Mark Kissinger is a Pennsylvania based guitarist who produces astounding and future-sounding aural panoramas! He has worked with Dick Metcalf (aka Rotcod Zzaj) extensively since the early '90's.
Dick Metcalf (aka Rotcod Zzaj) sent the initial trax for this album on tape in early 2000. The finished CD was ready within a month. The unique blend of styles makes for a very pleasant listen.
The fantastic guitar of Mark Kissinger is feature on this outing with Rotcod Zzaj. Reviewer Bret Hart said: 'on Whirling Dervish got The Ventures pulling teeth from the jaw of Stanley Turrentine...falling through flesh tubes and treading dream-corridors with Dialogue for Drifters...when it's processed well, the rote percussion programs possess a robotic grin and mechanical grandeur, which insert moments of 'meet George Jetson!' into the landscapes these boys conjure.
Zzaj's keyboards are attacked with a childlike wonder, punky confidence, and he is generally operating within knowable parameters (slo-blooze, lounge-jazz, free-form splatter, etc) regardless of with whom he collaborates