tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31101808599551992412024-03-13T18:59:42.220-07:00Glenn Snelwar BlogNews, Updates etc.Glenn Snelwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688969124003006406noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110180859955199241.post-87344725718103672372016-01-25T19:30:00.001-08:002016-01-25T19:32:28.187-08:008 string guitar infatuationHello out there...things are moving along very, very nicely with writing for the next At War With Self disc. I'm working with <a href="http://www.alexarellanodrums.com/">Alex Arellano</a>, and it's great to have such a phenomenal drummer putting his ideas down alongside mine and coming up with some really interesting, crazy stuff! I can't wait to share it. In time...<br />
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In the meantime, I decided to get on the 8 string guitar bandwagon. I started with an 8- string multi-scale acoustic by Agile. Then I followed that up with an 8-string electric, also an Agile (I'm very impressed with these guitars). I did two different variations of the composition, Hope, off the disc A Familiar Path - one for 8 string acoustic and the other for 8-string electric.<br />
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So, needless to say, I'm having fun with the additional strings. It opens up a whole new realm of possibilities.<br />
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I've been absent from YouTube until now, which I intend to change this year - so I've started with some posts of these 'Hope' variations. After the acoustic version, I talk about the multi-scale guitar a bit:<br />
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<br />Glenn Snelwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688969124003006406noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110180859955199241.post-75885430842397635172015-05-06T20:07:00.002-07:002015-05-06T20:11:06.715-07:00It's been a couple of months now since the release of Circadian Rhythm Disorder, and I'm very grateful to the handful of websites that took the time to write a review or do an interview - I had the opportunity to talk on the phone with Jeff Stevens at <a href="http://www.progmetalzone.com/">ProgMetalZone</a>, and he was kind enough to take a lot of time to transcribe our lengthy conversation that covered everything from music influences to Gordian Knot, and of course At War With Self. And, At War With Self is featured as Independent Artist of the Month over at the site. Here's a <a href="http://www.progmetalzone.com/2015/interview-with-glenn-snelwar-from-at-war-with-self/">link to the interview</a>.<br />
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And, links to some of the reviews that have come in for CRD - thanks to all of the reviewers who took the time to listen and write up a review - I really appreciate it!</div>
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<a href="http://echoesanddust.com/2015/04/at-war-with-self-circadian-rhythm-disorder/">Echoes and Dust</a> </div>
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<a href="http://www.canthisevenbecalledmusic.com/review-at-war-with-self-circadian-rhythm-disorder/">Canthisevenbecalledmusic</a> (best name ever!!!)</div>
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<a href="http://theprogressiveaspect.net/blog/2015/04/04/at-war-with-self-circadian-rhythm-disorder/">The Progressive Aspect</a> </div>
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<a href="http://www.babyblaue-seiten.de/album_14930.html#oben">Babyblaue-seiten </a>(German)</div>
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<a href="http://progpraat.com/2015/04/07/at-war-with-self-circadian-rythm-disorder/">Progpraat</a> (Dutch)</div>
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And, you can stream the entire 51 minute composition, along with some cover songs I've chosen to post and other AWWS tracks, over at my <a href="https://soundcloud.com/glenn-snelwar">Soundcloud page</a>.</div>
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Glenn Snelwar - guitars, fretless bass, mandolins, keys<br />
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Circadian Rhythm Disorder is the culmination of four years of writing, recording, re-writing, analysis, re-analysis, discarding, re-building, re-evaluation and final culmination of compositions based on the framework of a 51 minute drum solo performed in a single take by Marco Minnemann.</div>
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Marco’s Normalizer 2 project is based on musicians of varied backgrounds and styles composing their ideas to his drum solo. I first heard of the Normalizer project back in 2010 when the first ‘set’ of releases came out, and was intrigued with the notion of compositions based on a drum solo. In 2011, I purchased the solo –initially, with the intention of listening to the drums on their own. As impressive as the Normalizer releases were that I’d heard, I really wanted to absorb every nuance of the kit – every cymbal hit and ghost note. I’ve always been fascinated with drum solos. So, after multiple listens, I decided to see what would happen if I began on it very slowly.</div>
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I learned the various stops and starts in the rhythms for the first three minutes by listening over and over (and over, and over – and over again). Watching the waveforms on the computer to see where the cymbal or snare hits would occur quickly became a familiar activity. The three note melodic phrase Marco uses with the cymbals resonated with me immediately. Similar to how that cymbal phrasing is re-introduced throughout the solo, I wanted to create melodic variations that could be re-introduced throughout. More important, I realized after writing to the first three minutes I may be able to compose something cohesive…something that ran like a continuous thread from beginning to end, much like the solo. By re-visiting melodic ideas introduced earlier in the composition, and drawing on my own prior compositions (variations on the melodic and rhythmic elements of Reflections most likely to come to mind), I slowly pieced the 51 minutes together. It was analogous to a musical jigsaw puzzle. I’ve always loved concept albums, and this needed to be a 51 minute long story.</div>
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During the process, I scrapped entire sections – sometimes weeks or months of composing and recording, and started sections again from scratch – if the pieces didn’t line up and create that continuity and bigger picture (that ultimately was more important than the sum of the parts), the bigger picture had to be the final determining factor no matter how satisfied I may have been with a small segment of the section in question.</div>
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This all sounds very deliberate and analytical. And, that is the case in the context of describing what my goal was. But, there is a reason this took four years (aside from having to learn the rhythms before starting to compose, and then following through with executing technically on my ideas). Most importantly, Marco’s drum solo was a creative burst that was recorded in ONE TAKE!!! During the entire time I was composing to this, I never wanted to forget that. And, as structured as the compositions are that you have in front of you, I made it a point to ALWAYS approach composing with that blank slate – to listen and come up with ideas as if I’d heard the drums for the first time – and to compose to capture that inspiration inherent in the drums, and so that the prior and subsequent sections would be seamless with the section in progress.</div>
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Circadian Rhythm Disorder is an apt title to capture my experience with this project – many sleepless nights, and time being broken up into bits and pieces –often times spending weeks on 3-5 minute sections at a time. Maybe that section was the first 5 minutes of the drum solo, followed by the last 5 minutes of the solo- and then following up with drafting the musical puzzle pieces to see what path they could take to connect to each other.</div>
