The music of Italian guitarist Pino Forastiere comes from a solid classical, contemporary, and rock background and it's not easily defined. He makes use of a dazzling blend of slapping, tapping, strumming, altered tunings, and harmonics combined with classical phrasing and with a sharp focus on distinctive and addictive melodies. His music is “something like a mix of Steve Reich’s interlocking rhythmic patterns meet Michael Hedges’s techniques, all while admiring Eddie van Halen” (John Schaefer, WNYC Radio).

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