Release Date: March
18, 2019
Label: Cedar Mesa Music
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For the astute listener, there is so much
more to the music than popping a CD in your stereo and hitting play. For my
ears, it is all-encompassing. I take the artwork of the album cover into
account, the track titles, and then put that all together to see what the
artist is trying to convey to the audience.
We are seeking what is Beyond Summer through Scott’s Native
American flute. On the cover, you see the reflection of a butte (taken from the
French word meaning small hill) in pools of water. If you flip over the CD
there is the butte in all its colorful magnificence. The label name of the
recording has mesa in it, which is a reference to another landform. So, what
does one get from all this? What I glean from all the visuals, words and
mainly, music, is that everything is interconnected. In the eleven tracks
offered on the recording, all of the colors and journeys of the music take you
to these landscapes. The beauty of what Arizona can offer us will come to the
mind quickly, especially if you have been there, which I have.
The Native American flute has a mystical
alluring sound to it. What Scott does is
take his baseline of flute playing an add many layers of other instruments to
complete each track. He is responsible for all the instrumentation on Beyond Summer including composing and
producing. This is one man show, which makes it all that more remarkable after
listening. Guitars, piano, synths, everything that intermingles with the flute,
is finalized within each track. It takes a true artist to paint the right
picture, and Scott uses broad brush strokes on his canvas.
One track seamlessly blends into the next
as the journey continues. The only disappointment you will have is that it comes
to an end. I could appreciate all the work and exceptional talent that went
into Beyond Summer and how it brought
to light so many things about the beauty of mother earth and how we are one
with her and need to respect that partnership. There are many things that are
going on now that are disturbing the ecosystems and how its delicate balancing
is getting out of sync.
Music such as this is healing and makes
you more aware of what you are truly feeling and how your surroundings are so
precious. The ultimate healer is music and mankind should listen to these
musicians delivering a powerful message without uttering a word.
Keith “MuzikMan” Hannaleck
February 24, 2019
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Provided By New Age Music Reviews
Tracks:
01. Spirit of the Canyon
02. Empty Highways
03. High Desert Dreams
04. Beyond Summer
05. A Day with You
06. Buffalo Dance
07. Chaco Mystery
08. Valley of Gold
09. Journey to Kashgar
10. Temple at Dawn
11. Shadow of Time
Tracks:
01. Spirit of the Canyon
02. Empty Highways
03. High Desert Dreams
04. Beyond Summer
05. A Day with You
06. Buffalo Dance
07. Chaco Mystery
08. Valley of Gold
09. Journey to Kashgar
10. Temple at Dawn
11. Shadow of Time