Time: Sense, Space, Structure,

Not since Michael Hedges shook the foundations of the acoustic guitar world 23 years ago with the release of Aerial Boundaries has a guitarist created such unique music as 25-year-old UK native James Blackshaw. On The Cloud of Unknowing, his sixth full-length album in less than four years, Blackshaw masterfully paints landscapes of sound with his 12-string guitar and a variety of alternate tunings. The CD begins with Blackshaw chiming rich harmonics from his paired strings, as if sounding a call to morning prayer, beautifully setting pace for the epic title track. In Blackshaw’s hands the guitar becomes otherworldly, and his music truly ascends to new places.

Real estate agent Christian travels the countryside scouting for investment prospects. In a forgotten, seemingly abandoned village far off the main roads, he finds more than he is looking for. Getting entangled in an encounter with a taciturn teenage farmhand, he confronts his sexual frustrations and, in the process, gets drawn into the undergrowth of a bloodthirsty rustic community.

"Challenge her! Make her excited! Show her you're the prize!" You've heard this before–and hey, it sounds good. But how do you actually do it? What do you look for? How do you act? What do you say? Now you're going to find out. Includes the "Rings of Resistance," your simple system for moving her in just the right way–based on where her emotions actually are, as she's standing there in front of you. Hot, cold, bored, tranced–whatever she's feeling, you'll now know what to do at each stage to nudge her to the next level!