Name: More Energy Fields, Current
Brand: Carlos Nino and Friends

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Bonus disc: No

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IARC40LP

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black

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Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

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Format detail

Deluxe Reverse Board Gatefold Sleeve, Printed Inners and Obi.

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-06-25

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

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0789993991211

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IARC40LPWS

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Water Spirits Blue

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0789993991273

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IARC40CD

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0789993991228

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Artist

Carlos Nino and Friends

Genre GB

Jazz

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 International Anthem Recording Co

More Energy Fields, Current is a definitive new peak in the recorded continuum of prolific producer / percussionist Carlos Niño. Featuring contributions from more than a dozen exciting voices in the creative music constellation of Los Angeles (of which Niño’s has been a central force for over 2 decades), including Sam Gendel, Nate Mercereau, Jamael Dean, and Jamire Williams, the album collects 10 pristine gems of collaborative communication helmed by the Southern Californian sage, elegantly presented in his unique “Spiritual, Improvisational, Space Collage” style.

The album is ripe with “ambient” passages that function like open portals between moments of consonance and clarity, and epic post-hip hop opuses like the heavy/heady “Thanking the Earth.” But even in the occasional absence of drums, there is a powerful pulse implicit in the program’s frequency of consciousness. It’s a testament to Niño’s foundations as a DJ. His distinct ability to craft a kinetic, cinematic sonic experience from dozens of independent, often rhythmically-ambiguous improvisational memories is more fluently displayed on More Energy Fields, Current than anything we’ve heard from him to date. It resonates, lucidly, with the way Niño’s mentor Iasos – who is known to the world as an original founder of New Age music – has described his work: "Real Time Interactive Imagination, Flow Texturization."

On More Energy Fields, Current, Niño immerses us in the watery depths of his world, spiriting us like a submarine through exotic nether-leagues of untouched sound. And when we arrive at the final, bookending piece “Please, Wake Up.” (an extended version of the opening theme, featuring saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings), it’s like a return, safely to shore.

More Energy Fields, Current

Music GB