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Encanto
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Manufacturer: Gemini Sun Records
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0753223191023
Format: Enhanced
Label: Gemini Sun Records
Manufacturer: Gemini Sun Records
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Gemini Sun Records
Release Date: 2007-09-11
Studio: Gemini Sun Records
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Award-winning Latin Guitarist Johannes Linstead and multi-platinum selling Flautist Nicholas Gunn collaborate on this highly inspired album of original songs. Johannes masterful guitar work combined with Nicholas passionate flute create an atmosphere that is at once engaging, powerful, and sublime, and yet at times, hauntingly beautiful. Together they have accomplished a new found level of brilliance, an album that is sure to make its mark as a masterful accomplishment.
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Summary: Extremely disappointing. What happened, Johannes?
Comment: I'm a big fan of Johannes Linstead and own all of this CDs. I love all of them. Needless to say, I was very excited when a new one came out after a year+ silence.
It was a huge disappointment. My biggest gripe is a ridiculous overabundance of flute. It feels like I'm listening to a flute solo album rather than my favorite Spanish guitar. Either that or, as someone already mentioned, the songs are mostly repetitive and not memorable.
I really hope Johannes can put the flute down in the next album and incorporate as much guitar as possible, it's what he does best, after all.
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Summary: His next gem, and this gem is as lovely as ever
Comment: For me this CD is, simply put, yet another jewel in Johannes Linstead's crown. The collaboration with flautist Nicholas Gunn has given birth to ten beautiful new tracks that effortlessly evoke different moods and places from the laid back and lovely (Costa De La Luz) to the playful (Island Song) to the firey (Encanto, Terre De Oro). To me, Ocaso and Rhyme of the Ancient Forest feel and sound distinctly Peruvian while Island Song has a Calypso feel, and Magic City evokes a Middle Eastern feel.
The title track, Encanto, captures the fire of flamenco perfectly, with great keyboard work dancing wonderfully with Johannes' peerless guitar skill. To The Sea feels like the energetic voyage depicted by the title. I love all of the tracks, but my favorite is "Morning Star that alternates beuatifully between a heart-stirring slow opening and a driving middle passage. The dance between fast and slow in this pieece alone makes it worth the purchase of this CD.
While I don't go through the CD track by track as I sometimes do, please rest assured of my fondness for this piece of work. Johannes Linstead has consistently produced beautiful musical jewels, and Encanto is no different in that regard. With Encanto, Johannes Linstead and Nicholas Gunn have cread a truly magical and special CD that you cannot go wrong with. I love this CD, and I cannot wait to hear what Johannes Linstead will bring to us next. God willing, I will love it just as much as I love Encanto, if not more.
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Summary: Lovely sounds
Comment: I first heard this music on someone's MySpace site, and really liked it right away. It's peaceful and fun to listen to. Intricate melodies (at least that's what it seems like to me) with the guitar and flute twining around each other make these songs worth listening to on their own.
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Summary: Decent craftsmanship, but disappointing
Comment: I am a big fan of Linstead and of new-age flamenco in general (Cook, Armik, Govi, etc.). Linstead's work on his previous albums has been stellar and yet somehow, to me, "Encanto" feels almost monotonous. It lacks the effervescence and inspiration of his previous work (compare, for instance, the scintillating Zambuca). This is not to say the music is in any way bad - simply not as inspired as his other pieces. It's as if the composition was mechanical - like his mind was elsewhere and he simply reused old ideas.
Bottom line - the cd is good, certainly makes great light listening, and has a few truly enjoyable pieces which show Linstead's almost-full flair. But for the serious fan, this composition feels weaker than the others.
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Summary: Love it!!!
Comment: Encanto makes me daydream and starts the thought process of making my next trip to Mexico. Love the Spanish guitar. Its very uplifting.
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