Tetuzi Akiyama: Exciting?

I have mixed feelings about Tetuzi Akiyama, the japanese minimalist guitar player. Part of me finds his variations and repetition exciting, and I’ve enjoyed listening to two of his albums, but on the other hand, is he boring? Granted the idea of just a guitar and a simple riff to move around is exciting, but my attention is tattered after years of television. After a minute or so I find my mind wandering. Which makes it great background music, but not something I could just lay back and enjoy like Exile On Main St. or Stravinsky. I need help, my mind parts aren’t willing to contribute a decision to my conscious– what do you think?

My SAT analogy breakdown:
Rock : Experimental Jazz :: Fiction : Philosophy

UPDATE

Akiyama:

My focus is much more on their tone they make, the sound of the beautifully distorted electric guitar. So some time, maybe twenty years ago, I came to an idea to make solo rock guitar work, to focus on the tone and wildness of the instrument. Also, I wanted to make a new genre, because no rock guitar players have not made this kind of totally solo guitar album which is more common in jazz, classic, avant-garde scene. I wanted to prove there can be “solo rock guitar” on very much bluesy manner. It is based on my ego, so for me, it is comfortable to do it.

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