THE POLKA ELEMENT - Release Date 5/15/06
The Polka Element is the culmination of more than
three decades of discovery and experimentation through the musical innovations
of Mike Surratt. He has long maintained that polka at its purest is a true
American art form, and need not be constrained by boundaries established by
culture, heritage or geographic location.
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Surratt presents modern, original stylings of iconic American polka music, while
still maintaining strong associations with their unique cultural origins. From
the far corners of the desolate steppes of the Ukraine, to the dry and dusty
plains of a south Texas border town, he revisits the close-knit neighborhoods of
years gone by, gives a nod to the alpen rebellion movement and even dances in
the waves of the Caribbean.
Not only does Surratt explore diverse ethnic heritages, each of whom claim the
polka as their own, he does so while seamlessly mixing musical influences from
classical to hard rock. In his pursuit he has combined genres from across the
country and around the globe, and has reduced the international style of polka
music to its most basic common denominator - the pure 2/4 time signature. In so
doing, he has discovered The Polka Element.
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