I must confess that when I received this cd that I felt proud and honoured at the same time as this artist played with the biggest black artists of all time...The Temptations, Edwin Starr, The Chi-Lites, The Spinners and even the godfather of soul, James Brown himself! Plus later in the 70's he was the bassist and writer of the funk-rock-band Black Merda! who released 2 albums on Chess Records and I'm sure that any funk fan will know what I'm talking about! But in 2002 V! (aka VC L. Veasey) is doing things differently and released his solo-album which is instrumental guitar music. And I am glad V! said himself that it is meditative music cos in all honesty this tops the works of the greatest guitarist ever, Vini Reilly of The Durutti Column. Some songs are a bit bluesy a la John Lee Hooker but most of the times it is daydreaming guitar playing that isn't that far away from Orange Cake Mix and for an artist with such a different background that's strange but magical nontheless! At this times this sounds too good to be true...but I am not daydreaming.. (Didier Becu, The Original Sin website review, 2002.) Hi! I'm V! of the legendary, first Black Rock Group: Black Merda! Just laying some meditative, laid-back, Guitar music on you for you to groove by! Dig these musical styles and genres that take you around the world to exotic musical locales and other planets as well! If You Can Dig What I Mean? So Get Up on this Musical Thang To Soothe Your Soul and Mind By! Check it out Tracks: 1.Reaching For The Sky! Bluesy guitar puts you in a nice bluesy place! And a Heart rending, mind bending, smile upon your face! 2.A Journey Inside! Makes you feel like silk gently blowing in the wind! And like this guitar is your friend! 3.Jamaica! Puts you in exotic Middle Eastern locales! Belly dancers, markets and deserts hot as hell! 4.Yearning For Your Love! Yearning, nostalgic guitar, so moody and nice! Stirring memories in your mind like slowing melting ice! 5.Egypt! This is the Egypt of your mind’s design! A Funky, riffing, shaping- shifting Doorway to the sublime! 6.The Black Buddha! What blasphemy! What Fun! More Middle Eastern fantasies shinning on you like the sun! 7.Nubian Warrior! This guitar whines...and slips and slides like an eel through the canyons of your mind! 8.Meditation On A Dream! This groove rolls around your head like an insomniac on his bed! Who woke up happy he wasn’t dead! 9.Garden Of Delight! Takes you on a flight...of nostalgic delight...to a towering height...before you alight! 10.Black Buddha Rave! This guitar raves...Like a purple haze...Lost in its maze... You may not come out for days! 11.Cross Country Chase! Oh how these guitars...leap across your mental hills! Causing, squeals, chills and acoustical thrills! 12. Beauty’s In The Eye! Like water gently flowing down a stream...Pretty guitar strings...remind you of what it means...to experience the beauty of a dream! My musical tastes span a mountain range of styles and genres! I'm just trying to leave my own uniquely, recognizable, musical-footprints on the world of music! This music is kind of opposite of what I do with Black Merda! But It's all-good! Different notes for different folks! I hope you try it! Maybe even buy it! No matter what country you're from or what language you speak. We all speak the language of music! Thanks! for stopping by. Stop by again sometime! Tell your friends! Until then... Peace V! Check-out Black Merda's website at www.blackmerda.com