Elliott Sharp's The Velocity of Hue is an acoustic guitar album that avoids the cliches of the genre. Sharp, whose Terraplane project is currently touring the UK, is better known as an incendiary electric guitarist, combining good technique with a dangerous streak. The more domestic, acoustic instrument is not the easiest vehicle for forceful invective. Sharp's achievement on this completely solo project is to find a new palette of sounds and gestures that hint at other areas of music - blues, flamenco, South American, contemporary classical - while staying within his own distinctively weird sound world. And if you're into quantity, there's nearly 70 minutes of rippling solo Sharp to wallow in. (The Guardian)