Triboluminescence is the follow up recording by Andy Summers to 2016 release Metal Dog. In this latest release, Summers once again delves into the deep exotic textures which characterized Metal Dog
saying that part of his quest is always to find fresh if not alien sounds that avoid all the standard electric
guitar clich s. "We are now living in a world of a billion guitarists "he says "so the struggle to swim up-
stream, sound different and make original music has become more difficult, but then maybe that is a
good challenge. I play for an audience of one - yours truly. Maybe it's the music of narcissism-although that's not how I think of it-
but I have to end up with something that I like outside of commercial concerns "But if Summers takes a position on his music he
proves it with the disparate exotic threads and lyricism heard on the tracks of Triboluminescence - generated from non-standard
tunings - hammered guitars in tandem, looping , baritone guitar , terz guitar percussion and fretless bass and cello. Summers
plays all instruments on the album apart from cello by Artyom Manukian