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Often times, bursts of composing happened during vacations to visit family, where a precious couple of hours spent before or after everyone else was awake resulted in a rough draft – a 30 second section of inspiration that would become something more concrete back at home. Sitting in the car during a lunch break at work and critiquing the final mixes through the stereo, headphones or computer speakers. Composing, recording and mixing all in piecemeal, but remembering to focus on the big picture at all times. Trying to balance time spent between composing and then practicing what I’d written to be able to record the different instruments. Waking up to go to work with the desire to finish a section that was started a few hours ago and still fresh in my mind, and not wanting to let go of that creative spark. Learning how to keep the computer from crashing under the weight of all of the tracks - and refraining from throwing it through the wall when it did (often times, right in the middle of a creative burst of ideas). Having to defer plans for recording or composing to do unexpected car or house repairs. Truly, a persistent state of being at war with self. This has been the most difficult but rewarding experience I’ve had with writing and recording my music.</div>
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I am extremely grateful to Marco for recording his solo and putting it out there for myself and others to compose to. And most of all, I am indebted to my family - for understanding my need to subject all of us to my self-imposed CRD.</div>
Glenn Snelwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688969124003006406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110180859955199241.post-4806099538024424042015-03-08T07:35:00.002-07:002015-03-19T20:37:47.901-07:00Circadian Rhythm Disorder The new At War With Self project, Circadian Rhythm Disorder, is now available as a digital only release. It's been four years in the making, and is 24 tracks composed to a 51-minute improvised drum solo by <a href="http://www.marcominnemann.com/">Marco Minnemann</a> (his 'Normalizer 2' project).<br />
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Here's a <a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/audio/2015-%20Circadian%20Rhythm%20Disorder/At%20War%20With%20Self%20Circadian%20Rhythm%20Disorder%20Preview%20MP3.mp3">preview MP3</a> - you can also listen to disc in it's entirety using the player below.<br />
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Glenn Snelwar - guitars, fretless bass, mandolins, keys<br />
Marco Minnemann - drums<br />
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Circadian Rhythm Disorder is the culmination of four years of writing, recording, re-writing, analysis, re-analysis, discarding, re-building, re-evaluation and final culmination of compositions based on the framework of a 51 minute drum solo performed in a single take by Marco Minnemann.</div>
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Marco’s Normalizer 2 project is based on musicians of varied backgrounds and styles composing their ideas to his drum solo. I first heard of the Normalizer project back in 2010 when the first ‘set’ of releases came out, and was intrigued with the notion of compositions based on a drum solo. In 2011, I purchased the solo –initially, with the intention of listening to the drums on their own. As impressive as the Normalizer releases were that I’d heard, I really wanted to absorb every nuance of the kit – every cymbal hit and ghost note. I’ve always been fascinated with drum solos. So, after multiple listens, I decided to see what would happen if I began on it very slowly.</div>
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I learned the various stops and starts in the rhythms for the first three minutes by listening over and over (and over, and over – and over again). Watching the waveforms on the computer to see where the cymbal or snare hits would occur quickly became a familiar activity. The three note melodic phrase Marco uses with the cymbals resonated with me immediately. Similar to how that cymbal phrasing is re-introduced throughout the solo, I wanted to create melodic variations that could be re-introduced throughout. More important, I realized after writing to the first three minutes I may be able to compose something cohesive…something that ran like a continuous thread from beginning to end, much like the solo. By re-visiting melodic ideas introduced earlier in the composition, and drawing on my own prior compositions (variations on the melodic and rhythmic elements of Reflections most likely to come to mind), I slowly pieced the 51 minutes together. It was analogous to a musical jigsaw puzzle. I’ve always loved concept albums, and this needed to be a 51 minute long story.</div>
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During the process, I scrapped entire sections – sometimes weeks or months of composing and recording, and started sections again from scratch – if the pieces didn’t line up and create that continuity and bigger picture (that ultimately was more important than the sum of the parts), the bigger picture had to be the final determining factor no matter how satisfied I may have been with a small segment of the section in question.</div>
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This all sounds very deliberate and analytical. And, that is the case in the context of describing what my goal was. But, there is a reason this took four years (aside from having to learn the rhythms before starting to compose, and then following through with executing technically on my ideas). Most importantly, Marco’s drum solo was a creative burst that was recorded in ONE TAKE!!! During the entire time I was composing to this, I never wanted to forget that. And, as structured as the compositions are that you have in front of you, I made it a point to ALWAYS approach composing with that blank slate – to listen and come up with ideas as if I’d heard the drums for the first time – and to compose to capture that inspiration inherent in the drums, and so that the prior and subsequent sections would be seamless with the section in progress.</div>
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Circadian Rhythm Disorder is an apt title to capture my experience with this project – many sleepless nights, and time being broken up into bits and pieces –often times spending weeks on 3-5 minute sections at a time. Maybe that section was the first 5 minutes of the drum solo, followed by the last 5 minutes of the solo- and then following up with drafting the musical puzzle pieces to see what path they could take to connect to each other.</div>
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Often times, bursts of composing happened during vacations to visit family, where a precious couple of hours spent before or after everyone else was awake resulted in a rough draft – a 30 second section of inspiration that would become something more concrete back at home. Sitting in the car during a lunch break at work and critiquing the final mixes through the stereo, headphones or computer speakers. Composing, recording and mixing all in piecemeal, but remembering to focus on the big picture at all times. Trying to balance time spent between composing and then practicing what I’d written to be able to record the different instruments. Waking up to go to work with the desire to finish a section that was started a few hours ago and still fresh in my mind, and not wanting to let go of that creative spark. Learning how to keep the computer from crashing under the weight of all of the tracks - and refraining from throwing it through the wall when it did (often times, right in the middle of a creative burst of ideas). Having to defer plans for recording or composing to do unexpected car or house repairs. Truly, a persistent state of being at war with self. This has been the most difficult but rewarding experience I’ve had with writing and recording my music.</div>
