John Frusciante

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Albums Of The Week: John Frusciante | .I: / :II. (Tinnitist)

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “There are two versions of this album,” explains Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante. “The CD version is called : I I ...

“I’ve been listening to music like this since I was 13 or so, but I felt that making it was out of my reach because of the amount of restraint I imagined it required. It was a therapeutic way of re-balancing myself, before and during my band’s mixing process. “After a year and a half writing and recording rock music, I needed to clear my head. When the band’s recording phase was completed, I needed to go back to my adopted language. “Music being a solitary sculpture in sonic space was the main motivating thought. “The CD version is called : I I .

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John Frusciante's ': II .' Is the Opposite of the Red Hot Chili Peppers ... (Exclaim!)

John Frusciante's musical horizons have always been broader than what he's able to explore as the guitarist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Th...

[PBX Funicular Intaglio Zone](https://exclaim.ca/music/article/john_frusciante_explains_meaning_behind_titles_of_his_new_ep_album)are a couple of notable examples. It would be difficult to overstate just how little happens within these songs, which will only be palatable for the most self-flagellating of drone-heads (and that's coming from someone who regularly listens to ambient music). [latest solo album](https://exclaim.ca/music/article/john_frusciante_announces_new_solo_album)— titled : I . He'll spend as long as 16 minutes turning the filter knob on a single chord — and that's : I I . [Neo being sucked into the Matrix in slow motion](https://youtu.be/o_pplRVLDsg?t=90). That's why he's previously quit the band twice, and why he's released far more music as a solo artist than as a member of the group.

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