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P R E S E N T S ] ██▓▓█▀▀ ░ ▓████▓▌ ░ ▐▓▀▀ ▓ ▐█████▓█ ▀ ░ ▀█▄▓████▓▓▄█▀ Artist.......: Agricantus ░▓ ▌ ▄▀██▓██▓▓▀ Album.Title..: Ethnosphere ░▓░▐▓ ▓▓▄▀█▓▓▓▀ Label........: CNI Music ░▓░ █▓▌ ▐█▓▓ ▀▓ Catnr........: CNDL13200-I.II ░▓▓▓ ▐█▓▓ ▓█▓▌ Genre........: World/Italy/World Fusion ▓░ ███▓▓[z0o]░ ▐██░ ░ ░ ▄ ░▄▄▄▄▓▄▄▓████▓▓▄▄▄▄▓▄▄ ▀▓█░▄ ▌ ░▓░ [ R E L E A S E . I N F O ] ▓░ ▓▀▓█████████████▓▓▓▀ ░ ▀▀▓█▄▐▓ ░▓▓▓░ ░▓▓▓░ ░ ▀▓██████▓██▓▓▀ ░ ░ ░ █▓▌▄▄▄ ▄▓ ░▓▓▓░ ░▓▓▓▓▓▓░ ▀▓█████▓▓▓ ░▓▓░ ▐█▓▓ ░ ░▓▓░ rip.date....: May 31, 2002 ░▓▓ ▐███████▓▓▌ ░ ░░ ███▓▓ ▓▓░▓░ str.date....: 2001 ░▓▓░ ▓███▀ ▀▓█▓▓ ░ ▄▄▄▄▄▓▄▄▓████▓▓▄▄▄▄░▄▄ ripped.by...: Cimarosa ▓ ▐█▓▀ ░ ░▀█▓▌ ▀▓█████████████▓▓▓▀ quality.....: 192 kbps 44.1 kHz Full Stereo░▓▓▓ ▀▓ ░ ▀▓██████▓██▓▓▀ ▓░ grabber.....: Exact Audio Copy 0.9 ▓▓ ▀░ ░ ░ ░▓░ ░▀ ▀▓█████▓▓▓ ░░▓ encoder.....: Lame 3.91 ░▓▓░▓▓▓▓ ▓▓▓░ ░ ▐███████▓▓▌░▓▓▓░ no.of.tracks: CD1: 8 CD2: 9 ░▓▓▓▓▓ ▓░▓▓░░ ░ ▓███▀ ▀▓█▓▓ ▓░░ size........: 94,6 MB ░▒░ ░▓░ ░ ▐█▓▀ ░░ ▀█▓▌░ playtime....: CD1: 35:33 CD2: 33:12 ░ ▒ █▀ ░▓▓▓▓░ ▀▓ URL.........: www.agricantus.it ░ ▀░ ▓▄▄▓▓▓▓▄▄█▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█▓█▄▄▄ ░ ▄█▒████████▓▓▀ ▀▓██▓███▓▄ ▄▓██░██████▓▓█▀ [ T R A C K . L I S T I N G ] ▀▀▀▓██▓▌ ▓█████████▓▓█▀ ▐█▄██▓▀ ▐███▓██▀▀▓▀░ ██▓▓█▀▀ ▓████▓▌ ░ track title time ▐▓▀▀ ▓████▓▌ ▀ ░▌ ▓████▓▌ Vol I ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ -01- Pinseri [05:00] ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ -02- Nye Nindu [03:58] ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ -03- Rang-Wang Tibet [03:51] ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ -04- GyantsΘ [04:54] ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ -05- Shudde (Occhi Tal∞anu) [04:30] ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ -06- Dawa [03:58] ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ -07- Orbi Terrarum [04:18] ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ -08- Vajra [05:04] ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ Vol II ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ -01- Kanassila [04:01] ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ -02- Jusu E Susu [04:52] ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ -03- Mellit Mellit [03:25] ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ -04- Essence [03:36] ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ -05- PrΘsence [04:46] ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ -06- Change [04:31] ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ -07- Ciavula [04:09] ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ -08- Ciavula (Remix) [00:12] ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ -09- Jusu E Susu (Radio Edit) [03:40] ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ [ A B O U T . T H i S . R E L E A S E ] ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ Agricantus is an Italian group that blends world ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ music with western music. Now, if you're a big fan ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ of Enigma or Deep Forest, you'll adore this album. ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ If however, you think Enigma and Deep Forest make ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ nothing but new age bollocks which they try to sell ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ as world fusion however bland it may be, then stay ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ away from it. Unfortunately this ripper belongs to ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ the latter group. But I guess there still are some ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ fans of Enigma out there and All Music Guide rates ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ this group very high, so... The best tracks are, ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ imho, 'Nye Nindu', 'Jusu e Susu' & 'Change'. Start ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ with 'Change' if you long for the days when Enigma ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ topped the charts. ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ ----- ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ CD-review from Rootsworld by Jim Foley ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ www.rootsworld.com/reviews/agricantus-ethno.html ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ This double release from veteran Italian combo ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ Agricantus suggests differing emphases on the two ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ discs, and raises questions about the developing ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ relationship between ethnic music, embattled in the ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ shrinking world depicted on the package cover, and ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ the Euro-global-techno production style, arguably ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ one of the agents of that embattlement. While the ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ credits adumbrate a wide range of ethnic ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ instruments, the sound actually heard on ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ Ethnosphere is overwhelmingly synthesized, looped, ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ and programmed, in many cases reminiscent of ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ mid-career Duran Duran. Rosie Wiederkehr's ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ miraculous glottal ululations are a stirring ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ highpoint, often overshadowing Tonj Acquaviva's ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ quite adequate vocals. Diverse percussion, also ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ primarily Acquaviva's province, is also compelling. ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ The first disc is pensive, beginning with ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ "Pinseri," a slow trancy start featuring ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ Wiederkehr's glottal wails echoing synth lines, ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ developing into loping percussion with male vocals ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ and low droning Tibetan chant loops. "Rang-Wang ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ Tibet," a call for national liberty, sports ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ slightly slack percussion, Wiederkehr's vocal ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ whispered on verses, receding into deep reverb on ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ chorus, oud and flute adding instrumental interest ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ to a bed dominated by synth strings. The second ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ disc is a bit more upbeat, kicking off with ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ "Kanassila," Wiederkehr's vocal playing off a ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ contrapunctal flute figure. Acquaviva's Arabic ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ vocal is articulate and convincing on "Mellit ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ Mellit," and "PrΘsence" benefits from varied ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ percussion, oud, and droning setar. ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ On Ethnosphere, Agricantus has clearly mastered a ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ dreamy ambiance suggestive of a homogeneous musical ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ one- world-ism, rendering it more than a pleasant ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ listen. But it is a bit disturbing how so many ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ ethnic influences can be undetectably submerged in ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ a single aural design. ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ ----- ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ IT = Domain suffix Italy ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ Covers included ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ Greetz to OM, Diss, JUST, Logos, Fuffens ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ Cimarosa ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ ▓▌ ░ ▓████▓▌ ▓▌ ▓ ▐█████▓█ [ A B O U T . U S ] ▓▌ ▀█▄▓████▓▓▄█▀ ▓▌ ▀██▓██▓▓▀ Our group consists of many rippers who are music enthu- ▓▌ ▀█▓▓▓▀ siasts. Justfun releases different kinds of music ▓▌ ▀▓ like indie rock, trip-hop, world, jazz, chanson, ▓▌ ░ electro and much more ... We will bring you the music ▓▌ ░ we like and share it with the rest of the under- ▄ ▓▌ ░ ground scene. If you have, like us, a passion for ▄▄█▌ ▓▌ ░ music, don't hesitate to contact us ! ▄████▓▌ ▓▌ ░ █████▀▀▀▀ ▓▌ ░ GREETinGs : Nuhs . Hit2000. FMF . Ksi . PNW . CHR ░███ ▓▌ ░ Om . Rh . IGR . Fuffens . Remix . REV ██▌ ▓▌ SB . Kw . 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