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I am extremely grateful to Marco for recording his solo and putting it out there for myself and others to compose to. And most of all, I am indebted to my family - for understanding my need to subject all of us to my self-imposed CRD.</div>
Glenn Snelwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688969124003006406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110180859955199241.post-84825926462224214332014-10-29T16:41:00.001-07:002014-10-29T17:04:38.668-07:00New Projects in the QueueOnce again, a much delayed post. But, I do have news on some projects coming up. First will be my take on <span style="color: #999999;"><a href="http://marcominnemann.com/" style="background-color: black;">Marco Minnemann's</a></span> Normalizer project. I thought this was a really interesting idea, when I first heard of various musicians composing their own music over Marco's 51 minute drum solo he had recorded in one take. I was busy working on the surround mix for Torn Between Dimensions, and started writing to the first couple of minutes of the solo, just to take a break from re-visiting the first AWWS disc over (and over). Two years later, I've managed to compose to the whole thing - it has been an incredibly challenging and rewarding way to write new music! I'll be finishing tracking over the next couple of months, and hope to be finished early next year with it. For more info, check out <span style="color: #999999;"><a href="http://www.normalizer2.com/" style="background-color: black;">Marco's Normalizer page.</a></span><br />
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The 5.1 Torn Between Dimensions mix will still happen - but the Normalizer project has become my primary focus for now.<br />
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I also have the next At War With Self project ideas lined up, and have started writing for that. <a href="http://www.manfreddikkers.com/"><span style="color: #999999;">Manfred Dikkers</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> </span>(AWWS - Acts of God and A Familiar Path) and <a href="http://www.alexarellanodrums.com/"><span style="color: #999999;">Alex Arellano </span></a>(Power of Omens, The Fractured Dimension) will both be on the drums. Without giving too much away, I can say it will be much more focused on polyrhythms and odd time signatures than the past three discs, for sure. I'm really excited to work with Manfred and Alex on the next AWWS disc. There will likely be other guest musicians as well.<br />
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I also just finished recording some guitar and mandolin parts for multi-instrumentalist Hassan Iqbal, whose project will have quite a line-up. Check out the info on his <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hassanspaceiqbal"><span style="color: #999999;">Facebook </span></a>site!<br />
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I think that's it for now - thanks for reading! More to come in a few months...Glenn Snelwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688969124003006406noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110180859955199241.post-68486385250647137792013-09-21T07:35:00.000-07:002013-09-21T16:32:00.040-07:00The Logical SongAnother very, very long overdue post. Progress is ongoing but slow...eventually the Torn 5.1 will see the light of day. Writing is also in progress for what will be the next AWWS release. In the meantime, here's another cover - The Logical Song, by Supertramp. As with prior/future covers, Manfred is providing the drums and percussion.<br />
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Also visit my <a href="https://soundcloud.com/glenn-snelwar">Soundcloud</a> page for other tracks and the <a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/InvisibleSun.mp3">Invisible Sun</a> cover.<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/At-War-With-Self/146344402074028?ref=hl">At War With Self facebook page</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.last.fm/music/At+War+With+Self">Last.fm</a><br />
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<br />Glenn Snelwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688969124003006406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110180859955199241.post-74685852805858921192012-01-15T18:11:00.000-08:002012-01-21T19:40:42.641-08:00<div>It's been too long since I've posted an update here. Things have been progressing very, very well with the 5.1 mix of Torn Between Dimensions...and the additional acoustic versions that will go along with it. It will be a bit longer, but hopefully not too much longer!!! I am anticipating having it released the first half of this year. I recently broke one of the fingers on my left hand, so that will certainly slow things down for a while as I try to finish up the acoustic versions.</div><div> </div><div>I have worked on a few cover tunes to take a break from the 5.1 work, and here is one of the covers that Manfred Dikkers kindly provided drums tracks for - one of my favorite Police tracks, <a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/InvisibleSun.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Invisible Sun</span></a>. A couple more covers are in the works.</div><div> </div><div>I've also posted this and the free full preview tracks from each of the At War With Self discs over on <a href="http://soundcloud.com/glenn-snelwar"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Soundcloud</span></a> - you can also listen and download them on the main site here as well. And check out the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/At-War-With-Self/146344402074028"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">AWWS Facebook page</span></a> if that's your thing.</div><div> </div><div>Thanks again to all of you who have purchased A Familiar Path over the past couple of years - as well as Acts of God and Torn Between Dimensions - more to come in a few months, for certain.</div><div> </div><div>Glenn</div>Glenn Snelwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688969124003006406noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110180859955199241.post-38211049375123056342011-01-09T18:53:00.000-08:002011-01-10T02:40:52.914-08:00Reflecting on Torn Between DimensionsI figured a new post here was way overdue. First off, thanks to all of you who have purchased my CDs and supported this project - At War With Self is at this time a self-financed, independent operation and every CD sale that comes in is truly appreciated!!! It helps me continue to justify releasing physical CDs. Also, many thanks to the people who take the time to listen carefully to the disc and write a review. Without this sort of support, the pressing and distribution of physical copies of the discs would not be possible.<br /><br />The end of 2010 allowed me time to think about the course of this project, and what <em>should</em> be next - I am extremely satisfied with the end result of <em>A Familiar Path</em>. For me it really brings together the ideas of merging classical guitar and metal that I had when I first trusted my instinct to combine the styles the way I like to do, and write <em>Reflections</em> back in '94. <em>A Familiar Path</em> is an appropriate title for me as a musician thinking of how I started this, and how it's come full circle for me to realize what I envisioned so long ago.<br /><br />So where to go from here? I've been thinking a lot of which direction to take with At War With Self. I've been writing for the next disc, and a lot of rough ideas are down. Manfred Dikkers, who covered all the drums and percussion for A Familiar Path, has kindly offered to write drum and percussion tracks for the next set of new music. So the foundation is underway for a new release in the future.