Yulian Taylor - Blues Friends Yulian Taylor

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2022
Time:33:30 
Size:77,3 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues/Modern Electric Blues/Blues Rock 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. I Will Sing (feat.Lorenzo Thompson) - 4:31
 2. Rolling Blues (feat.Carlos Johnson) - 5:09
 3. You Are Asleep (feat. Chryssalynn) - 4:43
 4. Start (feat.Dexter Allen) - 5:51
 5. Im Going to Get Together (feat.Anguie Nero) - 3:15
 6. Youre Free (feat.Leilani Kilgore) - 5:34
 7. I Want to Fly (feat.Tia Carroll) - 4:25

Guitarist Yulian Taylor is further proof that the blues is coming to us from all over the world these days. He hails from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He started as an eight-year-old drummer in the band La Rusa, then switched to bass and finally to guitar. And he proves to be a fine and very versatile guitarist. After his EP "Half Angel Half Demon," he now presents a full-length album on which he enlists Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Taylor’s musical career began when he was 8 years old, playing the drums in a bowling alley called La Rusa in San Isidro, recognized in the North Zone. Over time he began to dabble in percussion, then bass and finally the love of his life, the guitar and vocals. Since then, he’s toured Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Mexico, the US and performed at festivals in many other places with some of the biggest names in the business. Taylor released the EP Half Angel Half Demon garnering airplay across the world. Now he connects with a group of iconic blues performers for Blues Friends. The album kicks off with Taylor’s screaming guitar on “I Will Sing.” Joined by booming blues vocalist Lorenzo Thompson (Lurrie Bell, Humbert Sumlin, Jimmi Burns) it’s an ass-kicker of a shuffle that grabs the listener right by the earholes and refuses to let go. Chicago born, left-handed guitar slinger Carlos Johnson (Koko Taylor, Buddy guy, Otis Rush) joins on the 12 bar jam “Rolling Blues.” The vocals are not particularly powerful, but clean and soulful. The song has a warm feeling that permeates the speakers with the occasional jolt from Taylor’s axe. The grungy blues rocker “You Are Asleep,” featuring the psychedelic vocals of New Zealand’s Chryssalynn, is reminiscent of Vanilla Fudge and Cream. It has a decidedly evil 60s vibe that is a surprising treat. “Start,” comes in with that classic, electric blues from Mississippi, belly rubbing, late night at the juke feel. The feeling is legit as it comes courtesy of Bobby Rush’s former guitar player, Dexter Allen. Another great shuffle kicks off with Canadian Angie Nero doing the vocals on “I’m Going to Get Together.” Some well-placed harmonica adds to the mix, with Taylor’s guitar turned down and coming across clean, and pure as crystal. Things get real crunchy again when Nashville’s newest blues rock royal, Leilani Kilgore, joins in on “You’re Free.” A bit more rock than blues, it’s still a killer track, and my personal favorite on the album. Tia Carroll is no stranger to the blues. Having shared the stage with artists from Ray Charles, Sugar Pie DeSanto and BB King to Tommy Castro and Eric Gales, Carroll brings her powerhouse, West Coast vocals to the album’s closer, “I Want to Fly.” This is one of those dream closers; the song that makes you want drop the needle again and again. ~ Peter Marinus

Blues Friends Yulian Taylor