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"Does the world really need another solo virtuoso bass stylist? If it's Aram Bedrosian, absolutely. The Burlington, Vermont native clears the purely technical bar and then some with a combination of slapping, tapping and chordal strumming of the Hamm/Wooten/Manring varieties ("Thumpty Dumpty" and "Terracotta" are head-shakingly intense), and he's pulling it all off live, as in "Look, Ma, no Pro Tools trickery." But Bedrosian's hidden treasures are twofold: first, he summons a rich, deep, almost instantly signature tone on everything he plays, enhancing difficult material with a clarity and warmth that goes easy on the ears; second, great care and patience is taken to develop melodies and classically-influenced chord progressions, and after the third listen to "Space Opera" and "Sand Castle," you discover that beneath the virtuosic surface of Aram Bedrosian lurks the heart of a budding composer."
- Bass Player Magazine
"In a world that has been so lucky to hear the innovations of Jaco Pastorius, Victor Wooten, and Les Claypool, the performances on this album are no less significant in their brilliant, technical radiance....
Weighing in at only half an hour, Aram Bedrosian is a musical onslaught of beauty and ambition.... a significant work to be recognized not only in the Northeast, but throughout the world."
- Performer Magazine
"Beautiful work" - Michael Manring
"..as melodic as it is intense." - Bass Guitar Magazine
"It's Remarkable work." - State of Mind Magazine
“I haven't seen many bass players whose playing commands the stage in the way his does.”
- The Burlington Free Press
"One of the most exciting new bass players in the world."
- Jens Ritter
"A simply amazing and very original player, Aram has a style all his own."
- Larry Hartke
"Bedrosian not only displays uncanny control and command of his bass, but also shows a clear direction for his unique instrumental voice."
- Seven Days
"you’ve got to love Aram Bedrosian, a combination rhythm section and bass soloist."
- The Vermont Guardian
"My vote for the greatest unsigned bass player in the world is, easily,
for Aram Bedrosian!" - Jim Casey, Hartke's Greatest Unsigned Bassist
"Aram slaps his bass like it's a bad baby."
- The Portland Pheonix
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