<br /><br />Over the past few years, I've gotten heavily involved with listening to music in surround format - getting my hands on all the DVD audio, super audio and DTS mixes I can find. The ability to take stereo mixes to 5.1 is something I'm very intrigued by. The new King Crimson surround re-mixes of Red and In the Wake of Poseidon are currently in heavy rotation and kicking my ass! Listening to Deep Purple's Machine Head in 5.1 makes me take back the idea that I would never want to hear Smoke on the Water ever again. It's truly an incredible format.<br /><br />I have a very specific idea for the next AWWS release - and it will be released with two discs - a CD with a stereo version, and a DVD containing a DTS surround mix. As I've been writing the new material with the surround format in mind, I decided to take some existing tracks to see how this could work- I re-mixed a couple of tracks from A Familiar Path to 5.1. Then I decided to dust off the tracks from Torn Between Dimensions, which have been sitting untouched since the discs's release for a number of reasons.<br /><br />Going back through the tracks on Torn Between Dimensions and listening to all the drum and guitar parts that are difficult to discern in the stereo mix, due to the dense layering and nature of the compositions, I realized that the 5.1 format is a must for this music. Similar to my idea for the next new set of tracks for AWWS, the re-release of Torn Between Dimensions will have a re-mixed stereo version and a DTS format surround mix. There may also be some acoustic versions of some of the tracks added for this release, as some of these songs were originally written for two or three classical guitars (The God Interface was originally an exercise to incorporate some of Leo Brouwer's classical etude techniques into my own compositions, as his studies are still very inspiring for me to listen to).<br /><br />Re-visiting Torn Between Dimensions was way, way overdue and this format is the perfect reason for me to do it now. I hope to have it released by end of this year, with a new AWWS disc to follow shortly thereafter.<br /><br />I hope to have another post within the coming months to provide an update on timing for the release, as it gets closer to completion.Glenn Snelwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688969124003006406noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110180859955199241.post-41397686218597540092010-02-14T07:09:00.000-08:002014-11-01T06:23:32.484-07:00A Familiar Path-Reviews Posted, New CollaborationNew reviews for <i>A Familiar Path</i> are available in German, French, Italian, Norwegian and English. Direct links to reviews follow - pdf versions can be accessed at the <a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/reviews.html">reviews</a> page on my site. See details and press info below the reviews links for ordering directly from me through Paypal (signed copies available), or through the following distributors: CDBaby Justforkicks.de or Synphonic.com (links below).<br />
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A Familiar Path was also featured on the <a href="http://www.gagliarchives.com/">gagliarchives</a> radio show and recently placed on the weekly top 20 list. Thanks to all of the radio stations and magazines, websites around the globe that have supported A Familiar Path and included it on their playlists or reviewed the disc.<br />
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In other news, I just finished recording acoustic guitar parts on a track called Irreversible Damage for Slovenian guitarist Grega Habic. Check out the track and Grega's very fine work at his <a href="http://www.myspace.com/gregahabic">myspace page</a>!<br />
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<a href="http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=8693">Sea of Tranquility</a> (English)<br />
<a href="http://www.ytsejam.com/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=1669">Ytsejam.com </a>(English)<br />
<a href="http://www.ragazzi-music.de/atwarwithself09.html">Ragazzi-music.de</a> (German)<br />
<a href="http://www.rocktimes.de/gesamt/a/at_war_with_self/a_familiar_path.html">Rocktimes.de</a> (German)<br />
<a href="http://www.babyblaue-seiten.de/index.php?albumId=10423&left=genre&genre=15&content=review">babyblaue-seiten.de </a>(German)<br />
<a href="http://www.musikreviews.de/reviews/2010/At-War-With-self/A-Familiar-Path/">musikreviews.de</a> (German)<br />
<a href="http://www.hooked-on-music.de/CD-Reviews2/At_War_With_Self/A_Familiar_Path.html?band_id=1124">hooked on music.de</a> (German)<br />
<a href="http://www.arlequins.it/pagine/articoli/alfa/corpo.asp?ch=4338">Arlequins.it </a>(Italian)<br />
<a href="http://www.merlinprog.com/nordamerika.htm">merlinprog.com</a> (Norwegian)<br />
<a href="http://www.musicwaves.fr/frmChronique.aspx?PRO_ID=5164">Musicwaves.fr</a> (French)<br />
<a href="http://www.musicinbelgium.net/pl/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=3848">music in belgium.net </a>(French)<br />
<a href="http://www.progressia.net/index.php4?rub=chroniques&idchronik=2398&PHPSESSID=95fea390a">Progressia.net </a>(French)<br />
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A Familiar Path is the third chapter of At War With Self, which is a return to Snelwar’s roots as a musician that maintains the concept of the project changing for each release. The original concept in which Snelwar combined classical guitars into progressive and thrash metal has been re-visited and fully realized with A Familiar Path. The new incarnation of At War With Self features Manfred Dikkers, who joins Snelwar again from the Acts of God sessions on drums and percussion. The tracks on A Familiar Path are “the heaviest, most aggressive and accurate version of what I’ve had in mind for combining metal and progressive influences with classical guitars” says Snelwar. Instrumental tracks such as a hybrid half-classical, half-metal rendition of a Heitor Villa-Lobos guitar study, the Slayer-meets-King Crimson aggression of Concrete and Poison and Diseased State, a new rendering of Reflections originally featured on the debut Gordian Knot disc and the guitar shred of The Ether Trail, are balanced with the vocally-centered title track and Ourselves. A Familiar Path is accompanied with artwork that completes the emotion and intensity inspired by the 42 minutes on the disc.<br />
A Familiar Path was released November 2009.<br />
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The full track Reflections is available for free download, and preview clips available below:<br />
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<a href="http://www.last.fm/music/At+War+With+Self/A+Familiar+Path" target="_blank">Or, stream the entire disc at lastfm.com</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/audio/2009-a-familiar-path/Reflections%20-%20full%20length%20advance%20track.mp3">Reflections (click for full-length MP3)</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/audio/2009-a-familiar-path/Diseased%20State%20preview.mp3">Diseased State</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/audio/2009-a-familiar-path/A%20Familiar%20Path%20preview.mp3">A Familiar Path</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/audio/2009-a-familiar-path/The%20Ether%20Trail%20preview.mp3">The Ether Trail</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/audio/2009-a-familiar-path/Ourselves%20preview.mp3">Ourselves</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/audio/2009-a-familiar-path/Etude%2010%20-%20Villa%20Lobos%20preview.mp3">Etude 10 (Villa-Lobos)</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/audio/2009-a-familiar-path/Concrete%20and%20Poison%20preview.mp3">Concrete and Poison</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/audio/2009-a-familiar-path/Hope%20preview.mp3">Hope</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/reviews.html"></a></span>Glenn Snelwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688969124003006406noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110180859955199241.post-88190572836922336902009-11-21T05:42:00.000-08:002014-11-01T06:20:03.514-07:00A Familiar Path - now availableThe CD will be available shortly through CD Baby and Just for Kicks music.<br />
