MATTEO MANCUSO

The Journey MASCOT

POW

Italian virtuoso guitarist shows off diversity on debut album. Sicilian guitarist Matteo Mancuso has written a love letter to the guitar with this, his debut album. As The Journey sweeps through progressive rock, shuffling blues, delicate jazz, rocky peaks and sumptuous samba, the 26-year-old’s playing feels fluent and authentic in every scene he paints. For an instrumental record where the guitar is perennially the lead instrument – save for rolling piano solo on the sumptuous Polifemo – Mancuso has proved a supple, tasteful player. Open Field offers rich clean guitars atop minimalist jazz and Drop D delivers eloquent modern, virtuosic prog rock without ego. As the record progresses, its textures and tones slipping between genres and styles, each song has something unique to say. Samba Party is delightfully vivacious, its…

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