Mystical Origin By Carlos Garo

 

Mystical Origin

By

Carlos Garo

Written by

Steve Sheppard

 

A new unfamiliar artist with me made its way onto my desktop for review today; now whilst I adore the sound of the guitar in all of its forms, I was left stunned by the sheer beauty of this new album recorded by Carlos Garo called Mystical Origin, this would be a release that was totally unforgettable.

The opening piece is some of the most fluent guitar you are likely to find and is called Eclipse, the back drop of percussion and the multi-instrumental vibe was quite delicious, and the coda at the end deeply inventive and quite moving, with the organ drifting in and out.

This most textured of albums is 10 tracks in duration, and has tempered offerings on it like the moving opus of Winter in the Forest, the strings and piano here were so wonderfully symbiotic and created a magical new age styled sound you may have heard back in the late 90’s, whilst pieces like The Oasis built upon a layer of sound that garnered a middle eastern flavour, quite redolent for me as that is where I live in Cyprus, the cross cultured motifs were simply breath taking.

However one of my favourite pieces would be this one, entitled Enigmatic Wind, we have such weather at the moment, blowing my curtains into my office, and then followed by a warm early summer wind, so this composition was indeed very fitting for this moment of time for me. One must applaud the guitar of Garo, expanding upon the instrumental nature and early vocalisations to manifest a sublime offering indeed.

Egypt is literally across the ocean from us, we plan to go there one day, and perhaps I will take this rhythmic track with me called The Pharaoh. This is an outstanding reverie of electric guitar and percussion, building upon a Middle Eastern tone, and mixing it with power and intensity therein, and in some ways reminding me of other guitarists of a similar elk like Paul Speer and David Clavijo.

The release is brought to a conclusion with the moody offering entitled Storm in the Sahara, the result of which we would see here on the island of love, with the dust turning the sky blood red and dark in the middle of the day. Here on this marvellous creation Garo ends the album with a global vibe and some fascinating synths in the mix as well.

I must admit to be completely enamoured with this new album, it was a mixture of European and Middle Eastern flavours, a true global fusion of an album, packed with rich guitar textures, sultry keyboards, and sensually charged and rhythmic percussion. This is one of those albums you should not miss out on, it is simply outstanding, and big things will surely be on that shimmering desert horizon for Mystical Origin by Carlos Garo.