knows he's fast and accurate but he doesnt rely on it.

I’ll admit, at first hearing Roy play I copped ‘that attitude’ of, “Here we go, another flasher with nothing to say,” But I continued listening and I had to confess that he was someone who had plenty to say. By the way is Piglet getting drum lessons from you? 😁

After your "Guitarists you should listen to" video, I started checking out Roy on youtube and watched some of his videos and I was not only blown away but also it felt reminiscent of Shawn Lane's virtuosity. Later I realized, He was featured on Shawn Lane's channel. :) Also The Tritone fascination's first track, Kaiser Nancarrow was a tribute to Conlon Nancarrow. :) Great video as always. Is this album available on any streaming platform?

Awesome insights... he is such a monster talent with scary awesome technique !

Yes .. Roy is the fastest… but also has incredible phrasing and wonderful compositions.

I love Roy. With SWAM instruments he's killing it next level. BTW do you know Amogh Symphony?

Fastest and exciting composer . How old when composed Flyman’s Knuckle or Grand Design?

Great album review. Roys playing is extraordinary. I would like to hear Roy explore slower speeds that will lead up to the faster ones. He seems to play average then superhuman haha But unbelievable musician. I love his tutorials on Shawn Lane also.

I remember reading where someone asked Vernon Reid if Shawn Lane was the fastest guitarist in the world (or fastest Reid knew of, or something very close to that). And Vernon Reid’s answer was “He’s the fastest good guitarist….” I love that. You’re saying something like that about Roy, elaborating heavily on what “good” is in his case.

Is that clip from the album? I can't find the actual track,

I've heard Bach and Pagannini too, together with just about everything else. You're lucky Andy, because Roy Marchbank is God, and I'll fight anyone who disagrees. You swerved that one. Good luck with The Law Of Three. Special. Allan Holdsworth scared the hell out of me, Roy just makes me laugh. Truly. He's not a shredder. He's a musician.

This was a keen idea - Hope look to repeat An idea go back and do one as well Suggest one of those bands didn’t have on your “bands that have a jazz fusion sound not known for jazz fusion” - particularly Allman Brothers Live at the Filmore Can hear Coltrane / Miles influence on Duane Allman and his influence -

Wow

Come here from the Allan Holdsworth video 😎

I'll have to have a listen to this when I get time, I trust your knowledge. Thanks for doing this, I love discovering new music 👍 After initial listening, it's OK but some of the guitar sound I have a problem with. It's me, I know but I hate the guitar synth sound. That's what turned me off Holdsworth, the more he used it, the more I hated it. I just can't stand that sound, which is a shame. I know it's just me but it's not for me. We can't all like the same things, that would be a boring world. I'm a bit disappointed though, I was looking forward to something new but not for me. 😭

How about some Louis Cole?

Actually the guitarist Davide Lo Surdo is much faster, technical and melodic than Roy Matchbank. Check him if you want, but Roy is great.

for the algo (....for another great italian.......work it out Warren)

There is nothing new about speed. It has been around since the birth of music. Roy has a bit more of it, that’s all and it is impressive but it is just a tool in the musicians box. If I have one gripe with my favorite guitar player(AH) it is: too much speed.

Progressive metal became immensely boring because metal guitarists wanted to play faster and faster and faster. Is jazz fusion heading in the same monotonous direction?

Allan Holdsworth wannabe ?