Adam J Karch
Who is Adam:
ALTHOUGH ADAM KARCH IS FROM MONTREAL, HIS MUSIC EMBODIES THE SPIRIT OF AMERICANA LIKE A SCENIC RIDE ACROSS THE GREAT PLAINS. HE PLAYS A HYBRID ACOUSTIC BLUES THAT CONSISTS OF PRECISE FINGERPICKING THAT RECALLS PLAYERS SUCH AS RL BURNSIDE, MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT AND KELLY JOE PHELPS, ALONG WITH AN INNOVATIVE PERCUSSIVE TECHNIQUE THAT IS THOROUGHLY MODERN, WHILE SOMEHOW PRIMAL AND ANCHORED IN TRADITION. HIS STYLE SUMS UP THE SOUND OF A ONE-MAN BAND WHERE THE BACKBEAT IS ALWAYS PRESENT AS HIS PALM SETS THE SOUND OF A SNARE DRUM ON THE STRINGS. KARCH ALSO INCORPORATED A PORCHBOARD FOR THE BASS DRUM BEAT WHILE HIS THUMB-DRIVEN BASS NOTES SET THE FOUNDATION FOR THE MELODIES FINGERPICKED WITH HIS INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS ALL CREATING A CONSTANT FLOW OF MUSIC.
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“Moving Forward: Je le recommande sans reserves!” - Sylvain Ménard, FM 98,5 Montréal
“(...) un album avec lequel on ne s’ennuie pas une seule seconde tant la variété des rythmes, la subtilité des arrangements et la précision du jeu sont particulièrement bien senties.” - Fred Delforge, Zicazine
“Adam Karch produces knockout roots music and acoustic blues from his hometown of Montreal, and his latest album, Moving Forward, is his best work yet. After listening to the whole disc, there is no doubt that Adam Karch can cut a mean record, but he is also a solid live performer” - Rex Bartholomew, Blues Blast Magazine, Los Angeles
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