CARLOS NINO & FRIENDS Extra Presence 2LP
EXTRA PRESENCE is a 90 minute, 17-track collection showcasing Los Angeles modern music scene pioneer Carlos Niño’s unique, highly developed, self-described “Spiritual, Improvisational, Space Collage” sound, and featuring an incredible cast of collaborators (including Jamael Dean, Nate Mercereau, Shabazz Palaces, Deantoni Parks, Sam Gendel, Laraaji, Jamire Williams, Iasos, and more). It's an expanded edition of a 10-track suite called 'Actual Presence' that Niño self-released exclusively via his Bandcamp page in 2020.
What I didn’t hear in 2020 but hear now, as the world has changed and continues to, is that the sound of EXTRA PRESENCE is the sound of being ready to face yourself. Or, more precisely, it’s the sound of what happens when everyone pauses what they’re doing and rallies to support a wounded friend. Yes, these songs are technically dazzling, constantly surprising, and expertly constructed. But at its core, EXTRA PRESENCE is about sitting down, being with, trying to draw from a sensation or a mass that’s much bigger than we can understand. Yes, this is mystical language, but this is mystical music. “It is a way of describing the awareness of Eternal Now,” Carlos says.” “It is a way of expressing the consciousness of Being.”
FOR FANS OF: Alice Coltrane, Pharaoh Sanders, Laraaji, Flying Lotus, Don Cherry, Sam Gendel, Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer
1. In The Moment (with Devin Daniels, Randy Gloss, Jamael Dean, and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson)
2. Explorations 7 (with Devin Daniels, Randy Gloss, Jamael Dean, and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson)
3. Actually (with Deantoni Parks, Jamael Dean, and Nate Mercereau)
4. Youwillgetthroughthis, I promise (with Jamael Dean)
5. for the Shapalaceer (with Sam Gendel and Nate Mercereau)
6. Dreamsishappening (Instrumental) (with Jamael Dean and Sharada)
7. Luis's Special Shells (with Jamael Dean and Jamire Williams)
8. Jamirelandflight (with Jamire Williams, Josh Johnson, Jamael Dean, and Nate Mercereau)
9. WaterWavesArrival (with Jesse Peterson) 03:24 video
10. Mushroomeclipse (with Iasos)
11. Youwillgetthroughthis with Koto (with Jesse Peterson)
12. Dreamsishappening (featuring Shabazz Palaces, Jamael Dean and Sharada)
13. Dreamsishappening (Reprise)
14. Luis's Special Shells (with Jamael Dean) Alternate MIX
15. AmazonianPulse (with Laraaji and Nate Mercereau)
16. Thandi Piano EDIT (from 080619, with additions)
17. Recurrent Reiki Dreams (with Iasos)