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Today's artist is a Mexican female multi-instrumentalist and vocalist with a background in electronic and classical music. Her vocal style combines elements of avantgarde, ethnic, medieval, classical and improvised music. Her scores border on ambient, world and psychedelic music.. . .....N'Joy
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Alquimia was born in Mexico and developed an early love of music and singing, partly from her mother, a classical opera singer. She went on to study in France and Canada, before making her permanent home in England. However, although she has often been far from home, her interest in the ethnic musical styles of her home country, made her learn various pre-Columbian percussion instruments and flutes, while her search for new sounds inspired her use of modern music technology. She has developed some revolutionary singing techniques (some of them involving electronic processors), opening up for her a whole range of electronic and natural new sounds to experiment and compose with.
Creator of enigmatic, sonic vistas, explorer of the ancient legends of the Aztecs and Mayans, weaver of multi-faceted choral soundscapes... Alquimia (pronounced: al-key-meea) is all of these and more. Singing in languages such as Spanish, English, French and her native idiom Nahuatl, she uses her voice to create multilayered choirs and electronically altered vocal soundscapes, fusing Pre-Hispanic world music with futuristic electronics. While her basic tracks feature vocals and piano, Alquima enhances her recordings with layers of looped vocals, electronic processors, sound effects, samples, synthesizers, gongs and bells. The result is a sound that combines the musical traditions of Latin America with influences of rock, pop, avant-garde, classical and improvisational music. Described as "an ethereal chorale of great beauty" …. "Alquima aims to dazzle, entrance , relax and excite, and, does so on all counts," by Audion (UK.), "….her ethereal vocal technique and her sensuous sonic palette are, at once, exotically seductive and disarmingly eerie."
Alquimia has recorded many albums, both as a solo artist and with writers and musicians such as H.J Roedelius, R. Gleisberg, Peter Mergener, Zinkl, Mark Powell, Art of Infinity, and others. She is also busy with her other project "Maggie-Beth Sand and Serpentyne”, which, explores the world of mediaeval world music: mystic chants and entrancing harmonies.
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Alquimia is a vocalist, composer and multi-instrumentalist who has three previous albums to her credit in the pre-hispanic/new electronic music area, while Fernandez Ledesma is the de-facto leader of the progressive folk-rock band Nirgal Vallis. This collaboration is a bold step forward into new directions for both. For this album, they play all manner of keyboards, samplers, percussion and flutes, as well as vocals, with guests providing bass, violin, percussion and saxes where needed. Their music explores a dark and slightly avant-garde symphonic world, with liberal use of tape loops and other effects to achieve an almost soundtrack-like quality that beckons for repeated listens. Many of the voices are spoken bits of poetry, while other parts are wordless ethereal flights, or multi-part harmonized parts that may remind of the work of artists like Dead Can Dance or 3rd And The Mortal. And like Dead Can Dance, the music here is not really rock, but often rises to an equivalent energy level. There are many mystical moments herein that I'm certain will appeal to the senses of many progressive fans, a music that moves the artform forward into some new and uncharted territory. An outstanding release.
Alquimia & Ledesma - Dead Tongues (flac 291mb)
01 Little Man 3:47
02 Ojo De Culebra 4:04
03 Minimum Wage 4:08
04 Perro Negro 3:02
05 Yo Envidio El Viento (I Envy The Wind) 3:44
06 Skeleton 3:02
07 Black Magic Woman 3:12
08 I Would Never 4:44
09 Justicia 3:51
10 Taco De Palabras 3:05
11 Los Pollos 3:17
12 Tierra De Luz 3:41
13 Silent Thunder 4:44
Bonus
14 Shake Away 3:45
15 I Envy The Wind 3:45
16 Nothing But The Truth 3:53
Alquimia & Ledesma - Dead Tongues (ogg 116mb)
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Alquima's "A Separate Reality" was inspired, by what she told an interviewer, "my experiences in the Yucatan region of Mexico, the mysticism of the ancient temples and my reading of the works of Carlos Castaneda. "Awe-inspiring" might be the best description of this new album by Mexican vocalist, composer and synthesist Alquimia- often described as a cross between Enya and Tangerine Dream... a trek into exotic electronic soundscapes and world music realism. Alquimia is a beguiling musician, sure to send a haunting jolt up your spine." - Progression, USA. "Pretty darn close to being staggeringly, mind-blowingly, the best thing you've ever heard from female vocals and synths. The dynamics of the tracks are just amazing- the first three parts are a wonder to behold, textures that will have you in awe of the depth, emotion and beauty of the dark, yet soaring, slowly flowing music. A remarkable album, and one which you will take to your heart and treasure for a very long time."
