This is the sequel to 2009's 'HB3 Plays the Piccolo Bass,' and represents HB3's latest advancements on the instrument. The long solo piece, clocking in at fifteen and a half minutes, showcases the piccolo bass as an instrument with near-symphonic qualities. 'People always ask me how I manage to make it sound this way,' says HB3. 'And I really have no idea. The synergy between the piccolo bass and the way I hear music connects in a way I could never have planned or predicted. Regarding this new music, initially I thought more of it would be sort of gentle and lyrical, but there's also an expansive, bombastic quality that I have to attribute to the god of the sea himself. Poseidon is not a weak or timid figure -- if you're going to even try to harness him, it's going to be a fight. This is a pretty big fish to be dealing with.' The piccolo bass is tuned one octave higher than a bass and one octave lower than a guitar, combining the characteristics of each. In HB3's hands, it becomes a uniquely expressive instrument. 'HB3's music weaves a complex sonic landscape in which his peerless piccolo bass is the conduit leaving the senses heightened and the soul renewed.' -- Rev Recluse, Radio Enigma.
This is the sequel to 2009's 'HB3 Plays the Piccolo Bass,' and represents HB3's latest advancements on the instrument. The long solo piece, clocking in at fifteen and a half minutes, showcases the piccolo bass as an instrument with near-symphonic qualities. 'People always ask me how I manage to make it sound this way,' says HB3. 'And I really have no idea. The synergy between the piccolo bass and the way I hear music connects in a way I could never have planned or predicted. Regarding this new music, initially I thought more of it would be sort of gentle and lyrical, but there's also an expansive, bombastic quality that I have to attribute to the god of the sea himself. Poseidon is not a weak or timid figure -- if you're going to even try to harness him, it's going to be a fight. This is a pretty big fish to be dealing with.' The piccolo bass is tuned one octave higher than a bass and one octave lower than a guitar, combining the characteristics of each. In HB3's hands, it becomes a uniquely expressive instrument. 'HB3's music weaves a complex sonic landscape in which his peerless piccolo bass is the conduit leaving the senses heightened and the soul renewed.' -- Rev Recluse, Radio Enigma.