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The full track Reflections is available for free download, and preview clips available below:<br />
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<a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/audio/2009-a-familiar-path/Diseased%20State%20preview.mp3">Diseased State</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/audio/2009-a-familiar-path/A%20Familiar%20Path%20preview.mp3">A Familiar Path</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/audio/2009-a-familiar-path/The%20Ether%20Trail%20preview.mp3">The Ether Trail</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/audio/2009-a-familiar-path/Ourselves%20preview.mp3">Ourselves</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/audio/2009-a-familiar-path/Etude%2010%20-%20Villa%20Lobos%20preview.mp3">Etude 10 (Villa-Lobos)</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/audio/2009-a-familiar-path/Concrete%20and%20Poison%20preview.mp3">Concrete and Poison</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/audio/2009-a-familiar-path/Hope%20preview.mp3">Hope</a></div>
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Glenn Snelwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688969124003006406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110180859955199241.post-64964693985247318862009-10-19T19:41:00.000-07:002009-11-21T06:23:27.028-08:00A Familiar Path<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HBWmxYJ5i6o/St0jvQzMb-I/AAAAAAAAAAM/beXUQfUk5Ss/s1600-h/AtWarWithSelf_AFamiliarPath_Cover_forWebsite.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 318px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394507223530237922" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HBWmxYJ5i6o/St0jvQzMb-I/AAAAAAAAAAM/beXUQfUk5Ss/s320/AtWarWithSelf_AFamiliarPath_Cover_forWebsite.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center">The NEW At War With Self disc, A Familiar Path, will be released in mid-November. Discs are being manufactured now. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Track list (click on each for MP3 previews):</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/audio/2009-a-familiar-path/Reflections%20-%20full%20length%20advance%20track.mp3">Reflections (click for full-length MP3)</a></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/audio/2009-a-familiar-path/Diseased%20State%20preview.mp3">Diseased State</a></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/audio/2009-a-familiar-path/A%20Familiar%20Path%20preview.mp3">A Familiar Path</a></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/audio/2009-a-familiar-path/The%20Ether%20Trail%20preview.mp3">The Ether Trail</a></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/audio/2009-a-familiar-path/Ourselves%20preview.mp3">Ourselves</a></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/audio/2009-a-familiar-path/Etude%2010%20-%20Villa%20Lobos%20preview.mp3">Etude 10 (Villa-Lobos)</a></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/audio/2009-a-familiar-path/Concrete%20and%20Poison%20preview.mp3">Concrete and Poison</a></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/audio/2009-a-familiar-path/Hope%20preview.mp3">Hope</a></div>Glenn Snelwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688969124003006406noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110180859955199241.post-88504016456060445262009-06-27T06:16:00.001-07:002009-06-27T06:59:20.752-07:00Site Re-DesignWelcome to the newly re-designed site! A very generous AWWS fan took it upon himself to do a complete overhaul of the site and contents (for the second time now!!!), and the end result is what you see here. I'm incredibly happy with it, and hope you all are as well! The experience of knowing the music is appreciated to the extent that people will send an e-mail to thank me, or go even further to devote their time and energy to support my efforts by doing an interview, writing a review or doing a complete site re-design is humbling to say the least - hearing from people around the world is one of the best outcomes of writing and recording.<br /><br />All news will be posted on the blog from this point on, and I'll do my best to answer any of your questions to news-related posts. Please be patient if I don't respond right away - as some of you may have noticed, I've been slow at times to update the site with news posts or respond to e-mail (I'm sure this format will make life easier). Lately I've purposefully avoided frequent posts and logging into myspace and here, etc., to keep focused on getting the next CD out...once that happens I'll probably use this format to post on a more frequent basis.<br /><br />The new disc is being mastered, and a preview track will be posted shortly. Anticipated release date for A Familiar Path is sometime in late August/early September.<br /><br />Thanks for listening!!!<br /><br />Glenn<br /><br />now playing in the car:<br />Mastodon - Crack the Skye<br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/riotgod">Riotgod<br /></a>Alex Machacek - Improvision<br />Project Z - self-titled<br /><br />at home:<br />Genesis - A Trick of the Tail (SACD)<br />Opeth - Watershed (DTS 5.1)<br />Steven Wilson - Insurgentes (DVD-A 5.1)Glenn Snelwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688969124003006406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110180859955199241.post-81630345816351339642009-05-20T09:47:00.000-07:002009-06-22T09:48:45.623-07:00An update long overdue!!! <a href="http://www.manfreddikkers.com/">Manfred Dikkers</a> and I have been busy working on the next At War With Self release, <span style="font-style: italic;">A Familiar Path</span>, to be released in the next few months. Mark Sunshine will be graciously taking time away from <a href="http://www.myspace.com/riotgod">RiotGod</a> to provide vocals for a couple of the tracks. As the release date gets closer updated preview clips and full length tracks will be available for download, so check back soon!<br /><br />Here's a <a href="http://www.archaic-magazine.com/article.php?aid=45726">link to an interview</a> done for Archaic Magazine a while back that discusses <span style="font-style: italic;">Acts of God</span> and the new disc. Thanks to Ron Salden for his time and the detailed questions.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110180859955199241.post-49878188578432150972008-07-06T09:37:00.000-07:002009-07-03T11:01:46.821-07:00Here are some preview clips for the next At War With Self disc. The disc won't be released until 2009, but I'm excited to share some of the rough mixes to date for some of the songs. This disc will be a return to some fundamental ideas for me as a guitarist and songwriter. When I started recording my ideas for combining classical guitar and metal, it was at a time where synths and string programming was not an option for me to include in the compositions, without resorting to trying (very poorly) to play the violin parts I had written.<br /><br />A lot has changed since then, and I'm fortunate to have had the tools available to incorporate into the writing process. This disc will not be an exception to use of these tools. It will however, be much more streamlined and focused on my original goal 15 years ago - to intertwine acoustic and heavier electric guitars together into compositions. To re-enforce that concept, I've decided to re-record a version of Reflections from the first GK disc, more similar to my original idea for the song. There will also be a performance of a Villa-Lobos etude, to make it clear how critical my influences have been on my path to this point. There are also lots of heavy rhythm guitars, arising from too many influences to mention here (the listener can draw their own conclusions on these).