Search - Greg Koch and the Tone Controls :: Past and Present

A cauldron of sonic malfeasance has been simmering for some time now and this kettle of gristle-icious gruel is served, in it's various states of preparation, on the musical selections contained on the new release "Past and Present" . To combine all the elements that motivated me into a life of axe-wielding might appear to a contemporary music business pundit as "schizo" or "all over the map", but I find it not only logical, but deeply satisfying. I've always tried to emulate my idols, from B.B. King to Jimi Hendrix from Merle Travis to Allan Holdsworth, by learning from them, then mutating the music so it could become something I could call my own. The seventeen songs included on this collection illustrate a progression, both in terms of writing and performing, from trying to dwell in the shadow's of my influences, to finally, as in the five previously unreleased tracks, finding my own twisted, little, neck o' the woods. The idea of instrumentals combined with vocal tunes, is not particularly new, but I feel they compliment each other well and provide a most interesting listening "excursion", if you will. "Past and Present" includes remastered tracks from the now out of print "Greg Koch and the Tone Controls" c.d., featuring the savage keyboard antics of Dixie Dregs keyboardist, T Lavitz. A remixed, and keyboard and dobro augmented version of "Fall From Grace", originally on "Defenestrator", is included on "Past and Present". This radio ready song that reflects on Mr. Momdom, is the clear favorite of my daughter Grace.........hmmmmmm.