LAW OF THREE | 'Obyvatel' Live | from 'Live on a Knife Edge'

[@PhilsGuitar]

Roy is a great example of a guitarist with essentially limitless chops who still offers what is conducive to the song at hand. I'm a guitarist and that synth is really intriguing too - he wields it as a master. The company that makes it should really pay him to promote it.

[@hauskahirvi]

It is great to hear original and real music played live by real musicians. Really excellent musicians! I dig it.

[@hironooceans]

Just, wow....

[@smolderingtitan]

Wonderful. I can listen to this. I'm also hearing traces of Pere Ubu.

[@WizardOfArc]

that sax/clarinet emulation on the guitar is like magick

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

Roy has nailed this

[@DarkSideofSynth]

The breath controller he uses makes all the difference. Great choice.

[@Innerspace100]

Hearing Roy play guitar... it's like Holdsworth, but on the other side of an intergalactic wormhole...

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

exactly...like Holdsworth but nothing like him. Very avant garde in a way, Like Holdsworth, but into Eric Dolphy rather than Coltrane. I wish the world would discover him but it's almost like the world is not ready for him yet...

[@Innerspace100]

@@AndyEdwardsDrummer The world wants predigested papp, for the most part...

[@miykaelp5284]

Excellent work ! Some of more innovative and tasteful of synth guitar with that breath controller. Killer Rhythm section and great playing all-around! Love the variety of different sounds from just a trio.

[@konrid22]

Freakin' awesome stuff, and yes, Roy Marchbank is actually a world class player, without a slightest doubt.

[@joannalewis5279]

Beautiful great to see you play in a band setting

[@loucontino4804]

This is seriously good music!

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

Thanks

[@theworldaccordingto4555]

If you like Jazz-Rock-Fusion Prog-Rock, you'll love this album! A great album!

[@vojtatoman]

Big like from this Czech resi... obyvatel!

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@johannhauffman323]

Wunderschön !

[@marshallwise8845]

Great stuff. Kind of reminds me of the king crimson project two trio where Adrian played v drums. But this is more funky. And more rocking.

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

Those projects were a big inspiration. In fact I can now see how much Thrakattak was an inspiration for this

[@stugerson4838]

Excellent bass tone.

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

Brutal!

[@stugerson4838]

@AndyEdwardsDrummer OK..BRUTAL bass tone.

[@mrq6270]

The Gurdjieffian name caught my eye. Loved the music. What a treat! Seriously talented guys.

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

Wow...someone spotted that! Very obscure GIG reference! The word that cannot be truly translated into English, but the dictionary says 'inhabitant' but my understanding is that the closest we have to this word is 'hobbit'. What do you think?

[@lesliesimpson3528]

It caught my eye also. Along with the title of the album. The sense I have is Obyvatel is a good householder. Someone who does their duty in life, and help others - beginning with the family - in order to make a space for inner work.

[@mrq6270]

@@AndyEdwardsDrummer I was very surprised to see the reference! I mostly know Mr G through Ouspensky’s writings. He’s had an enormous influence on my life since about 1985. When I read The Fourth Way I felt like I had finally found what I had been looking for! Maybe my “magnetic centre” lead me here. lol. Hobbit? I’ve never heard that one. I remember the meaning as being something like simple-simpleton. A basic workaday man who isn’t out to rock the boat. Someone who just goes along, following the rules and doing what is required of them, without questioning. Now that you mention it, the way that Bilbo was described before going on his adventures does sound rather obyvatelish. But I haven’t read any 4th Way material for many years. And, unfortunately, my memory has often lied to me. Now I’ll have to look it up. So that’s good. I’ll read some Ouspensky again. Btw I’ve enjoyed several of your top ten list type videos. But I confess that I’ve mostly only watched them if I think Hendrix might be on the list.

[@johnsegelke4385]

The middle portion reminded me of Lark's Tongue in Aspic / Talking Drum. Wonderful!

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

Wow, thank you!

[@RonHallKungFuBro]

Andy !!!!! You doin it all bro ! Roy channeling Marcus Miller by way of Weather Report, while my man in bass Stanley Clarks the hell out of it! You guys killing it!!

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

Thank you Ron!!! xx

[@kellyl9198]

Mesmerizing! Love seeing three musicians so in the zone. And I’m loving the CD. Well done.

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

Thanks for supporting us

[@johannhauffman323]

Gave it a second listen….. It’s pretty bad ass. Andy is truly a legend rocker……. Don’t believe any of the grumpy old men who say that He was a Mod !!!

