"Dream Interpretation #14" begins with what sounds like a distant choir, joined by a gentle bass line. A delicate bridge section features ringing harmonics and deep slide sounds. "Dream Interpretation #19" follows with a rhythmic ostinato right from the beginning, a perfect accompaniment to an expansive rock guitar solo. "Dream Interpretation #20" is awash with echo and backward loops, recalling Pink Floyd at their most psychedelic, before building to a massive multi-guitar climax. Cut to pointillistic guitar, and conclude with heavy chords and a bit of backward texture. Rock guitar riffs appear on top, then a locomotive rhythm drives a guitar solo (more than a bit reminiscent of Jimi Hendrix at his most experimental). "Dream Interpretation #16" opens the program with a mysterious low rumble, heavy on the reverb. The compositions combine traditionally notated sections with graphic notation and improvisation. During performances he is able to reach all of the guitars and signal-processing devices, giving him the ability to create true ensemble music by himself. In addition to the standard electric guitar, foot pedals and looper, common in solo playing, he has added three lap- steel guitars (two prepared with alligator clips or bolts, the other tuned to a post- Glenn Branca full unison E). Inspired by his prepared piano experiments, Miller conceived this electric guitar ensemble as a more portable version. Eight Dream Interpretations for Solo Electric Guitar Ensemble represents a unique approach to solo electric guitar. But he has also made piano-based music with Maximum Electric Piano, The Binary System and Birdsongs of the Mesozoic. He is best known for his guitar-playing in the experimental rock band Mission of Burma, which he co-founded in 1979. Roger Clark Miller (who has simply been "Roger Miler" on many prior recordings) has a hell of a resume.
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