East Pathfinder Hybrid Multi-Channel & Stereo SACD

Pathfinder is a unique guitar album with a width that covers many different styles and genres - to put at label on it, is really not possible. The musical paths of Bert ”East” Ostlund does not only takes us to Detroit, Newcastle and Nashville, but also to Rio and Paris.
He has composed and arranged all music by himself and brings us, with all his guitars, both acoustic and electric, to great musical heights and where his Telecaster and Strat is mostly up front!
After the phenomenal success of "Autumn Shuffle", the debut album of Swedish guitarist Peder Af Ugglas, Opus 3 Records now presents the debut album of another local hero who does not have to shy away from international comparison: guitarist Bert "East" Östlund! Östlund was thirteen years old when he borrowed a nylon string guitar from a neighbor in 1960. From that point on, this instrument became an inseparable friend and played an increasingly important role in his life. In 1964, he was supposed to go on a 6-month tour of Finland with a well-known pop group. However, there is one problem: Östlund owned neither an electric guitar nor an amplifier! The band manager then gets a Fender Stratocaster and an amp – the starting signal for a unique musical career.
Östlund began composing as early as the seventies and from then on arranged music for countless artists. In the eighties, Östlund formed the band "7:e Himlen" (7th Heaven), with which he toured for years and released numerous albums. Two solo albums were also released during this time, under the name "Ensamma Vargen" (Lonely Wolf). In 1990, Östlund opened his own recording studio, where he worked as a musician, producer and sound engineer. Under his stage name "East" he released the CD "Let The Guitar Flow" (Riverside Records) in 2003 - an instrumental album with exclusively his own compositions, which caused a sensation, especially in England. "Pathfinder" shows "East" as a guitarist and pianist as well as composer and arranger. All 14 instrumentals, some of which are potential summer hits, were penned by him and prove his wide musical spectrum. Telecaster and Stratocaster sounds dominate, yet a whole bus full of other acoustic and electric guitars is used. A feast for guitar fetishists! Musically, it could hardly be more varied: a touch of Detroit, Nashville or Newcastle? Rio or Paris? Östlund masters a wide variety of styles, serves a wide variety of genres and has a preference for pop, jazz and Latin from the late 50s and early 60s! And it all sounds up-to-date, fresh, mature, relaxed, effortless and in a good mood. The man is in a class of his own!
"The production... has succeeded in such a sovereign and balanced way, even Nashville cracks can't do better. Pathfinder is a true feast for sound gourmets, is of such sublime, clear sonic beauty that it is suitable for both the most intensive immersion and as an acoustic style wallpaper. Which, just as a reminder, is a real award in this genre." - Cai Brockmann, In Image Hi-fi 71, issue 5/2006

Features:

• Super Audio CD
• SACD Multi-Channel SACD Layer
• SACD Stereo SACD Layer
• This Hybrid SACD contains a 'Red Book' Stereo CD Layer which is playable on most conventional CD Players!

Musicians:

• Janne Robertson, percussion (tracks 1, 4, 6 & 10)
• Peter Forss, double bass
• Hux Flux Nettermalm, drums
• Bert "East" Ostlund, electric guitars, acoustic guitars, keyboards

Selections:

1. Pathfinder
2. Paddle Steamer
3. Cafe Oasis
4. Calm Beach
5. La Petit Pain
6. Reflections of the Sun
7. The Milky Way
8. Cliffhanger
9. Spanga Station
10. Poco Loco
11. Au Revoir
12. Sweet Talkin'
13. Guitar Stumble
14. Snow Crystals