Alquimia - A Separate Reality ( flac 274mb)
01 First Light 2:22
02 Reflection 4:00
03 Fleeting Worlds 4:30
04 A Separate Reality 8:00
05 Reflection (Reprise) 2:20
06 Night Of The Alebrijes 15:00
07 Solar Quest 5:00
08 Encinerada (Alfa Centauri Version) 10:23
Alquimia - A Separate Reality (ogg 121mb)
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Jaramar Soto (Mexico City, Mexico, August 3, 1954) is a renowned Mexican singer, composer and painter.
From the age of 10 years he studied singing music with various teachers, in 1966 he entered the Mexican-American Cultural Exchange Institute in San Antonio, Texas. Upon her return to Mexico she entered the Mexican Dance Academy of the INBA, and also studied dance at the Coyoacán Academy.
Between 1972 and 1976 she studied Textile and Clothing Design in Rome at the "Academia di Costume e di Moda" and in Paris at "Écoles de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne". From his return to Mexico and until 1983 she worked in the area of clothing design and textiles.
Her professional activity is divided between his performance as a singer and the work he does in drawing, painting and sculpture. Since 1978 she lives in the city of Guadalajara
She was part of the groups Escalon and Ars Antiqua, with which she recorded the following albums: "Brother of death", Grupo Escalón (1982, Discos Pueblo) "Escalón", Grupo Escalón (1985, Discos Alebrije) "Songs and dances of the middle age and the Renaissance ", Grupo Ars Antiqua (1988, S & M Records)" Tempus est iocundum ", Grupo Ars Antiqua (1991, Prod. Ars Antiqua)
In 1990 she started a project as a soloist of recreation and musical search based on the medieval, Renaissance popular lyric, particularly of the Spain of the time of Christopher Columbus, and also poetic texts from the same period and viceregal Mexico, which has presented in different Mexican forums and other countries.
The fourteen love songs that make up this album come mostly from the Sephardic tradition and from the colonial poetry of Mexico. As in love, these songs from sorrow to joy, hence the album’s title.
Jaramar - Entre La Pena Y El Gozo (between grief and joy) (flac 251mb)
01 Liras De Nezehualcóyotl 2:30
02 A La Una Yo Nazí 2:59
03 Puncha Puncha 3:45
04 Novia De La Cara Blanca 5:19
05 El Sol, La Luna, El Alba Y El Lucero 3:35
06 Por Amar Una Donzella 4:46
07 Una Pastora Yo Ami 3:01
08 Lloraba La Nina 6:28
09 Ay Un Galán 4:07
10 La Vida Es Un Pasaje 3:27
11 Ay Linda Amiga 2:17
12 La Novia Entre Flores 3:03
13 No La Puso Su Madre 1:59
14 Nana Andaluza 4:00
Jaramar - Entre La Pena Y El Gozo (between grief and joy) (ogg 110mb)
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Those who are interested in ancient music, without a doubt have heard it; who attend festivals where proposals are presented far from the mainstream circuit, too. Jaramar Soto has a long career, which includes other disciplines, such as painting and dance, and is one of the indispensable names of current Mexican music. Making this record has been one of the most intense experiences. At the end of the experience you are no longer the same as at the beginning. I discovered things about myself, about my abilities.
