RIO/Avant-Prog
United States
The Fractured Dimension is a trio of musicians: Jimmy Pitts (piano & keyboards), Jerry Twyford (5,6 strong bass), Alex Arellano (drums & percussion). They play a mix of styles, influenced by and merging classical, jazz and metal as those three musicians have a rich and vast background. Their 2008 album, Towards The Mysterium, presents this mix of styles, with high level musicianship, haunting melodies and intricate compositions.
Their influences as stated on their Myspace are:
Frank Zappa, Bach, Schoenberg, Ravel, Chick Corea Elektric Band, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Spastic Ink, John Coltrane, Iron Maiden, Dream Theater, Marco Minneman, Fates Warning (Mark Zonder), Terry Bozzio, Shawn Lane, Jens Johannson, Jonas Hellborg, Return to Forever, Glenn Gould, etc.
ALBUMS:
2008 - TOWARDS THE MYSTERIUM
- Jimmy Pitts / piano & keyboards
- Jerry Twyford / 5 & 6 string bass
- Alex Arellano / drums & percussion
1. Prelude
2. Towards the Mysterium
3. Prism I: Reflection
4. Prism Ii: Refraction
5. Fibonacci's Notebook
6. Strangeness
7. The Mathematics of Divinity
8. Out of the Summer Sky
9. Worshipping Slonimsky in a Ravellian Mood
10. Piano Improv Take 1
11. Falling Down Stairs
12. Despair
13. Fractured Are the Nine Principals
14. Slendro: and Improv for Lane
15. Reiteration and Extemporaneous Noodling
16. Preparatory Action
17. Lecture
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