Canadian guitarist Demir's forth album is entirely solo acoustic guitar, a departure from his previous amplified trio format. The compositions - all originals - are solidly in the mainstream jazz tradition. Demir's chops are prodigious (The aptly named "Devils Dance" being one good example)  but he's generally restrained here: the tracks are all around three minutes long, and the solos never go on so long the the composition gets lost. Larry Coryell is the comparison that comes to mind, minus Coryell's stretches of self indulgence. Demir has chosen a nakedly revealing recording technique, a close miked steel-string acoustic guitar with little or no artificial reverb or over duds. You get the impression that this is what he'd sound like playing in your room, complete with occasional string noises and dropped notes. He meets the challenge admirably.
by Mark Sullivan