Jaramar - Si Yo Nunca Muriera (If I Never Die) (flac 223mb)
01 Ponte En Pie 3:10
02 Como Una Pintura 5:35
03 No Acabaran Mis Flores 5:22
04 Monologo 5:00
05 Cantos 3:44
06 Jade Y Oro 5:06
07 El Arbol Florido 4:43
08 Flor Y Canto 3:04
09 Filo De Obsidiana 3:35
10 Si Yo Nunca Muriera 3:33
Jaramar - Si Yo Nunca Muriera (If I Never Die) (ogg 89mb)
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Today's artist is a Mexican female multi-instrumentalist and vocalist with a background in electronic and classical music. Her vocal style combines elements of avantgarde, ethnic, medieval, classical and improvised music. Her scores border on ambient, world and psychedelic music.. . .....N'Joy
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Alquimia was born in Mexico and developed an early love of music and singing, partly from her mother, a classical opera singer. She went on to study in France and Canada, before making her permanent home in England. However, although she has often been far from home, her interest in the ethnic musical styles of her home country, made her learn various pre-Columbian percussion instruments and flutes, while her search for new sounds inspired her use of modern music technology. She has developed some revolutionary singing techniques (some of them involving electronic processors), opening up for her a whole range of electronic and natural new sounds to experiment and compose with.
Creator of enigmatic, sonic vistas, explorer of the ancient legends of the Aztecs and Mayans, weaver of multi-faceted choral soundscapes... Alquimia (pronounced: al-key-meea) is all of these and more. Singing in languages such as Spanish, English, French and her native idiom Nahuatl, she uses her voice to create multilayered choirs and electronically altered vocal soundscapes, fusing Pre-Hispanic world music with futuristic electronics. While her basic tracks feature vocals and piano, Alquima enhances her recordings with layers of looped vocals, electronic processors, sound effects, samples, synthesizers, gongs and bells. The result is a sound that combines the musical traditions of Latin America with influences of rock, pop, avant-garde, classical and improvisational music. Described as "an ethereal chorale of great beauty" …. "Alquima aims to dazzle, entrance , relax and excite, and, does so on all counts," by Audion (UK.), "….her ethereal vocal technique and her sensuous sonic palette are, at once, exotically seductive and disarmingly eerie."
Alquimia has recorded many albums, both as a solo artist and with writers and musicians such as H.J Roedelius, R. Gleisberg, Peter Mergener, Zinkl, Mark Powell, Art of Infinity, and others. She is also busy with her other project "Maggie-Beth Sand and Serpentyne”, which, explores the world of mediaeval world music: mystic chants and entrancing harmonies.
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Alquimia is a vocalist, composer and multi-instrumentalist who has three previous albums to her credit in the pre-hispanic/new electronic music area, while Fernandez Ledesma is the de-facto leader of the progressive folk-rock band Nirgal Vallis. This collaboration is a bold step forward into new directions for both. For this album, they play all manner of keyboards, samplers, percussion and flutes, as well as vocals, with guests providing bass, violin, percussion and saxes where needed. Their music explores a dark and slightly avant-garde symphonic world, with liberal use of tape loops and other effects to achieve an almost soundtrack-like quality that beckons for repeated listens. Many of the voices are spoken bits of poetry, while other parts are wordless ethereal flights, or multi-part harmonized parts that may remind of the work of artists like Dead Can Dance or 3rd And The Mortal. And like Dead Can Dance, the music here is not really rock, but often rises to an equivalent energy level. There are many mystical moments herein that I'm certain will appeal to the senses of many progressive fans, a music that moves the artform forward into some new and uncharted territory. An outstanding release.
Alquimia & Ledesma - Dead Tongues (flac 291mb)
01 Little Man 3:47
02 Ojo De Culebra 4:04
03 Minimum Wage 4:08
04 Perro Negro 3:02
05 Yo Envidio El Viento (I Envy The Wind) 3:44
06 Skeleton 3:02
07 Black Magic Woman 3:12
08 I Would Never 4:44
09 Justicia 3:51
10 Taco De Palabras 3:05
11 Los Pollos 3:17
12 Tierra De Luz 3:41
13 Silent Thunder 4:44
Bonus
14 Shake Away 3:45
15 I Envy The Wind 3:45
16 Nothing But The Truth 3:53
Alquimia & Ledesma - Dead Tongues (ogg 116mb)
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Alquima's "A Separate Reality" was inspired, by what she told an interviewer, "my experiences in the Yucatan region of Mexico, the mysticism of the ancient temples and my reading of the works of Carlos Castaneda. "Awe-inspiring" might be the best description of this new album by Mexican vocalist, composer and synthesist Alquimia- often described as a cross between Enya and Tangerine Dream... a trek into exotic electronic soundscapes and world music realism. Alquimia is a beguiling musician, sure to send a haunting jolt up your spine." - Progression, USA. "Pretty darn close to being staggeringly, mind-blowingly, the best thing you've ever heard from female vocals and synths. The dynamics of the tracks are just amazing- the first three parts are a wonder to behold, textures that will have you in awe of the depth, emotion and beauty of the dark, yet soaring, slowly flowing music. A remarkable album, and one which you will take to your heart and treasure for a very long time."
