CARLOS NINO & FRIENDS / カルロス・ニーニョ・アンド・フレンズ / PLACENTA (Placental Purple Vinyl) / レコード

※2LP / PLACENTAL PURPLE VINYL

LAシーンのキーパーソン、カルロス・ニーニョ最新作!
ネイト・マーセロー、アンドレ・3000参加の幅広い想像力と高度なコラボレーションによる音楽集!

---以下、国内盤LP(IARC0080JLP)より

ジャズ、ヒップホップ、ニューエイジなどを横断するLA シーンのキーパーソン、カルロス・ニーニョ。インターナショナル・アンセムからカルロス・ニーニョ&フレンズ4 作目の音楽集『プラセンタ』がリリース!今作は「母親、子供、赤ちゃん、おばさん、ドゥーラ、助産師、出産ワーカーに捧げる」ものであり、ネイト・マーセロー、アンドレ・3000 他豪華参加アーティストが揃った、幅広い想像力と高度なコラボレーションによる音楽集!

■Bells, Chimes, Collage, Cymbals, Drums, Field Recordings, Gongs, Kalimbas, Keyboards, Leaves, Plants, Rattles, Shakers, Sound Design, Synths, Voice, and Whistles throughout by Carlos Niño.

1) Love to all Doulas! (featuring Nate Mercereau)
Produced by Carlos Niño & Nate Mercereau
Nate Mercereau - French Horn and Collage
Named for Haize and Tiffany, and made with Alyssa and Juniper, Banch and Nes Abegaze, Thandi Ntuli and Doctor Graeme Gilfillan, in Heart and mind . . .

2) Some rest for the Midwives . . . (featuring Jamire Williams and Sam Gendel)
Jamire Williams - Drums, Painting and Dancing
Sam Gendel - Alto Saxophone and Pedals
from a Live Trio Concert at Ojai Rancho Inn
on Sunday, July 29, 2018, hosted by Kenny, Serge and John.

3) Real Vital Organs (featuring Jamael Dean)
Jamael Dean - Organ
Organ Recorded by Jesse Peterson

4) Surges, Expansions (featuring Dexter Story and Nate Mercereau)
Dexter Story - Drums
Nate Mercereau - Guitar Synth and Pedals
Brandon Eugene Owens - Bowed Bass

5) In Appreciation of Chico Hamilton’s Vast Influence on the West Coast Sound (featuring Nate Mercereau)
( ) - Drums
Nate Mercereau - Guitar Synth and Pedals

6) Birthworkers Magic, and how we get hear . . . (featuring Maia, André 3000 and Jesse Peterson)
Maia - Concert Flute and Voice
André 3000 - Quetzacoatl Flute and Pedals
Jesse Peterson - Guimbri and Pedals
Recorded and Mixed by Ken Oriole at Groove Masters

7) This “I” was not (featuring Ariel Kalma, Surya Botofasina and Annelise)
Ariel Kalma - Voice
Surya Botofasina - Organ
Annelise - Percussion

8) Placenta, Nourishment, New Home, The Galaxy (featuring Haize Hawke, Surya Botofasina, Aaron Shaw, Devin Daniels, Tiffany de Leon, Michael Bolger, Michael Alvidrez, Jesse Peterson, Annelise and Moss)
Haize Hawke - Voice
Surya Botofasina - Synths
Jesse Peterson - (sped up) Aerophones
Aaron Shaw - (sped up) Tenor Saxophone
Devin Daniels - Alto Saxophone
Tiffany de Leon - Voice
Michael Bolger - Accordion
Michael Alvidrez - Bass
Annelise and Moss - Voices

9) Carla’s Beads (featuring Iasos)
Iasos - Celestial Instruments

10) Moonlight Watsu in Dub (featuring Nate Mercereau and Photay)
Nate Mercereau - Guitar Synth and Pedals
Photay - Drums

11) Generous Pelvis (featuring Sam Gendel, Deantoni Parks, Nate Mercereau and Adam Rudolph)
Sam Gendel - Alto Saxophone and Pedals
Deantoni Parks - Drums
Nate Mercereau - Guitar Synth and Pedals
Adam Rudolph - Dubbed Hindewhu and Voice

12) Bi-Location (featuring Aaron Shaw, Andres Renteria and Nate Mercereau)
Aaron Shaw - Tenor Saxophone
Andres Renteria - Hand Drums and Percussion
Nate Mercereau - Guitar Synth and Pedals
from a Live Quartet Concert at The World Stage
on Friday, February 10, 2023, hosted by Dwight Trible
and Mama Nene.
Recorded by Tomoaki Soto
Mixed by Nate Mercereau

13) “Play Kerri Chandler’s RAIN” (featuring Surya Botofasina, Nate Mercereau and Cavana Lee)
Conceived by Carlos Niño
Produced by Carlos Niño & Nate Mercereau
Mixed and Arranged by Nate Mercereau
Surya Botofasina - Electric Piano, Synth Bass,
Lead Synth, Electronic Strings. “The vamp landed on after acknowledging the original composition was purely a two-chord celebration of the Spirit Driven collective we all are.”
Nate Mercereau - Multi-Instruments as part of the Live Trio
performance, and many more added to his post Arrangement
Cavana Lee - Voice, Dancer, Traveler
Carlos Niño - Percussion and Cosmic Guide, Narrator
Based on a Live Concert Recording of Surya Botofasina,
Nate Mercereau and Carlos Niño with Special Guest Cavana Lee, from King Georg in Köln, Germany on Thursday, November 17, 2022.