Michael Brook – Cobalt Blue
It was 1992 and I heard something like this on a radio show: “…and here is the new album from the inventor of the ‘infinite guitar’, Mr. Michael Brook…”. I instantly stopped all I was doing and said to myself I had to listen to that ‘infinite guitar’. I did. I loved it. I wanted it. I bought Cobalt Blue as soon as it got out (remember this was pre-internet anything let alone pre-downloads).
“Recorded in collaboration with luminaries including Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, Cobalt Blue possesses a depth and complexity which standard ambient recordings lack. Much more than a mere showcase for the technical wizardry of Michael Brook’s signature “infinite guitar” sound, the album absorbs a vast range of influences spanning from Middle Eastern rhythms to spaghetti western soundtracks to forge a series of shimmering dreamscapes as provocative as they are evocative.”
