''Radio Free Albemuth'' is the debut solo album by bassist
Stuart Hamm
Stuart Hamm (born February 8, 1960) is an American bass guitar player, known for his session and live work with numerous artists as well as for his unconventional playing style and solo recordings.
Career
Born in New Orleans, Hamm spent his chil ...
, released in 1988 on Relativity Records. An energetic instrumental fusion album, Hamm is backed up by keyboardist Scott Collard and drummer Mike Barsimanto, with guitarist
Joe Satriani
Joseph Satriani (born July 15, 1956)Prato, Greg"Joe Satriani – Music Biography, Credits and Discography". ''AllMusic''. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 28, 2014. is an American rock music, rock guitarist, composer, and songwriter. Early in hi ...
guesting on three tracks, and
Allan Holdsworth
Allan Holdsworth (6 August 1946 – 15 April 2017) was a British jazz and rock music, rock guitarist, violinist and composer. He contributed to numerous bands, including Soft Machine, U.K. (band), U.K., The Tony Williams Lifetime, Pierre Moerl ...
(
SynthAxe) and
Tommy Mars (keyboards) playing on the title track. The title of the album and many of the songs were inspired by the novels of
Philip K. Dick.
Track listing
Personnel
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Stuart Hamm
Stuart Hamm (born February 8, 1960) is an American bass guitar player, known for his session and live work with numerous artists as well as for his unconventional playing style and solo recordings.
Career
Born in New Orleans, Hamm spent his chil ...
– bass guitar, production
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Allan Holdsworth
Allan Holdsworth (6 August 1946 – 15 April 2017) was a British jazz and rock music, rock guitarist, violinist and composer. He contributed to numerous bands, including Soft Machine, U.K. (band), U.K., The Tony Williams Lifetime, Pierre Moerl ...
–
SynthAxe on "Radio Free Albemuth"
[Holdsworth is listed on guitar at AllMusic, but if you listen to the actual recording, it is apparent that the solo is performed with a synthesizer. Holdsworth was a prolific user of the SynthAxe in this time period, and did not perform with regular guitar synthesizers. The synthesizer may have been processed through a guitar amp, a method Holdsworth had previously employed on "Mac Man" from the album "Sand". ("Castles Made Of Sand", Guitarist, November 1987)]
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Joe Satriani
Joseph Satriani (born July 15, 1956)Prato, Greg"Joe Satriani – Music Biography, Credits and Discography". ''AllMusic''. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 28, 2014. is an American rock music, rock guitarist, composer, and songwriter. Early in hi ...
– electric guitar on "Radio Free Albemuth", "Flow My Tears" and "Sexually Active"
* Mike Barsimanto – drums
* Amy Knoles – percussion on "Radio Free Albemuth"
* Scott Collard – keyboards
* Glen Freundl – keyboards on "Radio Free Albemuth", "Sexually Active" and "Country Music"
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Tommy Mars – keyboards on "Radio Free Albemuth"
* Charles Hamm – front cover photo
* Mark Effords – back cover photo
* David Bett – design
References
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Stuart Hamm albums
1988 albums