Alexander Turnquist
Alexander Turnquist is an American guitarist and composer, born and raised in Idaho and later based in New York State. He works mainly on the 12-string acoustic guitar, often adding vibraphone, piano and samples, and critics have compared him to Jack Rose, James Blackshaw and Philip Glass. He is known for a run of instrumental albums on the VHF label from 2007 onward. Turnquist learned guitar from his father, the singer-songwriter Brian Turnquist, as a child, and later studied with Alex de Grassi.
Faint At The Loudest Hour
2001 release ** "Faint at the Loudest Hour is the astonishing solo debut by guitarist Alexander Turnquist, part of a young generation of guitar players who have taken their incredible virtuosity and turned it into something actually worth listening t…
Like Sunburned Snowflakes
Limited edition 45 RPM 12” of Alex Turnquist’s not-like-anyone-else guitar stylings, with 5 tracks using only plucked harmonics on his 12 string guitar. Using this limited palate of sounds, Turnquist crafts sparkling waves of notes, employing the min…
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Hallway Of Mirrors
VHF is releasing a bunch of solo guitar dudes over the next few weeks. Here's one of 'em! It's an album from New York's Alexander Turnquist called Hallway of Mirrors. It says that above so it's kinda pointless me saying that. Having said that the New…
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As the Twilight Crane Dreams in Color
Second full length from NY based guitarist Turnquist, who defies expectations with a set of hypnotic epics that owe more to classic minimalism than current notions of solo guitar. Forgoing most of the extended techniques of his debut, Turnquist co…