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"Jason Gisser is the greatest acoustic solo artist EVER..."
Source: GrrImABear's Xanga Site [www.xanga.com] - Greg NJ
"Jason Gisser is the greatest acoustic solo artist EVER..."
Source: GrrImABear's Xanga Site [www.xanga.com] - Greg NJ
"Jason Gisser is one of the most authentically soulful singer-songwriters..."
Source: Gods of Music - REVIEWS [www.godsofmusic.com] - Gods of Music
"Jason Gisser is one of the most authentically soulful singer-songwriters..."
Source: Gods of Music - REVIEWS [www.godsofmusic.com] - Gods of Music
JASON GISSER
Assorted demo tracks from his forthcoming album, "Dark Liquid Purple"
jasongisser@hotmail.com
www.jasongisser.com
New York state
During my first listen of Jason Gisser, all I could conjure in my mind was a squealing banshee. My first instinct was to pull out a twenty-sided die and making a saving throw verses poison before my ears folded in on themselves in self-defense. However, reminding myself that my subjective tastes should take a backseat to the overall talent and musicianship of this young man, I decided to take a 6-hour break, clear my mind and try Jason again later in the evening.
To my surprise...this seemed to work. During the second listen, I found the opening track, "The Myst," to be quite original in that it has an eerie, raw quality that ties in nicely with his undead vocal style (which I still found somewhat annoying). The acappella ending of the song was mysteriously fascinating. I actually backed the track up and listened to that portion again out of pure curiosity on his arrangement. Throughout all the tracks, however, Jason dipped his home recording into WAY too much reverb. These tracks are too wet. So wet in fact it's often hard to understand what he's saying. In "Purple 7" for instance, I could barely make out a full sentence. Single words like "time" "me" and "see" pop out clearly but these are hardly the lyrical anchors you want your listener to walk away remembering.
But don't get me wrong, the more I listened to Gisser, the more this man-siren lured me in. Full capture of my interest occurred during "Sleep." Uninspiring at first, it's laid back groove ended up wiggling into my soul and soon I found my little butt moving in time. Jeez...should I stand up, try closing my eyes, and see what this song does to me? Well, I soon found myself topless, dancing half naked in slow motion as I wooed my nipples in circles with my fingertips, Gisser's raw yet still-somewhat shrill voice forcing me to tongue-lick the air. My wife walked in on me and said, "What the fuck are you doing?" The compliment to Gisser here is that she didn't say, "What the fuck are you listening to?" By the way, in the middle of the song, when he howls, "I drink whiskey," I echoed back a, "Yeah, man!" I guess it doesn't take much for me to connect with Gisser's lyrics after all.
So let me just say it...I think I like Jason Gisser. He's got a good vocal range and intensity that carries into each of his songs. He's a passionate man. He performs at open mic nights and seems to gig regularly. He's doing his thANG. Plus, he's got a web site. Speaking of which, Jason, if you're reading this review, change your home page...it's really bad. And please axe that guest book, there's like 5 people who signed it, dude. Last words -- I'm looking forward to hearing more from Gisser, especially weird-ass-spoken-word-Beatles-#9-shit like he did with "Disco Pimp Soul Brotha." That track takes guts to put on MP3.com. Seriously. He's an acoustic-guitar-playing-singing-Train-covers white-boy for heavens sake. Jason Gisser is a banshee-sounding man-woman, but he's also eerie and kind of cool too.
(Eric Thiegs) - Demorama
JASON GISSER
Assorted demo tracks from his forthcoming album, "Dark Liquid Purple"
jasongisser@hotmail.com
www.jasongisser.com
New York state
During my first listen of Jason Gisser, all I could conjure in my mind was a squealing banshee. My first instinct was to pull out a twenty-sided die and making a saving throw verses poison before my ears folded in on themselves in self-defense. However, reminding myself that my subjective tastes should take a backseat to the overall talent and musicianship of this young man, I decided to take a 6-hour break, clear my mind and try Jason again later in the evening.
