Ben Rogers was listening, learning and stealing everything he could from Django Reinhardt, Hank B. Marvin, Duane Eddy, Carlos Santana, Jeff Beck, JJ Cale and Peter Green. Having now left the primordial ooze, he’s ready to unleash his fearful blend of surf/gypsy/Tarantino rock solid pulp guitar truth and fiction to the masses. Ben Rogers' Instrumental Asylum is a trio made up of electric guitar, bass and drums and features reverbdrenched guitar music that echoes some of the best work of The Shadows, Ventures and Surfaris, but with an extreme left turn towards the surreal. All done up with an Aussie accent.

There are 18 tracks on this album, seven of them originals - and all the tracks are guitar driven and played with passion, style and skill including a monster version of Shake ‘n’ Stomp and terrific adaptations of House of The Rising Sun, Geronimo and Apache (think: Hank B. on acid). Original tracks feature the formidable and fabulous KangaRoux, Surfing the Synchrotron and Gol Gol Tip - a feast of metro influenced bush tucker for guitar lovers.

Ben Rogers' Instrumental Asylum is a bag of mixed nuts and includes:

Ben Rogers……Guitarist / Songwriter
Ben Rogers plays guitar. He plays the stuff he cut his teeth on and reinvents tunes from by-gone days that are even cooler now than they were then. This music is home for Ben and showcases the unique style that led to his invitation to make a guest appearance with guitar legend Jeff Healey on his last Australian tour. And the really good news is that his original compositions are just that - truly original!

Nikki Scarlett….. Bassist / International Woman of Mystery
Nikki plays electric bass - a scientist by day (hence Surfing The Synchrotron, a synchrotron being an instrument of pleasure for those of her ilk), a jazz double bassist on other days and a spy and wanton creature of luxury by night. She says her greatest pleasure is “Seeing someone trip - but not quite fall over”. Yep, she belongs in the Asylum.

Denis Close …….Drummer / Percussionist
Denis launched his drumming career at age 3 banging on assorted biscuit tins and swiftly graduated to large cardboard boxes supplemented with a vaguely chromatic set of empty paint tins (pre-Rolf Harris!). Denis also performs with guitarist Doug deVries, Andy Baylor’s Cajun Combo, The New Orleans Pelicans, The Movin’ and Groovin’ Orchestra & Dr Decadence.

Real guitar nuts – it’s time to stand up and be counted!