Artist description Solo artist who integrates live guitar playing, sequencing, programming, sampling, and looping into a genre-defying sound.

Music Style A hybrid of live and sample-based musical elements

Musical Influences Rock, jungle, ambient, jazz, hip-hop, classical, world

Similar Artists Squarepusher, David Torn, Miroslav Tadic, Robert Fripp, Photek, Bill Laswell

Instruments Electric guitar, Oberheim Echoplex, programming

Albums Disruption Theory

Press Reviews "Andre LaFosse is an astonishing guitarist of a very different ilk. On Disruption Theory he lets fly with some incredibly fast, weird and funky playing over drum'n'bass backing tracks. Fripp and Zappa, step aside." (MOJO Magazine, May 2000)"Disruption Theory is one of the best guitar albums I've ever heard, because it was written as an album. This is not a collection of intros to songs wrapped around a five to ten minute solo -- this is a written album, made with movements, meter, arrangement, and an idea in mind." (Outburn Magazine, May 2000)"Andre LaFosse is an extremely accomplished electric guitarist. His debut recording, Disruption Theory, is a great instrumental release full of experienced styles and masterful handling." (UN FAO CASA Gazette, June 2000)"LaFosse pushes the envelope on his debut CD, drawing on many styles to deliver a signature sound." (guitar9.com Undiscovered column, April/May 2000)"Guitarist Andre LaFosse's debut cd should appeal to fans of Zappa/Mike Keneally and more generally, fans of interesting mixes of guitar, progressive music and even electronica. The title track at almost 11 minutes runs the gamut and is an interesting collage of sounds." (David Dorkin, fusemag.com)

Location Los Angeles, CA - USA

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