Search - Patrick Norman :: Digital World

Patrick Norman, bassist of the Pittsburgh phenomenon band, Rusted Root has released his first solo studio album, Digital World. Rusted Root burst onto the national scene in the mid-90's. The band's world-beat influenced pop-rock led to sales of nearly 3 million albums and they remain a valid touring presence to this day. Now, Norman has successfully stepped out of his parent band's shadow with his first solo release. The tasty, flavorful stew he has cooked up will not only impress his Rusted Root fans, but will bring in new respect as well.Digital World is a confident blend of styles that mesh Norman's world beat "roots" with rock, soul, jazz, and techno beats & flourishes. Each multi-dimensional track has a different feel and subject manner but each tells a different part of the album's concept. The album's seamless, breezy mix of approaches plays to great effect with the thoughtful lyrics. Ranging from quiet acoustic interludes to concert-hall-filling swelling arrangements, the album is a fun yet melodic ride. In addition to writing and arranging almost all of the material, the talented Norman himself plays all the instruments, programmed most of the samples, co-produced, co-mixed, and fixed the kitchen sink while he was at it.