SOTIW: The start of a new music era- Native American flute taken where it has never gone before. With elements of New Age, Eclectic, World, and fusion Jazz. Its music for the world we don’t see- music which comes from a spiritual place; a musical manifestation based around “sketches of the inner world,” presented by two talented musicians who write together instinctually. With a depth of creativity stemming from 20 years of working together- a unique fluidity and equal virtuosity. With set melodies and improvisational guitar chops, a strong solidarity which attracted Brian Lucey, The California Guitar Trio, performed professional mixing and mastering on this project.
Michael Joseph, known for tapping into a diverse sound and culture, implemented in past release O-Glepi; is influenced by Pan American roots and the songs of his grandfathers, Joseph’s flute offers a tranquil homage to the past; Performed with both warm and energetic, melting tone of Native American flute supported and anchored by a truly talented, complex, acoustic guitar accompaniment.
Derek Mortland, whose life was changed due to a paralyzing semi-pro motorcycle accident in 1997; not only relearned guitar but broke through new musical barriers, as written about in Columbus Dispatch, March 2001; Since has performed in festivals around the world through the Artists with Disabilities Network, and grown in ways which seldom occurs without this ability to look at life from a different perspective.
Michael Joseph and Derek Mortland were brought together musically through under-promoted talented bands of a metal music past. Kept together by both spiritual and musical challenges with odd time signatures, key changes, and jazz fusion based guitar; Together work to bridge the conscious realm with the unconscious and ethereal, in the form of relief- to explore a musical world with no boundaries.
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Hello and welcome to SOTIW from Brighton UK. Thankyou for your add request, and i am very pleased to add you on to my friends list. I have visited your myspace page and found it very interesting, i enjoyed reading about you, but even more so i enjoyed listening to your sample tracks. your musical composition is excellent and is also haunting in the fact that when the playing has stopped the music is still there in the mind, its almost like being at one with nature, and this made me feel very warm and happy. I am so glad that you took the time out of your busy day, in order to contact me and open your world of music into mine. And i thankyou kindly for having done that. I am very proud and honoured to call you friend and would like you to update me with every thing that you have done and will do in the future. The music that you produce is really wonderfull and i wish you wealth and happiness in all that you do with best wishes from karel
