TREXEL – Balance Of Power [Retrospect Records remastered reissue +4]

As requested, here’s “Balance Of Power”, the first album by TREXEL in its Retrospect Records reissue. Originally released by himself in 1991, “Balance Of Power” is the culmination of multi-instrumentalist Benjamin Trechsel works between 1989 / 1991.
Trechsel adopted the artistic name Ben TREXEL (also the name of his band) however “Balance Of Power” comprises the his own recordings where he performs all instruments.
Mostly an electric guitar virtuoso, Ben sings pretty well too and as Berklee graduate, he’s able to play a wide array of instruments.
Despite his ablilities with the six strings – there’s a great guitar work all over the CD and some smokin’ solos – “Balance Of Power” is a song-oriented album with that late ’80s melodic hard rock / AOR classic sound.

The album was recorded at several sessions / studios and you can hear some different production style here and there, but always very professional, multi-tracking recorded.
At places you can hear some early BON JOVI, TRIXTER, a bit of STEVE LUKATHER solo, BRYAN HUGHES GROUP, HOWE II, etc
Highly Recommended

01 – Brave New World
02 – Balance Of Power
03 – Never Let You Go
04 – Place In History
05 – Red Dawn (Instrumental)
06 – Desert Sands
07 – Ways Of The World
08 – Look Inside
09 – Father Time
10 – Time To Burn
11 – Right This Time
12 – Soulstice (Instrumental)
13 – Danger Clear + Present
14 – Here Alone Again
15 – Chasing A Mirage
16 – Road To Nowhere
17 – Field Of Dreams

Ben Trexel – vocals, guitars, bass, drums, synths
Kelli Trexel – backing vocals

out of print