Resilience By Jim Gelcer and David Vito Gregoli

 

Resilience

By

Jim Gelcer and David Vito Gregoli

Written by

Steve Sheppard

 

The very opening of this new single entitled Resilience by Jim Gelcer and David Vito Gregoli was a wonderment all on its own, bringing to me visions of old movie segments and tales told in books, long torn and dusty, there can be no doubt that this new offering by the artists is a composition of utter quality and depth.

There are so many things to enjoy here on this textured instrumental journey that it’s difficult to know where to start, perhaps the simply delectable Auracle hand pan of Gelcer, an instrument that is as colourful and soothing as a sunset in late September.

The vast array of tones created a pastiche of purpose and colour like none before, and offered up images of a heat filled desert where little survive, but still do, whilst the guitar segments, Oud, synths, and that oh so amazing fretless bass, still gift me images of that mountain ridge on the edge of the western deserts of mid world, where the man in black went, and the gunslinger followed.

How many images can a piece of music sum up, its simply idyllic and beautifully produced at all times, the combination of the instrumentation reminded me of artists like the Uk’s Phil Thornton, a long standing contemporary new age instrumentalist, and even more so the stylish US duo of Al Jewer & Andy Mitran.

There is no doubt Vito and Gelcer have found the magic formula here and created one of the most scenic instrumental singles I have heard for decades in Resilience. This one must be part of your musical collection as soon as you can, and of course a huge chart and an award could soon be on that dusty horizon too for Resilience by Jim Gelcer and David Vito Gregoli.