[@DarkSideofSynth]

Excellent gig

[@aliensporebomb]

Tasty fusion music played right. Seems like the UK is producing the new renaissance of fusion jazz, from Simon Peter King to Law of Three - it makes me wonder if there are more underground fusion warriors out there. This moody and groovacious sound is up my alley.

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

Simon is mindblowing and just up the road from me.

[@JordanLuke-yo3kr]

Great stuff.

[@davidgomez-wt7pn]

I'm here for the Andy Edwards extended cinematic universe. Good times!

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

Thank you David

[@thespannerandspoonshow]

Can tell you are all having fun, great guys!!

[@aidanmcgoran]

Real Steve Smith vibes off this. That's a good and rare thing!

[@ThinkForYourself1972]

Beautiful. Ended my day on a nice note (no pun intended).

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

I'm glad!

[@Mark-bi5dk]

Awesome

[@riffmondo9733]

Well done! Your sound is just excellent.

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

Thanks

[@umbertoyltp]

NOW you're talking 😂❤🎉

[@aminahmed2220]

Absolutely fantastic have a wonderful day Andy ❤😊

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

Thank you! You too!

[@RobGriffin-h2k]

Was Roy ever a horn player? His breath control device is unique. He seems to approach the guitar more as a horn player.

[@smitlag]

The breath controller really adds another dimension in expression. I know Allan Holdsworth did wonders with it on his SynthAxe. It's oddly not used that much, which is a shame. It's had midi support for a long time. It's a good addition to guitar synths, that while having good sounds, lack a lot of the physical controllers to allow performance modulation. Nice performance from these three musicians.

[@SalMichael]

Bravo , very cool.

[@davecomstock9544]

Fantastic!

[@tedmallar4049]

it always amazes me how anyone can play two instruments at the same time. like, how is that even possible?! ~ 😂

[@richierugs6544]

so that's how it's done!

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

Yes, all mimed to backing tracks

[@DLP-me3pm]

Excellent. Any chance you can get on the bill for HRH Prog XIV Great Yarmouth in October?

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

They don't have this kind of thing, Now if I was a girl showing lots of leg and sounding like a cross between Pink Floyd and Fleetwood Mac...

[@DLP-me3pm]

@@AndyEdwardsDrummer 🤣 But they do...Soft Machine are playing again so I don't see why this wouldn't fit in.

[@Whiskykoch]

Not a Pink Floyd tune I'm familiar with. Assume its off Obscured by Clouds. Nevertheless I loved it, and have shared it with a friend

[@keithdonald6583]

On a totally different subject I have a suggestion for a video subject.i know your a film fan so how about a vid on Italian Giallo soundtrack music? Your welcome

[@sicko_the_ew]

And in addition, I suspect it's possible to dance to this. (For my brother, whose real name is Twinkletoes, anyway. The rest of our family could join in, in spirit by grunting, drooling, and allowing the spastic flailing to break out of the cage the Master said it must stay in and be good, and just hope we don't break too many things this time round. We get into trouble when we break things, but Twinkletoes never does. Unfair, but life's unfair, so that's a good thing. Cos otherwise it wouldn't be life? Which is bad? Logically speaking ... ) OK, gotta go put my knuckles back down on the floor, so won't be able to type any more poetry no more. And who said shuttup?

[@Harrysound]

What on earth is that (presumably midi?) blowy thing ?

[@DarkSideofSynth]

A breath controller, it has been around since at least the '80s. For example, you could hook it to several Yamaha keyboards back in the day. A great way to give expression to virtual instruments.

[@Harrysound]

@@DarkSideofSynth I guess it just acts like a mod wheel and velocity sensor?

[@DarkSideofSynth]

@@Harrysound Yes, it converts breath pressure into CC messages.

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

a guitar

[@TheD4VR0S]

Whats the thing in the guitarists mouth?

[@jacklbrt]

Breath controller, synth, midi, I'm quite sure

[@TheD4VR0S]

@@jacklbrt Thanks, found it USB MIDI Breath and Bite Controller

[@marksieczko7766]

Had to look up Obyvatel, yeah nice title fits the music. Just one thing, IMHO emulating wind instruments on a guitar is very clever but a novelty. Again IMHO be better if the guitar sounded like a guitar. Get a sax player if that where Law of Three is at. Edit: Law of Four would be awesome a guitarist playing guitar a sax player playing sax.

