“...mindbending music for guitar and electronics...hear Oppedisano’s intricate roar.”
"Oppedisano is one of NYC’s best-kept secrets, and by all means, we need to put a stop to that. Bring his wares out in the open, for heaven’s sake, ‘cuz the dude and his phantasmagorical guitar apparati is flat out required listening if you possess even the slightest interest in how bent strings can really get. There are, of course, many others. Oppedisano’s relationship to his instrument (sometimes but not quite au natural) and its bastardization thereof (signal processed, sampled, and resampled beyond recognition) neatly bisects both a visceral and thinking man’s approach. In his hands, the guitar (and bass) are but mere foundational blocks upon which entire sim cities are interconnected through a prismatic maze of detours, false exits, cul de sacs, and infinite spaces. Brilliant stuff." - Darren Bergstein
“Mechanical Uprising is an impressive artistic statement that serves as both a compositional and a playing tour de force. I’d recommend it to any guitarist out there with an ear bent for the sonically bold and experimental.” - Scott Collins (Guitar-Muse/guitarchitecture.org)
"...(de)ranges from heavily saturated, Vai meets Torn virtuosity to absolute mayhems where incessant sequences and complicated sci-fi convergences get interrupted by tear-in-the-black-sky openings of harmonic lights, repeated hints to galactic apprehensiveness and amusingly indiscreet hymns to renascence." - Massimo Ricci
“…[Mechanical Uprising] is an important work.” - Mark S. Tucker
-FAME
“...[Mechanical Uprising]...It's very demanding music, requiring close attention and an open mind, but if you can bring those attributes to it, it’s extremely accomplished and utterly absorbing.”
"…It's all true, this guy is one amazing talent. I call it "David Torn and Adrian Belew interpret Stravinsky". Serious composition here, and none of this obsessiveness with "guitar tone" and "chops", although he shows plenty…."
…Oppedisano openly bares the starkly contrasting nature of his inspirations for the world to see: Brutal and bewilderingly complex riffs, revealing a strong affinity for Metal, collide with jazzy episodes; classically-inflected passages are brutally mutilated by acerbic electronics; and a host of in-your-face guitar-licks integrate into densely layered sonic architectures filled to the brim with quotes and references – creative sculptures displaying the composer's belief in the „freedom to choose anything“. At the same time, the focus and personal voice of his work are second to none, testimony to the absolute will to defy comparison and categorisation." - Tobias Fischer
- Tokafi
"Pieces with complex arrangements, collage-like writing with sudden thought-out shifts. I like it a lot. It makes me think of mid-‘90s Rene Lussier or Fred Frith music for dance....[Oppedisano] a guitarist and composer full of ideas and worth discovering."
- François Couture
“…His (Oppedisano) meticulously edited work can be enjoyed on his records, celebrating the myriad, evocative tonal possibilities contained in this instrument we love.”