Album Notes

neo-soulism- a soulistic vibe that can be found deep in the "soulmine" of any music lover. as you visit the soulmine of son of pearl the mission is to awaken that groove of yesterday, you know, when time was simple and life was slow and easy like "sunday morning", every morning. along with funkafied bass licks and slick productions this son of pearl cd stands before the groove and kicks back with the heat and fever of a blister in the sun. from spoken word, to instrumentals of lush new age soundings to social issues that need to be address and not dressed up. son of pearl provides the muscial back drop to get your "ish" together by. featured on this cd are two of son of pearl's musical friends one in the form of a keyboard player and pilot chris juetten aka nataj and a fluid jazz guitar player and producer d trent kelly. both bring a flavor to the musical skyline that son of pearl fans have grown to love and expect. son of pearl's travels from baltimore to baghdad, from panama to paris has found it's way into the music and the heart of the cd. the enchanting haunting vibrations of the east are heard in the song "love slave". son of pearl incorprates the singing of his new 8 string dean r bass to show the chops that he carries with ease. funk is truly it's own reward and as son of pearl delivers on the track manthatbrothershobeleanin' a tribute to the brothers who lean so heavy as they glide down the street in there "pimped out ride or hooptie" the tune is just for "the funk of it". just as the world turns the social pages are always turning right along with it. son of pearl speaks of days when the skin of a man did bring un-fair bias to his everyday living and when big brother was more than just a thought.each aspect of the cd brings together the emotional hurricane that he lives and breathes in each day that he attempts to give back to the world a message to hold on to. "for if you try you will catch on" so at this time catch on the soulistic-vibrations and find the "neosoulism" of son of pearl.