"probably the best CD of the Music West lot" THE RECORD (Toronto)
"perfect for adventurous pop fans" EXCLAIM (Toronto)
"it's tempting to compare to Dave Matthew's Band...an electro-acoustic hybrid of folk, rock, pop with elements of African and oth [+]"probably the best CD of the Music West lot" THE RECORD (Toronto)
"perfect for adventurous pop fans" EXCLAIM (Toronto)
"it's tempting to compare to Dave Matthew's Band...an electro-acoustic hybrid of folk, rock, pop with elements of African and other world musics...arguably better written and the arrangements tighter" VANCOUVER PROVINCE (Vancouver)
"holds the promise of interesting things to come" GEORGIA STRAIGHT (Vancouver)
Ever like the first song of a CD only to discover that the next 9 songs all sound the same?....or wish that you could discover new and intriguing stuff about a CD so that it stayed in your multi-disc player much longer than any other CD?
Search no more....
Take a journey into the world of the Mike Weterings Band and their debut CD entitled, Aluminum Sea.
MWB is music without borders...Mike Weterings is the best cross-cultural artist around. His music is an effortless blurring of musical categories into a clear new CD listening experience. The albums' 10 songs seamlessly weave styles and cultures together, connected by Mike's strong vocals, rhythms, melodies, intriguing lyrics and songwriters' point of view.
From the influences of rock (Daybreak, Shameless), to African dance grooves (Dance, Here's Looking at You), to folk ballads (Let You Go, Too Late) to Art Rock (You Give Me, Had to Come Back, Satisfy You) and to pure pop (Someone I Can Lean On) this album is a coherent musical journey meant to be explored by anyone.
With over a 1,000 independent copies sold, some CD's have stories as unique as the music. The CD has journeyed across Greenland as the only music a cross-country skier took for the 4 week solo journey. Other copies have been stuck in bathroom CD players and endlessly listened to over and over again...copies have been stolen from vehicles only to be repurchased.
Mike grew up on a standard western musical diet of rock, pop, jazz, folk and classical music. He also spent 3 years hitch-hiking around the world visiting 50 countries and 5 continents.
During the last half of his global travels (after thumbing most of the way from Cairo to Capetown), he ended up working odd jobs in South Africa. Surrounded by African culture, he stayed for more than a year, experiencing a unique insight into a different life and musi
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