After a hiatus from recording his own material, Ricasso (AKA Greg Hargarten) returns to deliver his strongest work to date, â'Pollutionâ'. This diverse collection of guitar driven rock takes aim at our media-saturated society with self-effacing irony and tongue-incheek attitude. Its strength has not gone unnoticed, the song â'Bipolarâ' won the ROCK102 National Songwriting Competition as part of Canada Music Week and the album has charted numerous college and community radio stations. â'Bipolarâ', the lead off track of the 'Pollutionâ' disc, is representative of Ricasso's songwriting abilities, but not necessarily his style. Rooted heavily in punk- pop, it shares sonic similarities with others in the collection, however â'Pollution' is a very diverse album. The title track, for example, is a rant in the tradition of great rock music: a searing guitar riff, heavy drums and loops support the penetrating yet witty lyrics, (‘Like a neon sign about conservation, I just contributed to all this shit’). 'Dear Abbey Road', 60's inspired pop-rock sung over layered drum loops delivers us into the psychedelic â'Reach' (which sounds as if recorded in the famous London studio during it’s heyday). The album also has its fair share of straight ahead rock. The rambunctious O.P.D. (Officially Pronounced Dead) and â'Extra Me' have enough quirkiness, energy and attitude to put Ricasso in the realm of The Vines. With 'Pollution' Ricasso ups the anté with stronger, more confident songs and a uniquely distinctive sound (thanks to award winning engineer Jared Kuemper). His own cover artwork cleverly ties the whole package together in one ironic look at society. Ricasso's solo career began with his debut album, 'Disgraceland', which received glowing reviews from the nation music press.Chart Magazine claimed "(the song) 'Sticks'n'Stones' could dominate the airwaves" and that there was "not a weak song" on the album. Canadian Musician called it " solid step in the direction of more national exposure". In 1999, he agreed to produce and play on Eileen Laverty 'Dancing with Angels' album which won a Prairie Music Award for 'Outstanding Roots Album'.