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Aluna "For The Love Of The Deep Blue Sea"
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Optica Records (side label of Ajuca Productions) is out with a pretty special chill out release. Aluna has recorded music from all over the world, mixed it with electronic music and created an album. You can read about the meaning of the word Aluna inside the cover.
Aluna "For the Love Of The Deep Blue Sea" Optica Records 2003 (OPTICD003)
1. For The Love Of The Deep Blue Sea
2. Albazin
3. Whirlpool
4. Autumn Song
5. Shae
6. Border Crossing
7. Holos
8. Song To the Steppes
9. Sahara Ecstatic
10. Atum
11. Massai Meltdown
The first track is a relaxing track with a lot of whale song dominating most of the track. In the beginning you also get some Mongolian singing! The electronic chill mixed in makes it pretty relaxing. Track two is really slow going with a very tribal feeling of instruments, just floating. It sounds very Arabic, especially when a violin starts playing. Track 3 is really beautiful, with acoustic guitar through the entire track. It sounds pretty happy, but sort of sad at the same time. Nice one. Track 4 is happier, with a nice violin and some transcendent singing. Track 5 is totally relaxing with the sound of a waterfall in Spain and tribal rhythms from Scandinavia mixed with floating electronic ambient. Track 6 sounds pure Arabic, with Arabic flutes and acoustic guitar. I really like Arabic music, so this is pretty nice. Track 7 is very special with musical influences from all over the world. Here you get sounds from sahara, South Sudan, Venezuela, Brazil and Baghdad! Pretty cool with a mix like that, but I think it sounds a bit messy. Track 8 is pure Mongolian folk singing! It will for sure not fit to every bodies taste, but I think it sounds pretty nice. They have added some tribal drums and electronic sounds too, to vary it. Track 9 has a very pleasant tribal rhythm tempo, some jazzy piano and singing from a women in Mali! I really liked this one. In track 10, we get hindi temple chants and a lot of female singing. This track sounds pretty weird and different from most chill out being released these days. The last track on the album sounds almost sad, with a Massai women singing about found and lost love.
This album is one of the most different chill out albums I have ever heard. Really interesting to here influences of music from so many parts of the world. Pure tribal relaxing chill.
PK
