Actual Fiction, by Gary Willis

Actual Fiction

by Gary Willis

supported by

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$7.99 USD or more
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Gary Willis: Actual Fiction (CD) regular

Includes unlimited streaming of Actual Fiction via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

ships out within 5 days

Purchasable with gift card

$7.99 USD or more

1.	Cartoon Fetish 04:59	buy track
2.	Smells like a Party 04:43	buy track
3.	Podcast 06:13	buy track
4.	Say Never 04:34	buy track
5.	Eye Candy 03:44	buy track
6.	Take me to your Leader 05:01	buy track
7.	Mean Streak 09:03	buy track
8.	If Only It Could Talk 03:54	buy track
9.	Tio Loco 04:46	buy track
10.	Based on a True Story 06:15	buy track

about

As a followup to fiercely uncompromising power trio project, Slaughterhouse 3, bassist extraordinaire Gary Willis delivers a potent punch with Actual Fiction.

Joining the world-class electric bassist on this ambitious avant-groove outing is Willis’s longtime bandmate in Tribal Tech, drummer Kirk Covington, along with drummer David Gomez.

On frantic romps like the drum ‘n’ bass flavored “Cartoon Fetish” and ultra-funky throwdowns like “Smells Like A Party,” “If Only It Could Talk” and “PodCast,” Willis blends remarkable chops along with an innate ability to groove hard on the low end. His more lyrical side comes across on the beautiful ballad “Say Never,” which showcases his melodically singing style on the fretless electric bass, while the chopsbusting “Eye Candy” stands as his answer to Jaco Pastorius’s anthemic “Teen Town.” The sound collage “Take Me To Your Leader” and the dramatic closer “Based On A True Story” both represent a walk on the more experimental side while “Mean Streak,” powered by Gomez’s aggressive, polyrhythmic attack, is hard-hitting fusion at its most virtuosic. And on “Tio Loco,” Willis reunites with his longtime rhythm tandem partner Covington as they recreate the loose-tight hookup that fueled a dozen Tribal Tech recordings since the 1980s.

Now based in Spain, Willis remains one of the premier electric bassists on the international scene. His playing, composing and overall concept on Actual Fiction should elevate him to a new level of appreciation among bass connoisseurs.

Bill Milkowski is a regular contributor to Jazz Times, Jazziz, Bass Player, Modern Drummer and Absolute Sound magazines. He is also the author of “JACO: The Extraordinary and Tragic Life of Jaco Pastorius” (Backbeat Books).

credits

released August 21, 2007

Gary Willis, Kirk Covington, David Gomez

license

about

Gary Willis Barcelona, Spain

contact / help

Contact Gary Willis

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Gary Willis, you may also like:

Kinesthetics
by Scott Kinsey

supported by 8 fans who also own “Actual Fiction”
go to album
Featuring Ourselves
by Alex Machacek

supported by 8 fans who also own “Actual Fiction”

Note that Mc Hacek should be written with a haček on the c, i.e. č. But let's not be picky here, because Mc Hacek actually is Alex Machacek, who's missing the haček, too. His 1999 debut album surely meets open ears among the Zappa and Holdsworth fans. In fact, there are several references to Zappa's "Black Page" super-hyper-masterpiece. Besides that, there's a lot of first-class fusion music on this album, composed either by Mc Hacek himself, or by his bass/keyboards bandmate Tibor Kövesdi. Sven B. Schreiber (sbs)
go to album
Improvision
by Alex Machacek, Jeff Sipe, Matthew Garrison

supported by 8 fans who also own “Actual Fiction”

Thank you for your creativity. Say hello to Gary Husband from me when you run into him. Take care Alex. PAUL AUKSZTULEWICZ
go to album
The Crazy Dog
by Raffi Garabedian

featured on Bandcamp Radio Mar 19, 2024
go to album
Taking Shape
by Kaisa's Machine

featured on Bandcamp Radio Jan 30, 2024
go to album
All Black Everything
by Amy Gadiaga

featured on Bandcamp Radio Jan 23, 2024
go to album
Black Focus
by Yussef Kamaal

supported by 8 fans who also own “Actual Fiction”

I feel now like I have 10 arms and 10 legs. Powerful and energetic. Griffyn Louis Denizard
go to album