Luis Perez – Santuario De Mariposas
Originally released in 2013 on limited CD only, Santuario De Mariposas continues Mexican artist Luis Perez Ixoneztli’s study of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica instrumentation. Unlike his debut album Ipan In Xiktli Metztli which features electric guitar and synthesizers, Santuario De Mariposas is composed entirely using pre-Columbian aerophones, idiophones, and membranophones. While the first album sits in a sort “fourth world” type of zone, this album is closer to pure environmental music, replicating the sounds of the jungle in a “hypnotic and ethereal work that could be played next to many ambient records made with the aid of electronic music technology.”
Recommended – Full Listen
Side A (Primer Movimiento)
1 X Okoot Kay Ppum T’Huul (Canto Y Danza Del Arquero Flechador)
2 El Recinto Del Musgo Acuatico
3 La Aldea 13:20
4 Alush 15:44
5 Los Señores De Xiblaba
Side B (Segundo Movimiento)
6 El Continente Sumergido
7 Altar De Los Espejos
8 La Corte De Los Patriarcas
Side C (Tercer Movimiento)
9 Santuario De Mariposas
10 La Lengua De La Serpiente
Side D (Cuarto Movimiento)
11 Danza De Los Animales Espiritu
12 Círculo De Guirnaldas
13 Mariposa De Fuego
Artwork – Takumi Tomita
Producer – Luis Perez (2)
Remastered By – Damián Schwartz