KªRL Kornfeld

Karl Kornfeld is a graduate of Musicians Institute in Hollywood, CA - the "Guitar Institute of Technology," currently offering housecall lessons in the Lowell, Massachusetts/North Shore/southern New Hampshire area. He has been playing for over twenty five years and has been featured in Guitar One and Guitarist Network Magazines. He has written music for computer games, film and video. He currently writes and records music for the BostonGeek.com weekly podcast.

Karl can be reached via email at kk@karlkornfeld.com
or via telephone at 781-883-9006

Much of Karl's work reminds me of Cacophony's Speed Metal Symphony, but with much needed and well spaced breathing room. It's heavy, it's composed and shows the way that metal musicians are starting to interface with computers.

Just by Karl's title, "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Cube," I had a gut feeling that I may have gotten myself into something dangerous; or at least something different. Would you be surprised if I said I was right? I didn't think so! From the heavy opening riff of the song, "This Won't Hurt a Bit," I was in headbanging heaven. It was full of explosive duo leads and screaming, crunchy rhythms. "Labyrinthine Eyes" was a haunting Twilight Zone type ditty that was propelled by an eerie bass line covered in dissonant harmony guitars. "Spaceman Spiff vs. the Zoks" finishes off this masterpiece. Thumbs up for an original title and cool songs!

Karl's stuff blends serious rock heaviness with radical rhythm and harmony changes, and the dissonance of 20th century classicists. No doubt about it - it'll expand your mind.

Notes On Call, November 1993