Yanni – Sensuous Chill (2016)
FLAC tracks 24bit/44,1kHz | Time – 01:07:41 minutes | 818 MB | Genre: New Age
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Sensuous Chill comes mere weeks after Yanni made history with two sold out performances at the Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt. Yanni’s first new release since 2014’s chart-topping Inspirato, the album features Yanni exploring new realms of sound and creativity inspired by his extensive world travels. Tracks like ‘Rapture’ and the bhangra-spiced “Dance For Me” are among the most physically stimulating on Sensuous Chilloffering a new sonic perspective on his adventures and experiences amidst myriad aspects of global culture.
As Yanni’s first album of original material in five years — he revisited the past on 2014’s Inspirato and recast Mexicanísimo as My Passion for Mexico in 2012 — Sensuous Chill doesn’t feel rushed, nor does it feel lazy. At nearly 70 minutes, it does feel a little bit long but Yanni doesn’t keep the 17 tracks treading water. Occasionally, he trades in placid surfaces, letting a slight Middle Eastern flair drift into view, but he often ratchets up the R&B beats while threading in spectral soul vocals straight out of Pink Floyd, letting things glide into a full song and then slide away back to a realm that can only be identified by the title’s claim. If the production and aesthetic of the record feel slightly out of date — it feels like it could’ve been cut in the ’90s — there’s also a charm to its traditionalism: Yanni knows what he does well and he does it proudly here. ~~ AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Tracklist:
01. Thirst for Life
02. Rapture
03. Drive
04. What You Get
05. Desert Soul
06. 1001
07. The Keeper
08. Whispers in the Dark
09. Seeing You Around
10. Orchid
11. Our Days
12. A Little Too Late
13. Dance for Me
14. Retreat to Dream
15. Test of Time
16. Can’t Wait
17. I’m So
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