Forastiere | tr

The music of Italian guitarist Pino Forastiere comes from a solid classical, contemporary, and rock background and it's not easily defined. He makes use of a dazzling blend of slapping, tapping, strumming, altered tunings, and harmonics combined with classical phrasing and with a sharp focus on distinctive and addictive melodies. His music is “something like a mix of Steve Reich’s interlocking rhythmic patterns meet Michael Hedges’s techniques, all while admiring Eddie van Halen” (John Schaefer, WNYC Radio). Born in Latronico, Southern Italy, Pino moved with his family to Rome in his early childhood. In 1992 he graduated from the Santa...