AC Nakagawa
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AC Nakagawa is a Los Angeles-based guitarist/songwriter producing surf-themed rock instrumentals, but with a harder edge than traditional surf music. This first album (2006) is strictly an independent solo effort.
This recording represents the cumulative sum of my 25+ years of casual musical explorations on the guitar, plus a lifetime of absorbing various musical impressions ranging from cartoon soundtracks to maximum-decibel sonic mayhem. Those who have shared this journey with me will recognize an array of old ideas that I have subsequently resurrected and modernized, plus a few new ones as well. Hopefully, you will also recognize in me a greater musical maturity - the ability to transform a one-dimensional idea into something satisfyingly thematic and emotional. To all of those who have the opportunity to listen to my music: PLEASE ENJOY!! Meander On!!
Here’s a brief rundown of the songs on the album “Meandering Tides”:
Arise - This is the short intro to the album depicting a dramatic sunrise in anticipation of catching the first waves of the day.
Ride at Dawn - Here’s a nice adrenaline rush from catching those first great rides! It gets a bit scary in the middle section, when the “monster set” comes in, but you eventually surface and grab a lungful!
Captain Quirk - The intro is kind of haunting, but then this song becomes quite pleasant, with an abrupt transition in the middle. It’s kind of like a surfer, or any person for that matter, that has a really quirky style that somehow works. Could this song be autobiographical?
This recording represents the cumulative sum of my 25+ years of casual musical explorations on the guitar, plus a lifetime of absorbing various musical impressions ranging from cartoon soundtracks to maximum-decibel sonic mayhem. Those who have shared this journey with me will recognize an array of old ideas that I have subsequently resurrected and modernized, plus a few new ones as well. Hopefully, you will also recognize in me a greater musical maturity - the ability to transform a one-dimensional idea into something satisfyingly thematic and emotional. To all of those who have the opportunity to listen to my music: PLEASE ENJOY!! Meander On!!
Here’s a brief rundown of the songs on the album “Meandering Tides”:
Arise - This is the short intro to the album depicting a dramatic sunrise in anticipation of catching the first waves of the day.
Ride at Dawn - Here’s a nice adrenaline rush from catching those first great rides! It gets a bit scary in the middle section, when the “monster set” comes in, but you eventually surface and grab a lungful!
Captain Quirk - The intro is kind of haunting, but then this song becomes quite pleasant, with an abrupt transition in the middle. It’s kind of like a surfer, or any person for that matter, that has a really quirky style that somehow works. Could this song be autobiographical?
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