Chris Forsyth connects the dots between between art rock, chiming atmospherics, and motorik precision in taut compositions and mercurial improvisations that have earned the Philadelphia-based guitarist a unique reputation as a leading guitar stylist.

His newest project is BASIC, a collective trio with Mikel Patrick Avery (percussion, electronics, drum machine) and Douglas McCombs (Fender Bass VI).

“...a scrappy and mystical historian… His music humanizes the element of control in rock classicism (and) turns it into a woolly but disciplined ritual.”
-N.Y. Times

“...a near-perfect balance between 70s rock tradition and present day experimentation,”
-Pitchfork

“...one of rock’s most lyrical guitar improvisors,”
-NPR Music