Nomad Songs

Nomad Songs is the 23rd studio album by the German world musician Stephan Micus. The album was released in June 2015 through ECM Records.[2] Like all of his albums, it was produced by Micus himself, unlike most of the other records on the ECM label, which are produced by label boss Manfred Eicher.

Nomad Songs
Studio album by
Stephan Micus
ReleasedJune 19, 2015 (2015-06-19)
Recorded2012-2014
StudioMCM Studios
GenreNew-age
Length55:56
LabelECM Records ECM 2409
ProducerStephan Micus
Stephan Micus chronology
Panagia
(2013)		 Nomad Songs
(2015)		 Inland Sea
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz[1]

Composition

Stephan Micus is always seeking to find new traditional instruments. He learned their history and how to play. Then he composes new music and plays all of these traditional instruments on albums. On Nomad Songs, he plays two new instruments, a genbri (a Moroccan lute) and a ndingo (a Botswanan lamellophone).[2]

Reception

John Kelman in his review for All About Jazz gave a four and a half stars and says that "Nomad Songs is, despite the perennially pensive and reflective nature of his entire body of work, a shift from the more conceptually focused Panagia, which was based around prayers to the Virgin Mary."[1]

Track listing

All music is composed by Stephan Micus[2].

No.TitleLength
1."Everywhere, Nowhere"4:40
2."Leila"5:27
3."The Promise"8:19
4."The Stars"2:47
5."The Spring"2:53
6."The Blessing"4:30
7."The Feast"5:04
8."Laughing at Thunder"4:21
9."Sea of Grass"5:01
10."The Dance"6:12
11."Under the Chinar trees"6:42
Total length:55:56

Personnel

References
  1. "Nomad Songs (All About Jazz Review)". All About Jazz. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  2. "Nomad Songs". ECM New Series. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
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