Roger Clark Miller
"Dream Interpretations for Solo Electric Guitar Ensemble" + Solo Electric" set of songs from Mission of Burma, Trinary System, covers and unreleased songs.
New York Times: "Miller is doing for the electric piano what Hendrix did for the guitar, creating a new vocabulary of electronic noises... but Mr. Miller's songs have jolts in all the right places."
Boston Globe: "Less a recital than a musical minefield... Miller is a man in constant motion, a one-man symphony."
LA Weekly: "A 21st Century mind trapped in a 20th Century body, Miller's white light/white heat 88s were like a cross between John Cale, Jimi Hendrix and John Cage."
POP Matters: "His skills as a guitar player and his bottomless imagination have collided in a perfect encapsulation of the two traits, bringing forth a third strand that just can’t be imitated by anyone else, no matter how hard anyone should try."
Premier Guitar: "The post-punk 6-string hero takes a deep dive into sonic surrealism with his new album, a loop-driven collection of riveting soundscapes."
The Best Experimental Music on Bandcamp, Sept.2022: "The sonic twists and turns on these eight tracks do indeed follow a dream-like logic, as Miller jumps from drones to abstraction to heavy riffs that could fit into raging rock songs. Most impressive is the guitarist's tonal control - this music may emerge from the fog of sleep, but Miller's deft handling is crystal clear."
MOJO, March 2023 (4 stars): "Mission of Burma man takes multiple axes to his own subconscious... With just a Fender Strat, three lap steels on legs, a looper and a battery of pedals at his disposal, Miller finds plenty of room to operate fruitfully in the terrain between the more challenging Fripp-led instrumental segments of a King Crimson live show and a lost American Primitive classic from 1971."
All About Jazz (it was also in their "Best of 2022"): "Dream Interpretation #16" opens the program with a mysterious low rumble, heavy on the reverb. Rock guitar riffs appear on top, then a locomotive rhythm drives a guitar solo (more than a bit reminiscent of Jimi Hendrix at his most experimental). "Dream Interpretation #20" is awash with echo and backward loops, recalling Pink Floyd at their most psychedelic, before building to a massive multi-guitar climax.... The dance between composition, performance and improvisation is unique, the end result of Miller's long journey into these lands."
The Arts Fuse, Boston. Dec. 2022: "As fluid and experimental as Eight Dream Interpretations is, the album’s rambunctious sonic palette is nothing if not inviting."
