''Voodoo Violince'' is the debut studio album by violinist Mark Wood, released in 1991 through Guitar Recordings.

Critical reception

Roch Parisien at

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gave ''Voodoo Violince'' three stars out of five, recommending it to open-minded fans of guitarists

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who might be looking for something different. He said that "Wood's arsenal of custom-made

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s (including a six- and nine-string double-neck, and a

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) sounds much like a ''

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'' phaser set to overload and on the verge of exploding." Parisien went on to further describe Wood's tone, saying "The high-pitched squeal can have an unearthly effect, full of feedback and vibrato but with the texture and range of a keyboard."

Track listing

Personnel

* Mark Wood –

violin The violin, sometimes referred to as a fiddle, is a wooden chordophone, and is the smallest, and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in regular use in the violin family. Smaller violin-type instruments exist, including the violino picc ...

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*Laura Kaye –

vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...

*George Green – vocals *Sylvestor Anthony Lewis III – vocals *Dave Lewitt –

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*Gregor Kitzis – strings *Denise Rude – strings *Liz Lim – strings *Eric Freelander – strings *Rozz Morehead –

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*Barbara Murray – background vocals *Suze Albright – background vocals *

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– background vocals *Shawn Green –

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*Paul Orofino – engineering, production *Tom Schizzano – engineering *John Stix – production

References

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