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.
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