Description
Contemporary acoustic guitar, American Indian flute, and various percussion, resulting in a collage of various influences.
Featuring the warm, melting tone of Native American cedar flute, supported and anchored by mellow, acoustic guitar and soft drumming, this album fuses folk styles from rock to folk blues with indigenous music and a calm but directed new age approach regarding accessibility. Joseph's work is grounded and earthy, easy to digest and relax to.
"The flute music is haunting and evocative, inviting serene transcendence. The combination of guitar, drum and flute yields sensuous, lyrical, rich music. The fluttering echoes and natural rhythms are ethereal and at the same time earthy, leaving me with a melancholy longing for a past existence in simpler times. I will recommend the CD to friends and family." - Rodnea Brunson
"Michael Joseph has put history to music and he has done it well...a tranquil homage to the past..." -RJLANNAN, The New Age Reporter.
"O-GLEPI captivates you from the very first track and gets better." -WAWL, Chattanooga, The Flyingman
Tracks
1. Ancestors Song
2. Gourdhead
3. Redrock
4. Traditional (flute solo on hand-made 5 hole)
5. Red On White
6. Mojave Lullaby
7. Sequoia Boogie
8. Time With You
9. Anpo'wie'
10. Contemporary (flute solo)
11. Rosebud
12. Sparrow
"If music is truly from the heart it should have the ability to move you." It was in search of music that may invoke that very cord, that inspired the diversity of sound and culture implemented into this current release.
This music is a representation of one of the cultural cross-sections of America. A mixed heritage ranging from Native American to the farmers of Kentucky, to the hills of West Virginia. Michael never consciously decided to bring out these roots in his music, although, as he has learned our roots are inevitable. By embracing these roots, you help keep your ancestors alive.
"Michael Joseph has put history to music and he has done it well...a tranquil homage to the past..." -RJLANNAN, The New Age Reporter.
"O-GLEPI captivates you from the very first track and gets better." -WAWL, Chattanooga, The Flyingman
"….O-Glepi begins with folky acoustic guitar chords under a Native flute melody called "Ancestors Song." Then a hit of acoustic blues guitar with flute on "Gourdhead." Humble and refreshing, O-Glepi is a sweet taste of contemporary acoustic music with Native (and other) roots." -Scott Stevens - Spin the Globe, KAOS
"….hauntingly beautiful and sad at the same time. Sometimes you can hear the cries of the Native American …. There is no doubt Michael has perfected his craft it shows on every song. There are also influences from other cultures, like the Spanish influenced Red on White ....It is truly worth your time to sit down and listen to the beauty of this music." -Ken Hamlett, publisher - UNSIGNED MAGAZINE, 5.0 star
"...the Native chants seem to exist well after they actually appear...so much of what occurs is implied rather than actually recorded... We hear what we want to hear, because we think it needs to be there; it feels like it shouldn’t actually be audible for the masses...you’re summoned into the music...yet, able to give your own input rather than being forced into participation." -Indie Review- Chase Scott