Industrial Zen

Widely recognized as one of the most innovative & influential guitar players since the 1960s, John McLaughlin has forged a musical path that has seen him flirt with everything from hard rock to world music. A fusion player in the true sense of the word, John continues his progressive stylistic synthesis here on 'Industrial Zen'.

Drummer Dennis Chambers, saxophonist Bill Evans, and Texan guitar virtuoso Eric Johnson, among others, are on hand here to lend sparks to the icon's six-string wizardry.

"McLaughlin is inspired, creating dense vamps in indecipherable odd-metered rhythms that his coterie of drummers & bassists navigate with grace."
-DOWN BEAT

"Sonically ambitious. 'Industrial Zen' is a complex fusion outing with a rotating cast of virtuoso players."
-JAZZTIMES

Personnel: John McLaughlin (vocals, guitar, fretless guitar, programming, drum programming); Shankar Mahadevan (vocals); Eric Johnson (guitar); Ada Rovatti, Bill Evans (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Gary Husband (keyboards, drums); Otmaro Ruíz (synthesizer); Hadrien Feraud, Tony Gray, Matthew Garrison (bass guitar); Mark Mondasir, Dennis Chambers, Vinnie Colaiuta (drums); Zakir Hussain (tabla); Marcus Wippersberg (drum programming).