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█▓█ General Info :
█▓█ Title .........: 5
█▓█ Artist ........: B-Tribe
█▓█ Music Style ...: Ambient
█▓█ Type ..........: Album
█▓█ Release Date ..: Oct-15-2003
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█▓█ Used Tools :
█▓█ Grabber .......: Eac
█▓█ Encoder .......: Lame
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█▓█ Additional Info:
█▓█ Source ........: CDDA
█▓█ No. Of Songs ..: 11
█▓█ Size ..........: 69,6 MB
█▓█ Playtime ......: 50:37 min
█▓█ URL ...........: www.higheroctave.com
█▓█ Label .........: Higher Octave Music
█▓█ Quality .......: 192kbps / 44,1kHz / HQ / Full Stereo
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█▓█ 01 ::: B Intro ::: 03:02
█▓█ 02 ::: Anika ::: 05:02
█▓█ 03 ::: Angelic Voices ::: 04:51
█▓█ 04 ::: Demastado ::: 04:25
█▓█ 05 ::: Love ::: 03:55
█▓█ 06 ::: Misterio ::: 05:05
█▓█ 07 ::: Wisdom And Courage ::: 05:08
█▓█ 08 ::: Ode To Dolores Del Rio ::: 05:17
█▓█ 09 ::: Mi Alma Espanol ::: 04:12
█▓█ 10 ::: Luna Llena ::: 05:28
█▓█ 11 ::: Liberte Me ::: 04:12
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█▓█ B-TRIBE - 5
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█▓█ The German born studio mastermind behind the fascinating, wildly popular
█▓█ flamenco guitar based chill-out music of B-Tribe calls himself "The Brave
█▓█ for several reasons. First and foremost, he wants the listener's focus to
█▓█ be on the music, a seductive melange of dramatic guitar riffs and
█▓█ melodies, easy grooving, electronically based ambiences and moody wordless
█▓█ vocals designed to trigger the spiritual imagination. "Plus, I like to
█▓█ keep a little mystery in the mix," he says, "so that people will want to
█▓█ explore. Also, shifting from a lucrative career in pop music to making
█▓█ exotic chill music is a very brave thing to do!"
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█▓█ In the 80's, The Brave became something of a pop and dance music
█▓█ sensation, writing and producing songs for well known American icons like
█▓█ Chaka Khan as well as several million-selling European artists. Bored with
█▓█ the lack of creative challenges, he moved to the secluded island of Ibiza
█▓█ off the Spanish coast and promptly (and quite unexpectedly) fell madly in
█▓█ love with the rich melodic and romantic possibilities of the flamenco
█▓█ guitar.
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█▓█ He traveled throughout the Mediterranean region to experience and record
█▓█ performances by some of the greatest flamenco artists in the world, then
█▓█ synthesized these with fresh grooves and atmospheric ideas. The compelling
█▓█ result was B-Tribe, whose first recording Fiesta Fatal! (1994) spawned an
█▓█ unexpected #1 dance hit in Europe. The legend grew and sales catapulted
█▓█ into the hundreds of thousands over the course of three more universally
█▓█ acclaimed releasesùSuave Suave (1995), Sensual Sensual (1998) and
█▓█ B-TribeÆs 2001 Higher Octave Music debut Spiritual Spiritual.
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█▓█ The title of B-Tribe's new project is a simple reminder (perhaps for those
█▓█ new to the experience) that this is album number 5. The Brave's
█▓█ foundational concept on these beautifully flowing eleven tracks is the
█▓█ same as on all previous releasesùto encourage an hour of cool relaxation
█▓█ with sounds from a place in the universe dear to The Brave's musical
█▓█ heart. There are several notable guest artists textured into The BraveÆs
█▓█ unique synthesis of sound, including the inimitable, sensuous flamenco
█▓█ guitarist Paco Fernandez, the magic chamber cello of Frankfort Radio
█▓█ Orchestra member Eric Plummetaz and the songwriting and vocal
█▓█ contributions of African supermodel Luna Mohamed.
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█▓█ "It's simply flamenco meets chill-out, ambience and beats that will bring
█▓█ to mind lovely sunshine-filled beaches that can either be on the Spanish
█▓█ coast or Malibu," he says. "Paco is legendary in flamenco circles and
█▓█ lives on Ibiza, and is the real deal who lives the lifestyle in addition
█▓█ to playing wonderful guitar. The starting point for all B-Tribe projects
█▓█ is also the most intriguing aspect, and that is the lines and melodies he
█▓█ brings to me from his studio. Those are the themes that hold the track
█▓█ together."
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█▓█ "I never direct the artist," The Brave continues. "I simply tell him to
█▓█ create what feels natural, and then wonder how I can fuse this with a
█▓█ sound that hasn't been heard before. I let the guitar inspire the rest of
█▓█ it. As much as I love the flamenco guitar, I believe it is best
█▓█ experienced in small, exciting doses. People who may not even know they
█▓█ like it may start to get into it because of the way I present it. I'm
█▓█ always looking for something different. It's been a natural progression
█▓█ that leads to the music of 5."
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█▓█ 5 begins in the spirit of previous B-Tribe recordings, with a several
█▓█ minute ôIntroö which sets the tone of the session. We hear crickets, other
█▓█ nature soundscaping and then the pluck of the flamenco and dramatic
█▓█ percussion, which leads into a moment of expansive ambience and a wailing
█▓█ male vocal chant. The easy grooving "Anika" combines the guitar with a
█▓█ gentle symphonic flavor and introduces us to the songwriting and vocal
█▓█ talents of Luna. That symphonic vibe blends with an easy throbbing trance
█▓█ groove on the mystical, classically tinged ôAngelic Voices," which moves
█▓█ effortlessly into the sweeping strings that drive the mystical, melancholy
█▓█ "Demasiado."
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█▓█ "Love" features Luna's exotic voice against a cool backdrop of Fernandez's
█▓█ stark strings, brooding techno textures and a beautiful flute passage.
█▓█ Flute is also a prominent feature on the mystical soul textures offering
█▓█ "Wisdom and Courage" for the journey. On the moody and mysterious ôode to
█▓█ Dolores del Rio,ö Fernandez briefly plays the flamenco in a distorted rock
█▓█ fashion, adding edge and mystery. The title and dramatic string flair of
█▓█ "Mi Alma Espanol" gets to the heart of the musical matter for The Brave
█▓█ before Luna"s gentle voice caresses another bed of ambient throbbing and
█▓█ swirling guitars. Eric Plummetaz's magic chamber cello adds a wistful
█▓█ sweetness to the closing track "Libera Me!"
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█▓█ Even if his parents hoped he would follow a more conventional career path,
█▓█ The Braveùwho began playing piano at age seven--enjoys recalling his
█▓█ earliest musical memories growing up the scion of a prominent Heidleberg
█▓█ family: "The first money I earned was by playing trumpet at funerals. I
█▓█ was a 12 year old kid and made a fortune playing chorales at funeral
█▓█ services."
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█▓█ Her pursued academia for a while before moving to London to launch into
█▓█ his writing and production career in the 80s. "Even after all that
█▓█ success, I wasn't creatively satisfied," he recalls. "But when I moved to
█▓█ Ibiza in 1989, I found something new and fresh that offered me the
█▓█ opportunity for a new musical approach. People go into pop music to make
█▓█ money, but the music I create as B-Tribe is an art form that needs to be
█▓█ done. It helps people relax, heal and get in touch with their spiritual
█▓█ lives. Some called the first album a mix between The Gipsy Kings and
█▓█ Enigma, but over time, it has taken on a life of its own."
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