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Main page Erotic Cakes is the first solo studio album by guitarist Guthrie Govan. It
Erotic Cakes
Contents was first released in 2006 through Cornford Records and, it was later re-
Featured content released by JTC records in 2011.[2] The album features a mixture of
Current events songs that Govan had performed previously with his trio as well as some
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new compositions.
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Wikipedia store In an interview with All Out Guitar, he stated that, "these studio versions
are a lot closer to what I meant the stuff to sound like when I wrote it".[3]
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In the quote, he refers to the changes in arrangement made to the songs
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compared to his live work with his trio.
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Studio album by Guthrie Govan
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Tools Released January 1, 2006[1]
1 Background
What links here Recorded Headroom studios, North Hollywood.
2 Recording
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3 Musical Style
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4 Track listing
Special pages Length 54:03
5 Personnel
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6 References Label Cornford Records
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Wikidata item Producer Jan Cyrka

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Background [edit] Silent Nation Erotic Cakes The Aristocrats
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Guthrie Govan is a well known guitarist because of his work with Asia as
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well as winning Guitarist magazine's "Guitarist of the Year" competition in
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Printable version 1993 with his composition "Wonderful Slippery Thing" which appears in this album.[5] The songs "Waves" and "Rhode
Island Shred" were featured in the compilation "Guitar on the Edge: Vol. 1 No. 4".[6] "Sevens" and "Erotic cakes" were
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Edit links Govan himself has said that he was not very interested in releasing a solo album under the assumption that there was
no market for it and because he himself could not fund it. That was when Paul Cornford pushed him to record and told
him that he would personally fund it. Cornford then picked Jan Cyrka to produce and mix the album as well as getting a
good studio for the guitars. [7]

Recording [edit]

The recording process took longer than expected originally. The drums were originally recorded in Pete Riley's old
studio. The guitars were recorded in Govan's house by running his amp through a Palmer speaker simulator. The band
intended to keep those tracks but, producer Jan Cyrka insisted that they should record the drums again, this time in a
better studio.[5] After they did that, the guitars that were recorded at Govan's home did not sound good enough by
comparison. It was then when Paul Cornford decided to fly the band to Hollywood in order to record the guitars in
Richie Kotzen's studio. This time, the guitars were recorded through mic'd loudspeakers in a wood room.[3] The result
were much better recorded guitar tracks than what was originally expected by Govan.

Musical Style [edit]

The album features Govan's ability to play multiple styles while keeping his own personal sound. Kevin Dawe refers to
the way Guthrie utilizes guitar layering to create "dense musical settings and backings".[8] He explains that Govan
achieves this through the use of heterophony, multi-layered harmonies, varied chord voicings and dynamic rhythmic
grooves. He also mentions how, in this album, Govan pushes the boundaries of guitar playing as well as exploring its
place in the studio.

Track listing [edit]

All music is composed by Guthrie Govan.

No. Title Guest musician Length

 1. "Waves" 5:08
2. "Erotic Cakes" 3:50
3. "Wonderful Slippery Thing" 3:20
4. "Ner Ner" Richie Kotzen 8:04
5. "Fives" 4:35
6. "Uncle Skunk" 5:28
7. "Sevens" 5:56
8. "Eric" 5:05
9. "Slidey Boy" 4:34
10. "Rhode Island Shred" Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal 2:17
11. "Hangover" 6:31
Total length: 54:03

Personnel [edit]

Main musicians[4]

Guthrie Govan – guitar

Seth Govan - bass
Pete Riley - drums

Additional musicians[4]

Richie Kotzen - guitar on track 4

Bumblefoot - guitar on track 10

Technical personnel [4]

Jan Cyrka - production, engineering, cover design

Matthew Denny - mastering
Alex Todorov - engineering

References [edit]

1. ^ AllMusic. Erotic Cakes . Retrieved 30 April 2015.

2. ^ JTC Records. Erotic Cakes . Retrieved 22 April 2015
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3. ^ Edwards, Owen (30 August 2006). "Guthrie Govan Interview: The Virtuoso's Virtuoso" . All Out Guitar. Retrieved
22 April 2015.
4. ^ a bc d Erotic Cakes (Media notes). Cornford records. 2006.
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5. ^ Chopik, Ivan (17 January 2009). Guthrie Govan Interview . Guitar Messenger. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
6. ^ Discogs. "Guitar on the Edge: Vol. 1 No. 4" . Retrieved 22 April 2015.
7. ^ Chopik, Ivan (29 January 2010). Guthrie Govan Interview , Guitar Messenger. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
8. ^ Dawe, Kevin (2010). The New Guitarscape in Critical Theory, Cultural Practice and Musical Performance, pp. 65–66.
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