Fractured Mindz

Previously only available from Dave's web-site, 'Fractured Mindz' marks yet another high point in his 40+ year career, with The Kinks and solo.

This album marks the triumphant return of Davies, a founding member of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame legends The Kinks. 'Fractured Mindz' is Davies' first all-new studio album since his recovery from a serious stroke he suffered in 2004 during a visit to the BBC to promote the UK release of his last solo album, 'Bug'. Within a day of entering the hospital, with difficulty speaking and unable to use the right side of his body, Dave was already beginning to restart the creative engine.

Thanks in no small measure to the sound of the Olympian thunderbolts cast by Dave's guitar, the Kinks' sound has inspired and influenced generations of rockers including The Ramones, Van Halen, and Green Day, and helped give birth to punk, metal and modern guitar rock. In the ten years since the band's last public performance, Dave has released five official albums on Velvel & KOCH Records, in addition to three live albums, two albums of demos and an electronic music collaboration released through his website. A nine track limited edition of 'Fractured Mindz' was originally made available to Kinks fans exclusively through his website, www.davedavies.com.

The album's opener, "This Is The Time" is a power-chord-driven rock anthem inspired by the work of Carl Jung, and recorded last month specifically for the KOCH edition of the album. "Come to the River," played at several of Dave's last live shows in 2004, is a great original blues number and a showcase for his often-overlooked blues chops. "Free Me" is a great Kink-y rocking song with Dave's trademark gritty guitar sound. "Remember Who You Are" is an uplifting tune with a catchy chorus, driven by the chiming guitar sounds that helped define The Kinks' unforgettable late 60's sound.

Against all odds, 'Fractured Mindz' marks yet another high point in the 40+ year career of one of rock's most original and influential players - who helped change the music world as part of the first wave British Invasion with fellow rockers like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who and The Animals.
'Fractured Mindz' is a jubilant tour-de-force, which Dave wrote, arranged and produced, while singing and playing all instruments including guitars, bass, piano and organ.