A pioneering guitarist and composer that emanated from the American progressive rock world of the early 1980’s, Carl Weingarten is celebrated with the 2023 release of The Simian River Collection 1980-2020. A 3-CD set, spanning 41 tracks and that clocks in at over three hours, The Simian River Collection is a timely reminder of the progressive instrumental music that Carl first set upon the ears of adventurous music fans lucky enough to tune into his unique guitar-centric approach starting more than 40 years ago.

A concise, yet well detailed career-spanning retrospective drawn from a number of his many studio albums, The Simian River Collection 1980-2020 offers a sweeping array of classic Carl Weingarten that presents an artist ahead of his time, yet one that also remains very much in and of the times we have lived in for the past 43 years. Whether you are a fan of Carl’s more recent music, including his brilliant 2022 solo set Stop Me Try, as well as his 2023 comeback album with the early 1980s band Delay Tactics, albums that are perhaps waiting to appear on a future retrospective, there’s something for every Carl Weingarten fan on this 3-CD collection.

Another cool thing about The Simian River Collection 1980-2020 is that it highlights a number of unreleased rarities. The perfect sonic synopsis of a truly original American guitarist and composer, The Simian River Collection 1980-2020 stands out as the absolute best-of Carl Weingarten.