Album Notes

Things Are Not What They Seem.

At the outset, funky riffs with a rockabilly hint move into jazz fusion vamps with flowing solos. Then an Al Dimeola-flavored etude breaks into a spacious jam reminescent of Larry Carlton. There is almost a soft arena-rock feel here (if such a thing exists) before a return to the original theme.

Then a funky slide brings us into a sweet latin groove with harmonized melodies, before the jam sets in, with soloist Mike Ohm soloing over Mike Ohm! Then, you realize two guitars are carrying everything.

This instrumental music CD contains eight Ohm originals played by Ohm, twice! A double-tracked album, Things Are Not What They Seem will keep you moving as though the whole band is playing, and it might as well be.

From grooves influenced by John McLaughlin to textures akin to John Abercrombie, this CD carries you through each tune easily, with a full sound from two guitars. There are moments where classical etudes seem to coexist with jazz progessions, with a little swing here and there for seasoning, yet it all comes together in one musical package.

This CD represents a total effort by Mike Ohm, from the compositions to the guitar playing. Even the artwork is vintage Ohm, from cover to cover, taken from a painting in Mike's own collection of his work.

Lay back and enjoy a soaring guitar duet album from Mike Ohm.

Tracks:

Cherry Eye
Last Crusade
Crinkle Cut
Pouch
Sebastapool
Lost
Monkey
Roll In The Hay

Credits:

Mastered by
John Trevethan
Art Of The Groove.com
Recorded October 2002
All compositions by
Mike Ohm
Dedicated to my wife Lori.
Also Dedicated to the memory
or the seven men and women who
lost their lives on the space shuttle
Columbia, February 1st, 2003
Cover art by Mike Ohm
Thanks to: Bill Smith at Catwalk Music,
Jim & Carla, Erin at Lynch Music
and John Trevethan at PlayErie.com
Mike's PlayErie.com page: http://www.playerie.com/artists/mike_ohm


"Children of the night, what beautiful music they make."

- Dracula

©2002 by Resistance Records

Sponsored by JD Records, First Art Records and Naked Kitty Productions, ©2003

Visit www.jdhopkins.com for more on Mike Ohm (see J.D. and the Sons of Rhythm)