Erik Scott - In the Company of Clouds (2016)

It's highly unlikely you have ever heard anything like Erik Scott's solo music.Coming from his background as a bassist with such influential artists as Alice Cooper, Sonia Dada, Flo & Eddie and Pops Staples, not to mention his composing for movies and television, one could hardly expect the haunting melodies that inform the utter beauty of this cinematic music. It defies specific characterization but encompasses the best of new age, ambient, jazz, and world, while forming these disparate genres into something cohesive, engaging, and utterly without equal.

As a follow-up to his highly praised release 'Spirits", Scott reignites the fire of ingenuity with "In The Company of Clouds", a recording that may leave listeners breathless with its unexpected yet wholly accessible wonders. Prepare to hear a new standard in contemporary instrumental music with electric bass as its center point...has to be considered one of the best albums of 2016 by any critic who knows his or her stuff. Bill Binkelman-Zone Music Reporter, Wind and Wire magazine