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MILENIO'S FEATURE STORY ON THE GREAT KAT

"DOUBLE-EDGED GUITARIST"

"TO PLAY FASTER IS IMPOSSIBLE. GREAT KAT IS THE FASTEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD OF METAL. GUITARIST WHO REINVENTS BEETHOVEN WITH GREAT SPEED."

By Israel Morales, Milenio (Mexico)MILENIO'S FEATURE STORY ON THE GREAT KAT "DOUBLE-EDGED GUITARIST"! "To play faster is impossible. Great Kat is the fastest woman in the world of metal. Guitarist who reinvents Beethoven with great speed. Beethoven's Guitar Shred, a DVD which puts her virtuosity to the service of these musical geniuses, makes your hair stand on end. Her CDs are gems of virtuosity and ahead of time, always premised on speed. The guitarist makes the music flow and electrifies the senses, and she reminds us how great were those who contributed these notes to the history of music, and as with the metal, she knows how to combine them perfectly." - Israel Morales, Milenio (Mexico)

MILENIO'S FEATURE STORY ON THE GREAT KAT "DOUBLE-EDGED GUITARIST"! "To play faster is impossible. Great Kat is the fastest woman in the world of metal. Guitarist who reinvents Beethoven with great speed. Beethoven's Guitar Shred, a DVD which puts her virtuosity to the service of these musical geniuses, makes your hair stand on end. Her CDs are gems of virtuosity and ahead of time, always premised on speed. The guitarist makes the music flow and electrifies the senses, and she reminds us how great were those who contributed these notes to the history of music, and as with the metal, she knows how to combine them perfectly." - Israel Morales, Milenio (Mexico)MILENIO'S FEATURE STORY ON THE GREAT KAT "DOUBLE-EDGED GUITARIST"! "To play faster is impossible. Great Kat is the fastest woman in the world of metal. Guitarist who reinvents Beethoven with great speed. Beethoven's Guitar Shred, a DVD which puts her virtuosity to the service of these musical geniuses, makes your hair stand on end. Her CDs are gems of virtuosity and ahead of time, always premised on speed. The guitarist makes the music flow and electrifies the senses, and she reminds us how great were those who contributed these notes to the history of music, and as with the metal, she knows how to combine them perfectly." - Israel Morales, Milenio (Mexico)

Photo art: Mariano Espinosa

ENGLISH

To Play faster is impossible

 

Double-edged Guitarist

Great Kat is the fastest woman in the world of metal. Guitarist who reinvents Beethoven with great speed.

 
2010-04-18•Cultura 
 
Fast, furious, considered among the ten fastest in the world, she does not drive a race car but her guitar. Great Kat has spent many years nurturing the double-edged sword that is her instrument, emulating the notes of shred metal and Classical music, because Beethoven also has a sharp side.
 
Great Kat is a performer par excellence who has managed to remain in underground, and now returns with Beethoven's Guitar Shred, a DVD which puts her virtuosity to the service of these musical geniuses, makes your hair stand on end, and this was said by a headbanger.
 
This violin virtuoso, but more of the guitar, began her career back in 1987 with her CD Worship Me Or Die!, and to date she has become a cult figure, especially for her persistence and pursuit to always be in contact with her fans.
 
And that's precisely where her greatness lies, where it has been made available to those who have followed her career, with essential CDs, abundant in sound like few others, always looking to be guided with fast and evocative notes. If you are looking for speed, Great Kat does it without hesitation, and always with a touch of blood, because metal is to be carried in the veins, until it explodes.
 
 
So her discography is reserved for die-hard metalheads, who see their special speed queen, with her sado wardrobe, and with a career that many musicians would envy today.
 
 
Her CDs are gems of virtuosity and ahead of time, always premised on speed, always with the fingers on the verge of bleeding, flashes of the woman who puts her touch to the strings, and that must be said, has much to show.

 
Beethoven mosh
It is not new that guitarists emulate classical music. From Ritchie Blackmore, with Deep Purple, one can speak of the great combination of hard rock with classical music. Ritchie is known for his solos full of feeling and long improvisations which emphasizes his talent and virtuosity. With Rainbow, his own band, he showed the spirit of Beethoven, dedicated long passages to him, with orchestra with quality.
 
Great Kat although not directly followed that school, knew how to adapt speed metal with classical touches, without losing respect for the great composers, to which she dedicated her fist and blood to the great scores.
 
 
In her discs you notice the manner of giving tribute and uplifting these composers with her peculiar and defiant style, from her second CD Beethoven On Speed (1990) you notice concern with adaptations of composers like title track, also in Bloody Vivaldi (1998), or Wagner's War (2002), always with musicians of quality, and with polished guitars and violins, to complement its productions.
 
 
So in the list of the fastest like Yngwie Malmsteen, Paul Gilbert, Mike D' Angelo, always appears Great Kat, perhaps the only woman to be a part of the lists made by specialized magazines.
 
 
In her recent DVD by way of the images it unites the capricious with the excessive parts that nourish and feed your spirit, with the scores that are born of the soul and her passion by the speed.
 
 
This flight starts precisely with “The Flight Of The Bumble-Bee”, “Tortures Techniques”, “Paganini's Caprice # 24”, “Blood”, “Beethoven's 5th Symphony”, “Islamofascists”, “Bach's Brandenburg Concerto # 3”, plus bonus features with images with lots of skin.
 
