WIND "Instruments"

Music....
To some it is simply a collection of sound...
To others, it is a force that can soothe or move....
Music should never be categorized or put into a label....
Who get's to decide the label anyway?

My taste in music has changed over the years. Growing up in the 50's and 60's when the face and sound of music was changing at a rapid pace, so was my love for the music I was listening to.
As I have gotten older and more settled in my ways, so has my taste for music.
I have a fairly large collection of Cd's and tapes from various bands and groups. If you were to look at it, you would probably label it as "oldies". I'm o.k. with that......after all, I'm an "oldie" myself.

I remember the first time I heard Duane Eddy. I remember the sound of that guitar on the opening licks to "Rebel Rouser".  I remember the first time my brother put his recently purchased 45 rpm of Buddy Holly's "That'll Be The Day" on our stero, and that sound came blasting out. Then there was the time when my good friend, Michael Plemmons, came running from his house, carrying his 8-transistor AM radio, yelling at me to listen to this song by a new group called the Beatles. Music has, and always will be an important part of my life.

So when Nori and Barbie Kelley's group, WIND, released a new Cd that covered 20 years of instrumental music they had recorded on various Cd's.....I had to have it. Can I say that it did not disappoint? It didn't.

As my life and relationship with Christ has changed, so has my music. I gravitate to music that stirs me to worship. Music that beckons me to lift my eyes and heart from the problems of the day, and direct them to the very one who had given me life. I'm not to fond of the worship that is out there today. Don't be mad at me, or think I'm putting it down...it is simply a matter of preference. 

When I first saw WIND's "Instruments" Cd, my first thought was, "But I've heard these before", which would be true. But Nori and Barbie have taken the collective of instrumental music they've recorded over the past 20 years and complied it to one Cd.
The flow and texture of the music, when lined up and fired at you one at a time, is incredible. I was not prepared for what I heard. 

I guess the other thing that makes "Instruments" so incredible, is that I know the members of the band. More than simply having knowledge of the group.....I have seen their "hearts" and love for Christ. I have watched and listened to them grow into the band they are today....I'm still amazed that after all these years, they continue to stretch and reach for new sounds and new songs that reflect their own personal journey. Every new release from this band is one more stone along the path God has put them on. 

Here in "Instruments"....
The band paints a tapestry of worship with their instruments.
The sounds are rich and full and deep.
Level upon levels of the instruments playing off one another, each bringing to the song a specific offering. The sum truly is greater than the parts, when it comes to this band. 

To me, "Instruments" is not to be listen to on the fly, rushing through the day or during those busy times. 
IT is to be savored by stopping and sitting down.
You put the music on, and let it fill the room....as well as your heart, your mind and your spirit...
Turn your thoughts to God and the blessing that He has poured out over you.
And then.....
Worship.

"Instruments" is available in the bookstore @ Gadsden Vineyard...
or you can check out "WIND" on Facebook.

God on you...
mb