Summer Playlist

August issue of Town & Country, page 65:

Warm sand, a cool twilight breeze, lobsters steaming… (((sounds better without the lobster))) and the right music to catch the afterglow of a perfect summer’s day. The following CDs will distill the moment; just download (((pay for it first, please))), shuffle, play. Repeat.

Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra, Up Close and Scent of Light. Liebert galvanized world-music fans with his double-platinum album, Nouveau Flamenco. Weaving together Euro-Spanish and jazz influences and not a little Zen (Liebert’s father is Chinese-German; his mother Hungarian), both CDs show off the guitarist’s mesmerizing classical skills in winding meditations. Single: “Firelight” (Scent of Light).

lens culture: buddha project

lens culture: buddha project
The Buddha Project encourages people worldwide to participate by submitting photos of found Buddha, sacred Buddha, ancient Buddha, kitschy Buddha, handmade Buddha.

I contributed a few pics to lensculture’s Buddha project.
Thanks MC

Travertine Spa

Travertine Spa owner looks to make bigger mark in body-care market – Los Angeles Times
Eventually, Carter decided to mix business with one of his favorite release valves for stress from his legal career: visiting spas wherever he was in the world.

“People relax in a lot of different ways,” Carter said, “but my Johnny Walker Red is a Jacuzzi.”

My friend Terry was written up in the L.A. Times. I was wearing one of his hoddies for several performances because they are so comfortable. I have praised his shea-butter hand creme many times before, here for example.

The Scent of Light

Echoes August CD of the Month
Ottmar Liebert: The Scent of Light
Nouveau Flamenco pioneer expands in cinematic colors

Ottmar Liebert created Nouveau Flamenco 18 years ago, and he’s been bending and stretching its boundaries ever since. The Scent of Light isn’t a radical departure, but a subtle shading of the Nouveau Flamenco sound with a layered and colored soundscape that brings new breadth and depth to Liebert’s music. The Scent of Light is our CD of the Month for August.

John Diliberto
((( (((echoes))) )))
Producer/Host

Thanks. I like the term cinematic colors.