Sam McClellan

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Featured in the “Organic” section of Chee Shimizu’s Obscure Sound disc guide, Life Line by Michael Bierylo is a simple but gorgeous new age guitar album that seems on the surface like another Windham Hill knock-off, but in reality is actually much deeper and more complex than a majority of that catalog… Bierylo’s minimal but effective use of effects transforms his 6-strings into an orchestra of sound expressing the full beauty of life with delicate melodies and lush harmonies. At times the music reminds us a bit of Jonny Nash’s early guitar works on Melody As Truth (or the other way around)…
Recommended – Full Listen
A1 Recurrence
A2 Life Line
A3 Reasons
A4 Backward Glance
B1 Time Enough
B2 Ask Yourself
B3 Decisions
B4 Love Lets Go
Artwork By [Cover] – Kevin Tolman
Engineer – Roger Stevenson
Guitar [An Ovation Custom Legend, Gibson Les Paul, Processed] – Michael Bierylo
Producer – John Ashbrook