Alquimia - A Separate Reality ( flac 274mb)
01 First Light 2:22
02 Reflection 4:00
03 Fleeting Worlds 4:30
04 A Separate Reality 8:00
05 Reflection (Reprise) 2:20
06 Night Of The Alebrijes 15:00
07 Solar Quest 5:00
08 Encinerada (Alfa Centauri Version) 10:23
Alquimia - A Separate Reality (ogg 121mb)
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Jaramar Soto (Mexico City, Mexico, August 3, 1954) is a renowned Mexican singer, composer and painter.
From the age of 10 years he studied singing music with various teachers, in 1966 he entered the Mexican-American Cultural Exchange Institute in San Antonio, Texas. Upon her return to Mexico she entered the Mexican Dance Academy of the INBA, and also studied dance at the Coyoacán Academy.
Between 1972 and 1976 she studied Textile and Clothing Design in Rome at the "Academia di Costume e di Moda" and in Paris at "Écoles de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne". From his return to Mexico and until 1983 she worked in the area of clothing design and textiles.
Her professional activity is divided between his performance as a singer and the work he does in drawing, painting and sculpture. Since 1978 she lives in the city of Guadalajara
She was part of the groups Escalon and Ars Antiqua, with which she recorded the following albums: "Brother of death", Grupo Escalón (1982, Discos Pueblo) "Escalón", Grupo Escalón (1985, Discos Alebrije) "Songs and dances of the middle age and the Renaissance ", Grupo Ars Antiqua (1988, S & M Records)" Tempus est iocundum ", Grupo Ars Antiqua (1991, Prod. Ars Antiqua)
In 1990 she started a project as a soloist of recreation and musical search based on the medieval, Renaissance popular lyric, particularly of the Spain of the time of Christopher Columbus, and also poetic texts from the same period and viceregal Mexico, which has presented in different Mexican forums and other countries.
The fourteen love songs that make up this album come mostly from the Sephardic tradition and from the colonial poetry of Mexico. As in love, these songs from sorrow to joy, hence the album’s title.
Jaramar - Entre La Pena Y El Gozo (between grief and joy) (flac 251mb)
01 Liras De Nezehualcóyotl 2:30
02 A La Una Yo Nazí 2:59
03 Puncha Puncha 3:45
04 Novia De La Cara Blanca 5:19
05 El Sol, La Luna, El Alba Y El Lucero 3:35
06 Por Amar Una Donzella 4:46
07 Una Pastora Yo Ami 3:01
08 Lloraba La Nina 6:28
09 Ay Un Galán 4:07
10 La Vida Es Un Pasaje 3:27
11 Ay Linda Amiga 2:17
12 La Novia Entre Flores 3:03
13 No La Puso Su Madre 1:59
14 Nana Andaluza 4:00
Jaramar - Entre La Pena Y El Gozo (between grief and joy) (ogg 110mb)
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Those who are interested in ancient music, without a doubt have heard it; who attend festivals where proposals are presented far from the mainstream circuit, too. Jaramar Soto has a long career, which includes other disciplines, such as painting and dance, and is one of the indispensable names of current Mexican music. Making this record has been one of the most intense experiences. At the end of the experience you are no longer the same as at the beginning. I discovered things about myself, about my abilities.
Jaramar - Si Yo Nunca Muriera (If I Never Die) (flac 223mb)
01 Ponte En Pie 3:10
02 Como Una Pintura 5:35
03 No Acabaran Mis Flores 5:22
04 Monologo 5:00
05 Cantos 3:44
06 Jade Y Oro 5:06
07 El Arbol Florido 4:43
08 Flor Y Canto 3:04
09 Filo De Obsidiana 3:35
10 Si Yo Nunca Muriera 3:33
Jaramar - Si Yo Nunca Muriera (If I Never Die) (ogg 89mb)
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Enjoying Alquima.
Thanks for posting.
Just downloading Jaramar...
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