<br /><br />I think these clips capture the essence of that spirit well. Manfred Dikkers, one of the drummers on <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Acts of God</span>, is playing all the drums here, with myself covering the rest.<br /><br />There are still many, many details that need to be worked out before the next release, but hopefully this will give you an idea of what's to come! Thanks for listening.<br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/audio/2009-a-familiar-path/the-ether-trail-2008-preview.mp3">The Ether Trail 2008 preview</a></li><li><a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/audio/2009-a-familiar-path/a-familiar-path-2008-preview.mp3">A Familiar Path 2008 preview</a></li><li><a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/audio/2009-a-familiar-path/a-gap-in-the-stream-of-mind-part-four-2008-preview.mp3">A Gap in the Stream of Mind Part IV 2008 preview</a></li><li><a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/audio/2009-a-familiar-path/concrete-and-poison-2008-preview.mp3">Concrete and Poison 2008 preview</a></li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110180859955199241.post-60078215078405673602008-07-01T09:50:00.000-07:002009-06-22T09:53:06.839-07:00The NEW At War With Self disc,<span style="font-style: italic;"> Acts of God</span> (<a href="http://www.glennsnelar.com/results.html">click here</a> for more info - visit<a href="http://www.sluggosgoonmusic.com/"> Sluggo's Goon Music</a> to stream the entire disc) is available for purchase at <a href="http://cdbaby.com/cd/atwarwithself">CD Baby</a>!<br /><br />The debut At War With Self disc, <span style="font-style: italic;">Torn Between Dimensions</span> (<a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/results.html">click here</a> for more info and sound files) is available for purchase at <a href="http://www.lasercd.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=FES4004">The Laser's Edge</a>!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110180859955199241.post-47074932094672902662008-05-20T09:35:00.000-07:002009-06-22T09:36:38.630-07:00It's been a long time since my last post - this will be short, but much more to follow in the coming weeks. The next At War With Self disc is being recorded. More details, including some preview clips, to come soon. In the meantime, check out the re-designed <a href="http://www.sluggosgoonmusic.com/">Sluggo's Goon Music site</a>, where all releases, including <span style="font-style: italic;">Acts of God</span>, can be streamed in their entirety (including an alternate version of Ursa Minor, featured on Von Garcia's <span style="font-style: italic;">I Think a Think</span>). Much, much more info on each of the bands can be found there, please visit! And, check out Mark Sunshine's new band <a href="http://www.myspace.com/riotgod">RiotGod</a> on myspace.<br /><br />More reviews are also posted for <span style="font-style: italic;">Acts of God</span>. And thanks again to every one of you for listening.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110180859955199241.post-85734812774444668272007-10-07T09:30:00.000-07:002009-06-22T09:33:30.360-07:00Von Garcia's<span style="font-style: italic;"> I Think a Think</span> and Dave Corp's <span style="font-style: italic;">The Sweet Life</span> have been released on the Sluggo's Goon Music label!!!!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/vongarcia">Von Garcia</a> is James VonBuelow's project, a guitartist and co-writer of some tunes on Acts of God. The debut disc features a guest performance by jazz guitarist <a href="http://www.benmonder.com/">Ben Monder</a>, as well as <a href="http://www.armoredbaby.com/">Mark Sunshine</a>, <a href="http://www.stevedeckermusic.com/">Steve Decker</a> and Damon Trotta (musicians on <span style="font-style: italic;">Acts of God</span>). An alternate version of Ursa Minor from<span style="font-style: italic;"> Acts of God</span> is on the disc. I contributed guitar and mandolin parts to a few of the tunes.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/davecorp">Dave Corp</a> is an experimental jazz/rock trio - no way to easily describe, so go and listen to some samples!!! Check out <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/vongarcia">Von Garcia</a>, <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/davecorp">Dave Corp</a>, and <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/vehiclemusic">Vehicle</a> at their myspace sites, at CD Baby and over at<a href="http://www.sluggosgoonmusic.com/"> www.sluggosgoonmusic.com</a>.<br /><br />Two tracks off of Acts of God are available for download, or to add to your myspace player, from the myspace site:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="www.myspace.com/glennsnelwaratwarwithself">www.myspace.com/glennsnelwaratwarwithself<br /></a></div><br />Be sure to also visit<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="www.myspace.com/sluggosgoonmusic">www.myspace.com/sluggosgoonmusic</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110180859955199241.post-65432238225872309182007-08-18T09:22:00.000-07:002009-06-22T09:26:48.100-07:00<span style="font-style: italic;">Acts of God</span> has been listed as one of the discs "Spinning in the Editors' heads this month" in Guitar Player magazine's September issue!!! Click <a href="http://glennsnelwar.blogspot.com/2007/06/for-mp3-preview-clips-for-tracks-off-of.html">here</a> to see the reviews with new additions from July and August.<br /><br />I recently joined the myspace community as well - please visit and send a friend request. It's been great to hear from other bands and check out some great music...Sluggo's Goon Music, the label for Acts of God with the sole mission to create music with no boundaries, also has a site - so please check them out !<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/glennsnelwaratwarwithself">www.myspace.com/glennsnelwaratwarwithself</a><br /><a href="www.myspace.com/sluggosgoonmusic">www.myspace.com/sluggosgoonmusic</a><br /></div><br />Damon Trotta is busy getting ready for the release of Von Garcia and <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=25051173">DaveCorps</a>, two projects on the Sluggo's Goon Music label. <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=15812123">Vehicle</a>, Damon's funk band, is also on the label.<br /><br />Von Garcia is James VonBuelow's project, a guitartist and co-writer of some tunes on <span style="font-style: italic;">Acts of God</span>. The disc features jazz guitarist <a href="http://www.benmonder.com/">Ben Monder</a>, as well as <a href="http://www.armoredbaby.com/">Mark Sunshine</a>, <a href="http://www.stevedeckermusic.com/">Steve Decker</a> and Damon Trotta (musicians on Acts of God). An alternate version of Ursa Minor from <span style="font-style: italic;">Acts of God</span> is on the disc. I contributed guitar and mandolin parts to a few of the tunes.<br /><br /><a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=25051173"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dave Corps</span></a> is an experimental jazz/rock trio - no way to easily describe, so go and listen to some samples!!! Check out some samples of Von Garcia, <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=25051173">Dave Corps</a>, and <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=15812123">Vehicle</a> at their myspace sites, and over at <a href="http://www.sluggosgoonmusic.com/">www.sluggosgoonmusic.com</a>.<br /><br />I'm working on some new material with <a href="http://www.manfreddikkers.com/">Manfred Dikkers</a>, one of the drummers on <span style="font-style: italic;">Acts of God</span>. More updates on this to follow soon...