Achillea - Amadas Estrellas 2007

Rhythm is the heart... The idea is the spirit... The voice is the soul... The second "Achillea" (Jens Gad) album - performed completely in spanish language by Luisa Fernandez from Galicia...


Former Enigma co-producer Jens Gad (Le Spa Sonique) - artist, producer, musician. Until now the behind the scenes co-producer and engineer for Enigma, Jens has generously allowed us a look at further details of his esteemed career. He is a multi-talented musician who has worked with Michael Cretu on various projects including Enigma, Sandra, Trance Atlantic Air Waves, and Andru Donalds since 1991.


"Achillea combine bluesy guitar, deep molasses grooves, and passionate vocals that form a rich tapestry of Nordic atmospheres. Formed by fellow Danes Jens Gad and Helene Horlyck, Achillea base their songs on archaic poems and mythology. Gad, who contributed to Enigma\'s 1991 global smash "Sadness," builds the music around Horlyck\'s classically trained voice, resulting in a unique sound that\'s equal parts precision and spontaneity. Together they created a sophisticated song cycle called The Nine Worlds, which takes the listener on a journey through the different levels of Norse mythology". -- James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide


"With his second album under the name Achillea, former Enigma co-producer Jens Gad (Le Spa Sonique) continues to traverse the valleys of chilled electronica, with an added dose of rhythm this time around. Whereas THE NINE WORLDS was a deep ambient affair, AMADAS ESTRELLAS takes a more ethnic (or more specifically Spanish) approach, accenting Gad\'s engrossingly mood-drenched trancescapes with Luisa Fernandez\'s sensual vocals and flamenco guitar. Among other things, that is - the album is rich with multi-cultural flavor including flute, Chinese erhu, ethnic percussion and sacred choral samples. The sound is reminiscent of both Enigma and B-Tribe; while at the same time have a unique quality that is distinctly Achillea. It\'s not often that an album is able to be sensual, spiritual and hip all at once, but Gad pulls of the feat with panache. - Music Design in Review Rhythm is the heart... The idea is the spirit... The voice is the soul. In his studio in Ibiza Spain, Jens Gad, the co-visionary of the multi-platinum group ENIGMA, is joined by the mesmerizing European dance-pop singer Luisa Fernandez. On this greatly anticipated second ACHILLEA release, they guide you on a new ethereal journey of global electronica, lush atmospheres, seductive Spanish vocals, entrancing guitar playing, and ingenious beats. Luisa Fernandez, born in Galicia in the north of Spain, has chosen her \'world language\' to guide a musical journey through different continents. \'Amadas Estrellas\' is a multi-cultural concept for an international audience and entirely produced on Spanish territory. Luisa\'s spiritually sensual vocals, based on Spanish poems of love, combined with the richly layered atmospheres and European dance club electronica that Jens Gad and ACHILLEA are renowned for, is compelling and deeply satisfying. Let yourself go... escape into the sensory world of Achillea." -- (source: amazon.com product description)

More about Jens Gad:
http://www.enigmamusic.com/jens/index.html (in English)
http://www.enigmacretu.com/produkcje/gad/index.php (in Polish)

Official Gad\'s homepage: http://www.gadmusic.com
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Release date: 13.02.2007
Label: Sequoia Records / BSC Music Records


Styles: New Age, Adult Alternative, Electronica, Chillout, Ethereal


Tracklist:
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