Acquatica, by Scenic

Acquatica

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1.	The Tones of Peleponessus 03:24	buy track
2.	Ionia 08:01	buy track
3.	Parisia 04:14	buy track
4.	Acquatica 02:51	buy track
5.	All Fish Go To Heaven 04:41	buy track
6.	The Isle of Caldra 03:00	buy track
7.	Deserted Shores 01:55	buy track
8.	Improvia 01:19	buy track
9.	Angelica 05:03	buy track
10.	Dronia 05:46	buy track
11.	The Ionic Curve 02:07	buy track
12.	Aga Aludoma 02:18	buy track
13.	Sidereal Hands at The Temple of Omphalus 04:22	buy track
14.	Modula Raga 08:27	buy track
15.	Et Tu Dronius 13:28	buy track

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SCENIC's second full-length release from 1996 is a sprawling adventure into another world. SCENIC have created a 60+ minute masterpiece drawing from numerous influences to create an instrumental soundtrack for a voyage into landscapes of inner space. While some of the sounds may be familiar from their earlier releases, SCENIC has expanded their reach, breaking new ground and creating a much more universal-feeling record than their previous efforts. The core members (Bruce Licher, ex-SAVAGE REPUBLIC, on guitars; James Brenner, ex-SHIVA BURLESQUE, on bass; Brock Wirtz on drums; and Robert Loveless, ex-SAVAGE REPUBLIC & 17 PYGMIES, on keyboards) have been joined in the studio by guitarists Doug Smith and Brandon Capps (from Arizona shoegaze group HALF STRING), along with several other guests who add Chamberlin (a mellotron-like instrument) and horns to several of the tracks. As a result, SCENIC have created a thick sound that pulls the listener in with layers of mystery on tracks such as Ionia, Angelica, Dronia and Modula Raga. And as on their previous album, there are the interludes, which provide periodic breaks in the proceedings, where the listener can catch his or her breath, and prepare for the remainder of the journey to come. SCENIC's mature instrumental experiments are limitless, the band allowing each piece to dictate it's own needs. This results in an unusually fresh and organic-sounding record, and is one of the reasons that SCENIC's appeal can only grow in the years to come.

"Acquatica is a hypnotic collection of widescreen instrumentals that shimmer like deserts at sunset, suggesting a collage of Ennio Morricone's twangscapes and My Bloody Valentine's swirling noise textures."
--Guitar Player

"SCENIC use lush orchestration to enrich their vision of the desert as a raw, vivid place, creating music that leaves the vocals and guitar solos behind but possesses a spiritual immediacy that is rock & roll to the core."
-- Rolling Stone

"With the Acquatica LP, SCENIC have taken a step further out, from the spectacular to the speculative, their state of grace bringing to mind imaginary, untroubled civilizations, moments of charmed humility, romantic leaps of faith. Caught between the lures of the desert and the ocean, SCENIC find themselves perfectly poised, on the edge of wonder."
-- Melody Maker

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released December 3, 2020

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Scenic Bishop, California

Scenic is the group formed by Savage Republic and Independent Project Records founder Bruce Licher in 1992, when he was joined by former Shiva Burlesque bassist James Brenner and drummer Brock Wirtz. Scenic's debut album Incident At Cima was conceived as an all-instrumental soundtrack for the E. Mojave Desert and succeeded in creating a music that is unlike anything else in the musical landscape. ... more

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