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110180859955199241.post-43672370036521715082007-07-22T09:19:00.000-07:002009-06-22T09:21:49.973-07:00<a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/audio/review/glenn-snelwar-interview-on-soundscapes.mp3">Click here</a> for an MP3 version of an interview (59 MB file) that was aired as part of the July 17 airing of a show called <a href="http://www.thedividingline.com/ss">Soundscapes</a> on the <a href="http://www.thedividingline.com/">Dividing Line Network</a>, a progressive rock internet radio station. The interview is just over 1 hour, and includes a few of the songs from the new disc Acts of God, a discussion of the disc and the project in general, and lots of other topics thanks to some great questions Woody Harris, the host of the show, had asked.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110180859955199241.post-59038060650269257912007-07-14T09:14:00.000-07:002009-06-22T09:18:46.188-07:00Some new reviews for the disc have been added below, as well as on the <a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/reviews.html">Reviews</a> page. <a href="http://www.babyblaue-seiten.de/index.php">Babyblaue-seiten</a>, a German progressive rock web site, has voted <span style="font-style: italic;">Acts of God</span> pick of the month for July. We also have obtained distribution for the disc through <a href="http://www.justforkicks.de/detail.asp?sid=10802M76N214N139N144&uid=0&id=6703&lid=1">justforkicks.de</a>, a German distributor. If there are any other distributors interested in carrying the disc, please contact the label directly at <a href="http://www.sluggosgoonmusic.com/">www.sluggosgoonmusic.com</a>. Thanks to all the radio shows, magazines and fans who've listened to the disc and shared their comments and thoughts on it - and most of all, to the people who have supported us by purchasing the disc! We appreciate it!!!<br /><br />I recently did an interview for a show called <a href="http://www.thedividingline.com/ss">Soundscapes</a> on the <a href="http://www.thedividingline.com/">Dividing Line Network</a>, a progressive rock internet radio station. Some of the details on the conceptualization and realization of <span style="font-style: italic;">Acts of God</span>, as well as the project in general, will be featured. It will be airing Tuesday, July 17 from 6-9 PM EST, so check it out if you can! Thanks to Woody Harris, the host who asked some very different and interesting questions - check out <a href="http://www.myspace.com/soundscape42">his myspace page</a> for more info on Woody and the show.<br /><br />An interview was also done on Randy Allar's weekly<a href="http://www.wcsb.org/showinfo?showid=56"> fusion show</a> in Cleveland for WCSB this past Friday. An MP3 version will be posted shortly on this site. Thanks to Randy for the lengthy interview and for playing tracks off Torn Between Dimensions and Acts of God!<br /><br />WCSB has some links on their site for people to become active in the fight to keep small internet radio shows like these alive and well. These links are also posted below. Please visit these sites to find out more about what government here in the U.S. is trying to do to make it financially impossible for these stations to continue what they do. To be able to listen to independent artists who have no other way to have their music broadcast on the radio than through these shows, please contact your Congressional Representatives and Senators, and fight to keep this kind of programming alive and well.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Webcaster's Day of Silence</span><br />WCSB will participate in the <a href="http://www.kurthanson.com/dos/index.shtml">Webcaster's Day of Silence</a>, Tuesday, June 26th, 2007. For more information, visit the links below, and PLEASE contact your <a href="http://www.congress.org/">Congressional Representatives and Senators</a>. Ask them to support the Internet Radio Equality Act. Thank you for your support.<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.kurthanson.com/dos/index.shtml">Day of Silence</a></li><li><a href="http://collegebroadcaster.wordpress.com/">College Broadcaster blog</a></li><li><a href="http://www.askcbi.org/resources.php?id=377">College Broadcasters Inc.</a></li><li><a href="http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/saveinternetradio/">on-line petition</a></li><li><a href="http://www.savenetradio.org/">SaveNetRadio.org </a></li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110180859955199241.post-18179120313767508872007-06-05T08:52:00.000-07:002009-06-22T09:13:27.956-07:00For MP3 preview clips for tracks off of <span style="font-style: italic;">Acts of God</span>, including the full-length version of Threads, click <a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/results.html">here</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Acts of God</span> is available for purchase at <a href="http://cdbaby.com/cd/atwarwithself">CD Baby</a>. Thanks to everyone who's purchased and asked about the disc!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sbwzARj9OD8/Sj-qBlj0yOI/AAAAAAAAAao/LAK9LzGhnhk/s1600-h/ActscoverSML.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 288px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sbwzARj9OD8/Sj-qBlj0yOI/AAAAAAAAAao/LAK9LzGhnhk/s320/ActscoverSML.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350181826578401506" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Acts of God<br />911<br />Threads<br />Ursa Minor<br />Martyr<br />End in Blue<br />No Place<br />Choke Loud<br />Refugee<br /><br /></div>Glenn Snelwar: <span style="font-style: italic;">Guitars, Mandolins, Synths</span><br />Damon Trotta: <span style="font-style: italic;">Bass Guitars, Digideroo, Various Percussion, Vocals</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Additional Guest Musicians:<br /><br /></span>Mark Sunshine:<span style="font-style: italic;"> Vocals</span><br />Steve Decker: <span style="font-style: italic;">Drums</span><br />Manfred Dikkers:<span style="font-style: italic;"> Drums</span><br />James vonBuelow: <span style="font-style: italic;">Guitars</span><br />Dave Archer: <span style="font-style: italic;">Synths</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/audio/2007-actsofgod/trailer.swf">See the Trailer with full MP3 stream of 911.</a><br /><br />AT WAR WITH SELF - ACTS OF GOD<br /><br />At War With Self - "sounds more like a psychological diagnosis than a band..." an appropriate description in the biography for the debut of the project and its first release, Torn Between Dimensions, led by Glenn Snelwar (Gordian Knot), featuring <a href="http://www.manthing.com/">Michael Manring</a> (Michael Hedges, Attention Defecit) and <a href="http://www.markzonder.com/">Mark Zonder</a> (Fates Warning, Temple Within). The instrumental trio created an amalgam of tight-knit compositions encompassing progressive rock, metal, jazz, ambient and classical stylings, often within the boundaries of each composition. The end result was critically acclaimed and continues to grow a following as word of mouth of the project expands.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sbwzARj9OD8/Sj-s3Zb41_I/AAAAAAAAAaw/wb_MgcN1V7o/s1600-h/At+War+With+Self+Acts+of+God+Bio+Pic+April+2007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sbwzARj9OD8/Sj-s3Zb41_I/AAAAAAAAAaw/wb_MgcN1V7o/s200/At+War+With+Self+Acts+of+God+Bio+Pic+April+2007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350184950060079090" border="0" /></a>For<span style="font-style: italic;"> Acts of God</span>, the second release from the At War With Self project, Snelwar has desired to create a set of compositions with the intentions of living up to the label 'progressive' by dramatically changing almost every facet of the project while staying true to the underlying inspiration of the project's inception - to combine disparate styles and create music with no boundaries. No better choice than Damon Trotta as a co-writer and bassist to create what is sure to be as intriguing a release as <span style="font-style: italic;">Torn Between Dimensions</span>. Trotta's background ranges from co-founder of metal acts Non-Fiction and System Addict, to the funk outfit Vehicle and has worked with the likes of Bernie Worell and Isaac Hayes. Prior to that, Snelwar and Trotta were in a progressive hardcore/metal trio together.. Trotta and Snelwar are back to their roots, with some added influences. With Trotta on bass, vocals, synths and programming and Snelwar on guitars, mandolin and synths, the duo is assisted by<a href="http://www.sluggosgoonmusic.com/"> Sluggo's Goon Music</a> labelmates James vonBuelow (guitars), <a href="http://www.stevedeckermusic.com/">Steve Decker</a> (drums), <a href="http://www.armoredbaby.com/">Mark Sunshine</a> (vocals), Dave Archer (synths) and Manfred Dikkers (drums) to create some truly stunning, inspired progressive music.