Sphere Of Influence

Gino Foti talks about the music on Sphere Of Influence, "When opposing elements encounter each other they can repel or neutralize themselves, or according to Jungian thought, it can lead to the Coniunctio Oppositorum - the Union Of Opposites - a form of higher unity and transcendence of polarities. The concept that opposite aspects are really parts of one dynamic process is universal to all cultures, past and present, and I thought that this theme was an excellent explanation of what I was trying to achieve musically with this release: merge several ethnic traditions and disparate musical elements into a unified whole, as well as creating a dynamic interplay between the dual aspects of rhythm and melody of the bass guitar." The listener will hear Mediterranean/Middle-Eastern rhythms, fretless bass guitar solos, traditional rhythms and instruments from Thailand, African percussion and a lot more.