[@LawofThree]

Not just a Sax! Almost perfectly replicated Alto, Tenor, Soprano, Clarinet, Trumpet, Duduk, Violin, Synth AND acoustic/elec guitars all in a trio format.

[@marksieczko7766]

@@LawofThree Sure. Had to keep my comment brief. If the (excellent IMHO) guitarist just stuck to 2 or 3 nuanced voices instead of all that I personally would have enjoyed the music a lot more.. Just my opinion . I like Andys' videos and I like Law of Three. I get bored with novelty. instead of recreating a jazz orchestra ting use the tech to create something new and exciting. Lord knows we need it.

[@LawofThree]

@@marksieczko7766 This is something new and exciting. Its not merely a novelty. That's a matter of fact, not an opinion

[@marksieczko7766]

@@LawofThree Oh Gawd, I know you're you're having a laugh. But for sake of argument, new? So is Taylor Swifts latest. Exciting, nah. Interesting for a couple of listens, yeah Some "good bits", for sure. It is not a matter of fact it is a subjective matter of opinion. You guys have so much potential. I will continue to support Andys' channel and Law of Three.New band that will flourish I'm sure.

[@LawofThree]

@@marksieczko7766 Yes its unique. Nobody is doing this in a Trio context. That's not an opinion, that is a fact.

[@DamianPieroni]

Amazing talent. But I really don't get the whole guitar synth thing. Surely we pick up a guitar coz it sounds like a guitar? If you want to sound like a sax, learn sax. I know it give's versatility of sound, (especially for recording) and it means you don't need an orchestra etc, but I wanna hear guitar from a guitarist! Sorry.

[@LawofThree]

The point is to bring realistic sounding instruments into a TRIO context. My job as a guitarist is not only normal electric guitar 'which there is' but authentic sounding Tenor, Alto, Soprano sax, Trumpet, Clarinet, Violin and Duduk to name a few. Expect Flamenco, Classical, Jazz and world acoustic guitar on future music. This is to entertain an audience of punters not just guitarists. As a guitarist who has played for 52 of my 55 years I can safely say that no matter how good the player is, I am bored of it after the first few numbers, and If I am, you can bet your boots the punters are as well.

[@DamianPieroni]

@@LawofThree Hi Roy. Many thanks for the reply. I hear what you're saying, and understand completely why you are doing it. In a world of uber-technical guitarists that are all beginning to sound the same, it's great to do something different. I think it works great visually and live to see you get so many authentic non-guitar sounds out of a guitar, and to see a trio produce such a cacophony.Just listening on record might be tricky,, though, as I guess those not in the know will just think it's an actual sax, or a keyboard, but that could also work in your favour as you'll be judged for the quality of your music and improv, and not just as "the fastest guitarist in the world" , which is a good thing. I certainly wasnt saying I didn't like what you were doing, and I'm really looking forward to what you guys come up with next, That said, I maintain (as a guitarist of 40 years...with about a hundreth of your talent!) that you still cant beat the sound of a guitar, and that's what I'm most looking forward to from you. Keep on rockin (and jazzin, and flamencoing, and fusioning, and...oh, you get the picture!)

[@LawofThree]

@@DamianPieroni Cheers bud, you’ll be happy to hear there’s plenty of electric and acoustic guitar on the new album. I’m looking forward to where we go next with Law of Three but rest assured normal guitar will almost certainly be a part of it. Thanks for your reply.

[@johannhauffman323]

@@LawofThree I find your playing exciting. I played sax for a few years and guitar for many more. There are certain phrasings that fall naturally under your fingers on a sax that few keyboard and guitar players really get. To my ears you do get it.

[@LawofThree]

@@johannhauffman323 Cheers! I learnt a lot studying the old guard. The usual suspects like Miles, Parker and Dizzy a little later Coltrane & Dolphy but it was Art Tatum who really caught my attention. I’m gravitating back to playing more inside again. The one aspect that really stands out that I don’t hear in guitar playing but you do in brass, wind and strings is uninterrupted dynamic control which is the main reason I use the breath controller. The pick or nail kind of spoils it to my ear. I prefer the sound of a line played legato but with the dynamic range and ornamentals of the greats. I’m working this sound now on electric guitar but it’s not found a home yet on a track so next gig it’s making its debut.

[@garypowell1540]

Love it. However, I don't know who the drummer is but a few words of advice, Either that small tom needs replacing, tuning or is miked up wrong, but it sounds terrible. Maybe he knows as he virtually stopped using it after a short while?

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

I tuned it lower, I really needed a bigger tom there. Didn't think it sounded that bad though