GEIST – The Album

Was lange währt, wird endlich gut!
"It has been a long time coming"

When Martin Nethercutt started out writing the original Geist concept, one thing was pretty clear from the beginning: The project needed a kick-ass guitar player to fill in not only the solo parts but also help out with melodies and chorus lines. When Martin met Marino De Silva in 2005, a deep musical friendship developed, all of sudden there was a Jimmy Page to his Robert Plant. Coming from the same European background, both shared common musical experiences, playing in bands, recording in studios in Germany and in England.

Martin:
"Every great musician accepts the fact that one can't do it alone. Music composition has duality, comedy and drama, darkness and light. It's great to find one's counterpart."

It took a couple of years to finally get together to write and record.
The guys started working on various tracks that Martin had already recorded and Marino added guitar parts and solos, which gave the songs a new lift.
As a matter of fact they worked so much together, that they soon realized they had enough material for one, maybe two albums.

GEIST was born.

The first release: "Nothing Left To Fear", was originally written and recorded by Martin in 2004.
"Good songs take a while, great songs can take forever. But I think now we have the timing right and it's time to put the work out for public scrutiny."

What's behind the lyrics?

"I wanted to write a song about my age group. When you in your 40's, you've pretty much done it all. So what's left to fear? Go out there and do it! But more than that, this song is about sharing, understanding and listening to that little voice inside. You know, reflect a little... Learn to be still, I love that Don Henley track."

How did you guys collaborate on the track?

"I had the basic tracks finished, you know, acoustic guitars, drums, bass and keys. Marino came in, put on the solo, started to play some counter melodies in the chorus, I picked that up in the vocal booth and we took it from there. It's funny how you wind up with a fresh sound on a track that you have been lugging around for years."


Check out the album on iTunes now!