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New Paul Mark Instrumental Album in Production
Solo Roots Guitar Collection Takes Up the Path Set by Roadside Americana
The next CD by Paul Mark is in the recording stage and is planned as an all-instrumental solo collection of guitar-based originals. The new CD looks to be a continuation of the rootsy stylings of Mark’s earlier solo guitar effort, Roadside Americana, released back in 1999.
“No title for it yet,” Mark says, “But we’re working on it. I’m back into that acoustic, rural sound. Private music. With lots of live miking of real guitars. Not really a Van Dorens record, but I know the folks who like the Americana element of our band will like the backporch attitude of this new record. A hand sliding up a guitar neck. Steel strings pressing against a fretboard. A foot tapping on the floor. Encoded messages, spiritual visions and tons of melody.”
Tracking for the new CD has already begun, with recording sessions at Ardent Studios in Memphis and at Radiation Records in New York City. As with all Radiation Records releases, the music will be available from ITunes, CDBaby and a broad array of retailers and download sites.
These latest sessions have also included tracks for a new Van Dorens CD release as well. “We laid down several tracks with the full band while we were in Memphis, and they’ll be part of the next Van Dorens CD. Some very raucous stuff, great rhythm tracks. The band keeps rolling forward like some horror movie beast. It can’t really be stopped.”