Erik Scott is probably best known for his work with Alice Cooper. He’s worked with other acts, too, though. The thing is, this music is nothing like the music of Alice Cooper. It’s got a lot of world music built into it. Then, when you add in some jazz and other elements, the picture is more clear. I’ve included it in the progressive rock section of Music Street Journal, although it’s not necessarily the best fit. I mean, it’s definitely progressive music that defies definition. The progressive rock label, though, would give people other ideas, probably. I still think it fits. This music is really like nothing else in so many ways. It’s more or less mellow, but it’s always compelling. It’s a great set and comes highly recommended.

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Classical music, world sounds and more seem to merge on this mellow piece. At least that’s true of the introduction. That holds it for the first minute or so and then (after a short bit of silence) the cut gets almost an electronic vibe with some real fusion built into it to move forward. Some of those world music elements come over the top of the arrangement after a while. They turn it heavier after a time with a great groove that’s rather fusion-like. This works through a number of changes and eventually drops down to some mellow world music type stuff to take it to the end.

Another mellow number, this is very much in a world music kind of style. Still, it’s proggy in a lot of ways. It’s just that those proggy elements are understated.