 
In this DVD Kat is doing a circus show, roping and theatrics, but not just do it, but it actually captures attention, and although it goes by very fast, since it can not be otherwise, the guitarist makes the music flow and electrifies the senses, and she reminds us how great were those who contributed these notes to the history of music, and as with the metal, she knows how to combine them perfectly.
 
Fast with the strings
She is considered among the ten fastest guitarists in the world.
 
Plays speed metal mixed with classical music.
 
Her recent DVD is Beethoven's Guitar Shred.
 
Check her page: www.greatkat.com
 
Israel Morales



 
 
SPANISH
Más rápida, imposible
 
Guitarrista de doble filo
Great Kat es la mujer más desalmada y rápida en el mundo del metal. Guitarrista que reinventa a Beethoven a gran velocidad.
 
2010-04-18•Cultura 
 
Rápida, furiosa, considerada entre las diez más veloces del mundo, no maneja un coche de carreras sino su guitarra. Great Kat lleva muchos años nutriendo el arma de doble filo que es su instrumento, emulando las notas del shred metal y la música clásica, porque Beethoven también tiene su lado filoso.

Great Kat es la ejecutante por excelencia que ha sabido permanecer en el underground, y ahora regresa con Beethoven’s Guitar Shred, un DVD en el que pone al servicio su virtuosismo con los genios de la música y con su toque especial que pone los pelos de punta, y a headbangear se ha dicho.

Esta virtuosa del violín, pero más de la guitarra inició su carrera allá por 1987 con su disco Worship Me Or Die!, y a la fecha se ha convertido en figura de culto, sobre todo por su persistencia y búsqueda de estar siempre en contacto con sus fans.

Y es ahí precisamente en donde radica su grandeza, en donde se ha puesto a disposición de quienes han seguido su carrera, con discos vitales, en donde abunda en la materia sonora como pocos, siempre en busca de guiarse con las notas rápidas y evocativas. Si se busca rapidez, Great Kat es de las que lo hacen sin titubeos, y siempre con el toque de sangre, porque el metal se debe llevar en las venas, hasta hacerlas estallar.

Así su discografía se reserva a los metaleros de hueso colorado, a quien ven como su speed queen consentida, con su vestuario a la sado, y con una carrera que envidiarían muchos músicos en la actualidad.

Sus discos son gemas del virtuosismo y un paso adelante, siempre en la rapidez como premisa, siempre con los dedos a punto de sangrar, destellos de la mujer que sabe ponerle su toque a las cuerdas, y que hay que decirlo, tiene mucha para rato.

Beethoven mosh
No es nuevo que los guitarristas emulen a los clásicos. Desde Ritchie Blackmore, con Deep Purple, se puede hablar de la gran combinación de rock duro con música clásica. Ritchie es famoso por sus solos cargados de sentimiento y esas largas improvisaciones en que destaca su talento y virtuosismo. Con Rainbow, su propia banda, fue donde detonó a la postre el espíritu de Beethoven, a quien le dedicó largos pasajes, incluso con orquesta de por medio y desde luego su calidad.

Great Kat si bien no siguió directamente esa escuela, sí se supo adaptar al speed metal sus toques de música clásica, sin perderle el respeto a los grandes compositores, a los que siempre les dedicaba de su puño y sangre algunas de sus grandes partituras.

En sus discos se nota esa manera de rendir tributo y enaltecerlos con su peculiar y desafiante estilo, desde su segundo álbum Beethoven on speed (1990) ya se hace notar su inquietud con adaptaciones de compositores como el que da título al disco, además en Bloody Vivaldi (1998), o en Wagner’s war (2002), siempre con músicos de calidad, y además puliendo guitarras y violines, para complementar sus producciones.

Así que en la lista de los más rápidos como Yngwie Malmsteen, Paul Gilbert, Mike D’ Angelo, siempre aparece Great Kat, quizá la única mujer en ser parte de las listas hechas por revistas especializadas.

En su reciente DVD a manera de imágenes reúne sus caprichos con el excesivo encuentro de los highlights que le nutren y retroalimentan su espíritu, con las partituras que le nacen del alma y de su pasión por la velocidad.

El vuelo arranca precisamente con “The flight of the bumble-bee”, “Torture techniques”, “Paganini’s caprice # 24”, “Blood”, “Beethoven’s 5th symphony”, “Islamofascists”, “Bach’s Brandenburg concerto # 3”, más los bonus con las imágenes a flor de piel.

En este DVD Kat hace circo, maroma y teatro, pero no basta sólo hacerlo, sino que éste capture la atención, y a pesar de que se van rápido, pues no puede ser de otra manera, la guitarrista hace que la música fluya y electrifique los sentidos, y nos recuerda qué tan grandes han sido quienes aportaron grandes notas a la historia de la música, y como con el metal, ella sabe combinarlas a la perfección.

Veloz con las cuerdas
Es considerada entre los diez guitarristas más rápidos del mundo.

Toca speed metal mezclado con música clásica.

Su DVD reciente es Beethoven’s guitar shred.

Checa su página: www.greatkat.com 

Israel Morales


 

 
 
 
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