STEVE VAI TO RELEASE 'MODERN PRIMITIVE' ON 7th JULY
1st July 2017


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Steve Vai will release his new album, 'Modern Primitive', on July 7th 2017 through Favored Nations Entertainment, the indie label founded by the virtuoso guitarist in 1999.

Originally included as a companion disk to Vai's 25th anniversary release of his seminal 'Passion And Warfare' album, 'Modern Primitive' will be released by itself as the seventh instalment of the Steve Vai 'Secret Jewel Box', an ambitious ten CD box-set that was originally released in December 2001. This stand-alone release of 'Modern Primitive' will be a limited edition album and has been modified specifically for Vai's Secret Jewel Box, making this an instant collector's item for Vai fans around the globe.

'Modern Primitive' is comprised of material that was written and partially recorded with Vai's band, The Classified, back in the early 80s. The Classified consisted of Tommy Mars on keyboards, Chris Frazier on drums, Stu Hamm on bass and Sue Mathis on vocals and keyboards. Vai formed the band after his first solo record, 'Flex-Able', from 1983 and prior to the writing and recording of the music on 1990s 'Passion And Warfare. He completed the recording in 2016, thirty years after its inception and the album represents that missing link that exposes the colossal growth period between 'Flex-Able' and 'Passion And Warfare'.

Steve told us:

"The music on 'Modern Primitive' was written and recorded with virtually no expectations for its future. As a result, there was an opening up to a powerful and personal creativity that allowed me to find the most stimulation music I could conjure. So far it's my favourite album that I ever made."

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Vai's 'Secret Jewel Box Set', a deluxe 10"x6"x6" gloss black box, lined with red velvet, features compartments for a total of ten CDs, three guitar picks, and a 100-page booklet. Hidden in a flap on the underside of the box in an exclusive CD interview with Steve specifically about the project.

Much of the recordings contained in 'The Secret Jewel Box' are comprised of various material from dozens of different records including guest appearances, film soundtracks, bonus tracks, a piano reduction CD, and a full CD comprised of choice tracks that Vai contributed to while working with Frank Zappa in the early 80s.

All of the rare and essential Vai recordings that do not appear on his solo records are collected here, with many surprises for even the most hardcore collector. A limited run of 7,000 units of the box set unsurprisingly sold out.







 
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