Achilleas Diamantis

Achilleas Diamantis - Confusion - 1999 - Legend Recordings

Confusion is a Greek prog-rock / jazz fusion band which plays mostly exploratory and often challenging instrumentals. Although the title of this album is “Confusion”, it is also the name of the band with Achilleas Diamantis as the guitarist and main composer. The band’s music ranges from a heavier, and more instrumental version of Steely Dan to the understated jazz/fusion style of Candiria. Fans of the Vai/Satriani/Johnson school of shredding may like this album, as well as anyone who likes guitarists like John McLaughlin, Larry Coryell, Al DiMeola and a subtler Allan Holdsworth. Fans of bands like Attention Deficit, Gordian Knot, King Crimson, and Pallas, may also find something to like in Confusion's brand of jazzy progressive rock. A great album and HR by A.O.O.F.C. Check out Confusion’s “Genesis” and “Enter Alone” albums [All tracks @ 320 Kbps: File size = 128 Mb]

TRACKS

1 Open Mind
2 Funk You
3 Mystic Samba
4 Blues 4U
5 Old Story
6 Alone
7 Marko's Song
8 Dark Trip
9 Pray for Love

All tracks composed by Achilleas Diamantis except Track 7 by Stratos Diamantis

MUSICIANS

Achilleas Diamantis - Guitar, Computer Programming on Track 9
Makis Boukalis - Bass on Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4
Nikos Vardis - Bass on Track 5
Alekos Orfanos - Keyboards on Tracks 1, 3
Stratos Diamantis Keyboards on Tracks 2, 5, 6, 7: Computer Programming on Tracks 6, 7, 8
Seraphim Bellos - Drums on Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Takis Paterelis - Saxophone on Tracks 4, 5

ABOUT ACHILLEAS DIAMANTIS

Achilleas Diamantis was born in Athens Greece. He started playing electric guitar at the age of 10 and after a few years he started perfoming with local Rock Bands. In 1989 he graduated from “Papantonopoulou Sound Engineering School”. In 1992 he graduated for MI (Musicians Institute) Hollywood California ,GIT ( Guitar Insitute of Technology) courses with teachers top class famous musicians ,such as Scott Henderson, Frank Gambale, Don Mock and Joe Diorio. He returned to Greece and started his music carrier as session guitar player ,collaborated with local Pop Stars, Stefanos Korkolis, Anna Vissi, Sakis Rouvas ,Elena Paparizou, Elli Kokkinou , Dimitris Mitropanos ,Despoina Vandi, Pegi Zina , and many others. He participated as session guitar player in more than 100 CD’s and also made hundreds of personal appearences in concerts and TV shows in Greece and worldwide as well. In 1999 he formed his first Jazz-Fusion band “Confusion” where he produced 4 CD’s distibuted worldwide, collaborated with Grammy Nominated bassplayer Ric Fierabracci and played in concerts all over the world. In 2005 he start teaching morden guitar in “Art Music Scool” of George Fakanas and privately. In 2008 he formed the Rock band “Null” where they recorded their first CD a year after. In 2011 he was hired as music Supervisor and performer, in MEGA Channel’s TV music show “Just the two of us”. In 2012 he started with his brother Stratos Diamantis “Soundlab music productions” a professional recording studio. In 2013 he recorded his album “Achilleas Diamantis Loaded”