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Brian E. Paulson is a multi-instrumentalist and composer based in Elwood Indiana. His new CD "Endo Ecto Morpho" depicts Lewy the Lump putting some redheaded kid in a headlock. To refer to Mr. Paulson as a multi-instrumentalist may be a bit of an understatement. The total number of instruments at his command was 230 at last count. Included amoung those timbres featured on Endo... are Lakota flutes, Australian didgeridu, Middle Eastern duduk, Hawaiian xaphone, and others. The disc also features some stunning production, and perfect musicianship. The result is "future pop:" a jazz-influenced batch of instrumentals that borrows from far too many genres to be easily classifiable. There are occassional moments of moody new age, poprock, tribal, proto-funk, and sci-fi. Such categories though are merely generalizations and can only hint at the variety within.
In more rock moments of this CD, I was reminded of Toto in both musical progressions and mix/production - however we're talking Toto with a lot more texture and mood. I don't want to do too many "comparisons" though. I do want to mention that the guitar work (if indeed that is indeed a guitar*) in track 2 "Rawk-a sore-ass" is breathtaking - especially with volume cranked. Incidentally, this track was a winner in Keyboard Magazine's 20th anniversary keyboard competition.
My girlfriend made the comment a couple of times that some of the tracks would fit well into Rayman so perhaps that's worth mentioning. (She's a Rayman fanatic so coming from her that's a huge compliment.)
If any of this sounds intriguing to you, check out Brian's web page (link below.) It features what he calls "personal attunement music" whose stated intention is "to remind ourselves of our connection to a higher source and our need to heal and uplift the consciousness of the Universe." Brian has also produced music for a number of television and radio productions and musical scores for clients as diverse as Union Federal Savings Bank, Coca-Cola, and Curry Buick Cadillac.
* Brian informs me the processed guitar tone is actually, "a multi-velocity sample of a strat (pure clean tone that morphed into a muted clean strat.) This was recorded in realtime through a RP-1 and a morley volume-wah.The solo was a spontaneous first take(no loops and no overdubs).Even though I play guitar,this was done on a keyboard.