<br /><br />Torn Between Dimensions had a warm, organic feel as the all-instrumental interplay of Snelwar, Manring and Zonder created a complex, but introspective, set of related compositions. For <span style="font-style: italic;">Acts of God</span>, that introspection is turned outward in the form of a cold stare at conflicts and resolutions prompted by recent world events. From the intensity and imagery-invoking 911 and Martyr, to the elated solace present in No Place and Ursa Minor, to the desolation of End in Blue and Refugee, <span style="font-style: italic;">Acts of God</span> has managed to strike a balance of emotions that once again run the gamut from elation and warmth to fear and horror.<br /><br />Snelwar describes his collaboration with Trotta as the latest incarnation of At War With Self: "What's so amazing to me about Acts of God is that the vocals lend themselves perfectly to this set of compositions. To change focus from an all-instrumental project to a set of songs mostly containing vocals has strengthened the idea that At War With Self can successfully morph, live up to its name and push the boundaries from one release to the next. That, together with the heavy intertwining of funk and electronic styles with metal and progressive ideas really make this something unique - add to that the ability to get all of the musicians from the label to contribute tremendously in their own way without limitations on what they do - who all come from different backgrounds with vastly different styles - the project took on a life of it's own, yet stayed true to the original idea of combining disparate styles effectively and with incredible intensity".<br /><br />Acts of God is released on <a href="http://www.sluggosgoonmusic.com/">Sluggo's Goon Music</a>.<br /><br />Here are direct links to reviews that have been done for the disc, more to come soon (for downloadable PDF versions, visit <a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/results.html">Reviews</a> page):<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.geocities.com/prognaut/reviews/at-war-with-self2.html">www.prognaut.com</a> (English)</li><li><a href="http://roughedge.com/cdreviews/a/atwarwithself.htm">www.roughedge.com</a> (English)</li><li><a href="http://www.progressiveears.com/ASP/reviews.asp?albumID=3886&bhcp=1">www.progressiveears.com</a> (English)</li><li><a href="http://www.progplanet.com/index.php?categoryid=27&p2_articleid=425">www.progplanet.com</a> (English)</li><li><a href="http://www.ytsejam.com/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=1199">www.ytsejam.com</a> (English)</li><li><a href="http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=5096">www.seaoftranquility.org</a> (English)</li><li><a href="http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=26513">www.allaboutjazz.com</a> (English)</li><li><a href="http://www.musicinbelgium.net/pl/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=1970">www.musicinbelgium.net</a> (French)</li><li><a href="http://hmpmag.pl/dovmag/index.php?m=070403">Department of Virtuosity</a> (Polish site in English)</li><li><a href="http://www.progressivewaves.com/frmChronique.aspx?ALB_ID=2153">www.progressivewaves.com</a> (French)</li><li><a href="http://www.heavy-metal.it/recensioni/album_templ.php?id=1988">www.heavy-metal.it</a> (Italian)</li><li><a href="http://www.benzoworld.com/v3/rece.php?id=2961">www.benzoworld.it</a> (Italian)</li><li><a href="http://www.tempi-duri.it/readreviewschitarristi.asp?idchitarristi=41">www.tempi-duri.it</a> (italian)</li><li><a href="http://www.arlequins.it/pagine/articoli/alfa/corpo.asp?ch=3604">www.arlequins.it</a> (Spanish)</li><li><a href="http://www.planeta-rock.com.ar/detalle_review.php?id_review=936">www.planetarock.ar</a> (Spanish)</li><li><a href="http://www.hamanaka.com/pilgrim2/Reviews/A/atwarwithself_gsnelwar.htm">www.pilgrimworld.net</a> (Japanese)</li><li><a href="http://www.babyblaue-seiten.de/album_8251.html">www.babyblaue-seiten.de</a> (German)</li><li><a href="http://www.rocktimes.de/gesamt/a/at_war_with_self/acts_of_god.html">www.rocktimes.de</a> (German)</li><li><a href="http://www.ragazzi-music.de/atwarwithself07.html">www.ragazzi-music.de</a> (German)</li><li><a href="http://www.powermetal.de/cdreview/review-10164.html">www.powermetal.de</a> (German)</li><li><a href="http://www.heavymetal.dk/reviews_album_view.php?id=2008">www.heavy-metal.dk</a> (Danish)</li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110180859955199241.post-88381333320849419982006-11-01T08:47:00.000-08:002009-06-22T08:50:50.855-07:00Manfred Dikkers just finished the drums for two tracks on <span style="font-style: italic;">Acts of God</span>, and here are some preview MP3s to check out:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/audio/2007-actsofgod/AWWS_911_preview_nov_2006.mp3">911</a></li><li><a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/audio/2007-actsofgod/AWWS_Martyr_preview_nov_2006.mp3">Martyr</a></li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110180859955199241.post-85334954832761485312006-10-15T08:44:00.000-07:002009-06-22T08:46:20.012-07:00Recording for <span style="font-style: italic;">Acts of God</span> is almost completed, with the addition of Manfred Dikkers on drums for a couple of tracks. Manfred is a great drummer who I'm collaborating with for a solo project just underway, and he's the perfect choice for the remaining tracks on Acts of God that needed some aggressive drumming. Check out <a href="http://www.manfreddikkers.com/">Manfred's website</a> for more info on him and his projects.<br /><br />We are still anticipating an early 2007 release for <span style="font-style: italic;">Acts of God</span>. Download <span style="font-weight: bold;">Threads,</span> a full song from the upcoming disc:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/audio/2007-actsofgod/threads.mp3">Threads</a> (full song) </li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110180859955199241.post-18352984086289488932006-07-26T08:43:00.000-07:002009-06-22T08:43:50.728-07:00Click <a href="http://metal-forum.xooit.com/t409-Interview-Exclusive-With-Glenn-Snelwar-At-War-With-Self.htm">here</a> to be directed to an interview I did recently for a Moroccan site called <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chaos Forum</span>, where the new disc, Acts of God, is discussed, and much more.<br /><br />Listening to the Voivod disc that came out today- Piggy R.I.P.!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110180859955199241.post-4759975031602653742006-07-10T08:42:00.000-07:002009-06-22T08:42:35.590-07:00A change in plans... the next At War With Self disc will be released early 2007. This is to allow the best timing for the label to release the disc and have it coincide with the launch of other releases at the beginning of the year.<br /><br />Another update to come within the next week.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110180859955199241.post-25974209116641840332006-05-08T08:40:00.000-07:002009-06-22T08:41:55.968-07:00<a href="http://www.glennsnelwar.com/results.html">Preview MP3s and Biography</a> have been posted for the upcoming At War With Self release, <span style="font-style: italic;">Acts of God</span>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0