Search - Del Rey & The Sun Kings :: I Am the Light

I Am The Light is Jackson Del Rey's first release in 15 years. A founding member of Savage Republic and 17 Pygmies, he has returned to the studio as leader of his band Del Rey & the Sun Kings. Del Rey has a very fresh and personal style. His music can be defined as Dark World-beat, although it also enters Alternative Pop, Ambient and sometimes Classical. Touches of Middle Eastern traditional music are also present, and even come to have a leading role in different parts of the release. Perhaps the most remarkable theme is 'Blood doesn't Lie', his 'follow-up' extension of the Savage Republic classic 'Film Noir' that was recently featured in the remake of 'The Manchurian Candidate'. Eastern and Western musical traditions are also represented. Del Rey still plays rock/surf/grunge influenced guitars with the best of them and his perchance for unusual musical accompaniment (including violins, cellos and samples ranging from Islamic calls to prayer to recordings of the first man on the moon (Neil Armstrong) are also present.