To my surprise...this seemed to work. During the second listen, I found the opening track, "The Myst," to be quite original in that it has an eerie, raw quality that ties in nicely with his undead vocal style (which I still found somewhat annoying). The acappella ending of the song was mysteriously fascinating. I actually backed the track up and listened to that portion again out of pure curiosity on his arrangement. Throughout all the tracks, however, Jason dipped his home recording into WAY too much reverb. These tracks are too wet. So wet in fact it's often hard to understand what he's saying. In "Purple 7" for instance, I could barely make out a full sentence. Single words like "time" "me" and "see" pop out clearly but these are hardly the lyrical anchors you want your listener to walk away remembering.
But don't get me wrong, the more I listened to Gisser, the more this man-siren lured me in. Full capture of my interest occurred during "Sleep." Uninspiring at first, it's laid back groove ended up wiggling into my soul and soon I found my little butt moving in time. Jeez...should I stand up, try closing my eyes, and see what this song does to me? Well, I soon found myself topless, dancing half naked in slow motion as I wooed my nipples in circles with my fingertips, Gisser's raw yet still-somewhat shrill voice forcing me to tongue-lick the air. My wife walked in on me and said, "What the fuck are you doing?" The compliment to Gisser here is that she didn't say, "What the fuck are you listening to?" By the way, in the middle of the song, when he howls, "I drink whiskey," I echoed back a, "Yeah, man!" I guess it doesn't take much for me to connect with Gisser's lyrics after all.
So let me just say it...I think I like Jason Gisser. He's got a good vocal range and intensity that carries into each of his songs. He's a passionate man. He performs at open mic nights and seems to gig regularly. He's doing his thANG. Plus, he's got a web site. Speaking of which, Jason, if you're reading this review, change your home page...it's really bad. And please axe that guest book, there's like 5 people who signed it, dude. Last words -- I'm looking forward to hearing more from Gisser, especially weird-ass-spoken-word-Beatles-#9-shit like he did with "Disco Pimp Soul Brotha." That track takes guts to put on MP3.com. Seriously. He's an acoustic-guitar-playing-singing-Train-covers white-boy for heavens sake. Jason Gisser is a banshee-sounding man-woman, but he's also eerie and kind of cool too.
(Eric Thiegs) - Demorama
Discography
15 song LP "Dark Liquid Purple"
5 song EP "Soulicide Acoustic"
currently recording 12 song LP "The Smallest Corners"
The song "Without You" and "Sleep" on the "Dark Liquid Purple" LP is currently being streamed on Planet Music Radio, and Live 365
The song "Wings of an Angel" from the EP Soulicide Acoustic is in rotation at W.A.R.Y. Westchester Radio, and Being streamed on Planet Music Radio.
A Live version of "Believe" from the up and comming LP "The Smallest Corners" is on rotation at W.A.R.Y.
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Bio
Growing up on a healthy dose of Motown Jason Gisser has been playing music since the age of 9. As he reached his teens he found bands like Pink Floyd, Led Zepelin, The Beatles, The Who, and The Rolling Stones. By this time Jason played the guitar, the keyboards, the bass, the saxaphone, and sang. He also began writing and recording his own music mixing the power of the clasic rock with the feel of the mowtown. As Jason reached his 20's he began listenening to blues greats like B.B. King, Freddy King, Albert Collins, and Robert Johnson. This added a smoother transition in his rock motown feel. By his mid 20's Jason was giging 3 days a week and recording 2 days a week. Today Jason plays both in the Band "The Soul Tree Villains" and solo acoustic as Jason Gisser. He can play up to a 4 hour show covers only, and a 2 hour show originals only. Jasons music sounds like a mix of Lenny Kravitz, The Black Crowes, Sublime, and Acoustic Tesla. Take a listen and decide for yourself.
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