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The Oakville Beaver, Tuesday D ecem ber 23, 2003 - C3 Oakville guitarist part of five-CD epic journey By Craig MacBride OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Like the character that House of Not's new album is based around, Oakville resident and House of Not guitarist Lou Roppoli is on a long journey. The fictional character in the House of Not five-CD epic is A. Nexter Niode, who the press material describes as "a wayfaring rock V roller" who "wanders from West to East, Faust to Zen, padded room to precipice and innocence to experience." Walkabout, the first CD, was released in October, establishing the tone for the rock odyssey that writer and singer Brian Erikson first conceptualized while in the House of Not guitarist Lou Roppoli Himalayas three years ago. Once back at his farm in Ontario, is as the project's title, The studying his idols: Jimi Hendrix, Erikson went about setting down Walkabout, suggests, not a Jimmy Paige, and others. There is the ideas for the album on tape. straight dash from beginning to a hard-to-pin-down individual He needed a guitarist though, and end, but an investigation of the style that brings his various influ it was only after seeing Roppoli - path that A. Nexter Niode's life ences together, too, and that's what makes his work stand out on takes. who had been a To do five CDs the album. friend of his a cou As they move towards the ple of years before "It's not a foot-tapping in a short period of time, however, is release of the second album, due - playing a gig in album right off the not easy. Roppoli out in Spring 2004. it is the feeling Toronto, that he start, you have to listen and Erikson are of completing the first one that knew he could make the album. to it a few times. It's an currently working keeps Erikson and Roppoli moti on the arrange vated. "Brian brought infectious record." "Once we were happy with the ments for the sec this project to me," · House o f Not guitarist levels and everything, it was an ond album, Sexus, said Roppoli. "It Lou Roppoli which expands awesome feeling, a great feeling was raw, and rough, accomplishment," said even further on the of but I really saw many influences Roppoli. "When I actually heard promise." the CD, and saw the seven-page He went on to describe the evident on the album. inlay, with the mural artwork, the The most obvious influence, album as "a rock album, a Zeppelin, Floyd hard rock apparent within the first ten sec music sounded different," despite onds of the first album, is Pink the fact he'd heard the songs hun album." "Its not a foot-tapping album Floyd, also known to produce dreds of times during production. For more information about right off the start, you have to lis lengthy conceptual albums. ten to it a few times. It's an infec Roppoli's guitar work is master House of Not or the story of A. ful, and, though only 37 years old, Nexter Niode, or to order their tious record," he said. Indeed, the album meanders. It he has benefited a great deal by CD, visit www.houseofnot.com. *m iT iia ' } I Liesa Kortmann · Oakville Beaver YOUNG AUTHOR READING: Amanda Connolly, Grade 8 student and author of The Medallion, sits in a rocking chair at the Oakville Central Library reading from her book. Connolly's book is the result of a summer contest held by Trimatrix Management Consulting for young, budding writers. The Medallion can be found in Oakville libraries, or it can be purchased from the publisher at www.trimatrixconsulting.com. Proud to be a supporter of the Salvation Army's Jingle Bell Fund since 1995 McGowan Insurance Services Ltd : 416 805-9999 - (double Gretskys!!!) \9 I The best protection we've on all 2003 and 2004 Oodge Caravan and Grand Caravan models. 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