Michael Mucklow released his second CD The View From Here . His first CD Clearly got critical acclaim from the audience and the press. Michael Mucklow got inspired by guitarists like Will Ackerman, Michael Hedges and Acoustic Alchemy among others. The alternate tunings brought him the ability to play all moods and musical diversity he was looking for. The outcome is overwhelming, his new CD The View From Here shows us a very creative acoustic guitarist who shows fantastic skills on an acoustic guitar. Mucklow is a creator of atmosphere, with a soothing and relaxing setup which takes one on adventurous journeys of the unconscious mind. He builds noteworthy compositions, full of melodic skills, structure and balance. Beautiful ballads like Phosphor, Mysterium , Released , Color of The Morning and Balm shows us he is very connected to nature and the universe with great introspection and reflection. Michael Mucklow brings us as well delightful guitar music which at times chills one out. --Bridge Guitar ReviewsOn July 21, 2007 while everyone else was eagerly awaiting the release of a certain book, guitar lovers received something special - The View From Here, Michael Mucklow's second instrumental CD. Mucklow's heavy metal/punk rock past (it WAS the 70's and 80's, after all) belies the beauty found in The View From Here. Eleven instrumental selections, all composed, arranged, and produced by Mucklow, feature acoustic guitar with occasional support from other instruments. The strings are picked with the fingers - like classical guitar but without the airs, creating music that is gentle and soothing, and somehow comfortingly familiar. However, instead of lulling the listener to sleep, the music bids the listener to really listen. More than background music, The View From Here is like an acoustic painting. It is music to contemplate by. "Tears of the Wind" is almost haunting. "Pipes Canyon Sunset" and "Phosphor" will be favorites too... and don't forget "Convertible," which just might entice a few listeners to take a drive with the top down. If you plan on a road trip in your convertible to see that sunset, don't forget to pop your copy of The View From Here into the CD player on the way. The view from HERE is beautiful! --BuddyHollywood.comMICHAEL MUCKLOW/The View from Here: In which we find Mucklow s solo debut was no fluke. Starting out under the influence of new age masters, Mucklow refines his approach where the apple doesn t fall far from the tree but he injects more of his own personality in this new outing. A fingerstyle guitarist that knows how to pay attention to his art and deepen his craft, there hasn t been a succession and progression like this going on in guitar since the early Leo Kottke records. For delicate instrumental work that has a lot of substance, this is fine work that will blow your guitar loving ears wide open. --Midwest RecordOn July 21, 2007 while everyone else was eagerly awaiting the release of a certain book, guitar lovers received something special - The View From Here, Michael Mucklow's second instrumental CD.  Mucklow's heavy metal/punk rock past (it WAS the 70's and 80's, after all) belies the beauty found in The View From Here. Eleven instrumental selections, all composed, arranged, and produced by Mucklow, feature acoustic guitar with occasional support from other instruments. The strings are picked with the fingers - like classical guitar but without the airs, creating music that is gentle and soothing, and somehow comfortingly familiar. However, instead of lulling the listener to sleep, the music bids the listener to really listen. More than background music, The View From Here is like an acoustic painting. It is music to contemplate by.  "Tears of the Wind" is almost haunting. "Pipes Canyon Sunset" and "Phosphor" will be favorites too... and don't forget "Convertible," which just might entice a few listeners to take a drive with the top down.  If you plan on a road trip in your convertible to see that sunset, don't forget to pop your copy of The View From Here into the CD player on the way. The view from HERE is beautiful! --BuddyHollywood.comMICHAEL MUCKLOW/The View from Here: In which we find Mucklow s solo debut was no fluke. Starting out under the influence of new age masters, Mucklow refines his approach where the apple doesn t fall far from the tree but he injects more of his own personality in this new outing. A fingerstyle guitarist that knows how to pay attention to his art and deepen his craft, there hasn t been a succession and progression like this going on in guitar since the early Leo Kottke records. For delicate instrumental work that has a lot of substance, this is fine work that will blow your guitar loving ears wide open. --Midwest Record