Nino, Carlos & Friends / Aquariusssssss
Album: Aquariusssssss   Collection:General
Artist:Nino, Carlos & Friends   Added:May 2012
Label:Porter Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2012-11-04 Pull Date: 2013-01-06
Week Ending: Nov 11
Airplays: 1

Recent Airplay
1. Nov 07, 2012: minimum entropy
Sparkling Arch Of Existence

Album Review
Guest DJ Account
Reviewed 2012-11-03
This is an album you should listen to while doing yoga. Full of soothing synth, dreamy acoustic guitar, harp runs, bird chirping, water noises and crickets, Aquariusssssss does a good job of relaxing and/or putting you to sleep. The majority of the tracks are purely instrumental with multiple internal transitions to new melodies and instrumentation. The stand-out tracks Tears of Transcendence and Sparkling Arch of Existence weave orchestral and electronic sounds in a more effective, experimental way.

1.Mezame (Awakening) – dreamy, atmospheric strings with electronic blips and harp, song transitions halfway through as more urgent clicking and acoustic guitar added
2. Sailing in Concentric Circles – repetitive acoustic melody that floats over electric wind and nature noises, strangely actually sounds like concentric circles
3. Precipitation of Paradise – First vocals on album. Soothing bird chirping, chimes, wind and water noises open before a Rafi-esque melody about rainbows
4. Bath of Breath Crystal Crescendo – quiet harp, flute and bird chirping opening, gradual crescendo as more percussion, muted trumpet, more chimes added, abrupt end
5. “Listening to the Conversation of the Bird…” – spacy, sustained chords, chromatic keyboard runs up and down, pleasant male voice recites a poem about listening to birds
6. Shapeshift of Uranus – jangling bells over a pulsing, spacy synth that occasionally dips into lounge music territory when piano added, becomes darker and more ominous at the end and trails off
7. Trance Elation of Transformance – dramatic cymbal opening, female voice speaks in Japanese over soothing synth and percussion tinkling, trance-like melody over electronic background, then acoustic guitar and vocals break in, ends with bubbling water noises
8. “…and the Fire Dragon dreams.” – transitions directly from previous song, soothing water noises, creaking
wood, cymbals and of course bird chirping
9. Tears of Transcendence – interesting texture of harp, guitar and synth, weave sounds together in a more
noticeable way
10. Yujyou (Friendship) – spacy, more birds, sound repeatedly swells and falls off
11. Sparkling Arch of Existence (Bonus Track) – crunchy cello and distorted, chopped off voice build and transition to electronic melody, snare drum line blends with cello, fades into sea-gulls

Track Listing
1. Mezanne (Awakening)   6. Shapeshift Of Uranus
2. Sailing In Concentric Circles   7. Trance Elation Of Transformance
3. Precipitation Of Paradise   8. "...And The Fire Dragon Dreams."
4. Bath Of Breath Crystal Crescendo   9. Tears Of Transcendence
5. "Listening To The Conversation Of The Birds..."   10. Yujyou (Friendship)
  11. Sparkling Arch Of Existence