Inner Journeys
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Inner Journeys: Myth + Legends is an album by German
cross-cultural
new age
band Cusco
, released in 2003. The album peaked at #6 on the Billboard Top New Age albums chart.
With this album, the band simultaneously explores new territory by covering Greek Mythology
with its musical concepts, and also revisits a more classic Cusco
sound by reintroducing the flute sounds of the early years (Water Stories) and the strings, guitars, and atmospheres of their mid-career commercial high points of Cusco 2000 and Apurimac II
. Sonically, this album does continue to develop a very natural-sounding instrumentation that began to appear with Ancient Journeys
, though it uses them to create a more mysterious vibe than that of the previous album. Also, Inner Journeys utilizes occasional backing vocals in a style previously unexplored by the band, giving this album a unique flavor among Cusco
albums.
As of late 2009, there has been no discussion on Kristian Schultze's official Myspace page of any new Cusco music.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
cross-cultural
Cross-cultural
cross-cultural may refer to*cross-cultural studies, a comparative tendency in various fields of cultural analysis*cross-cultural communication, a field of study that looks at how people from differing cultural backgrounds communicate...
new age
New Age music
New Age music is music of various styles intended to create artistic inspiration, relaxation, and optimism. It is used by listeners for yoga, massage, meditation, and reading as a method of stress management or to create a peaceful atmosphere in their home or other environments, and is often...
band Cusco
Cusco (band)
The following note applies to many of the individual album pages as well, though they are not individually tagged:Cusco is a German andean new age band named after the Peruvian city of Cusco, which at one time was the capital city of the ancient Incan Empire...
, released in 2003. The album peaked at #6 on the Billboard Top New Age albums chart.
With this album, the band simultaneously explores new territory by covering Greek Mythology
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
with its musical concepts, and also revisits a more classic Cusco
Cusco (band)
The following note applies to many of the individual album pages as well, though they are not individually tagged:Cusco is a German andean new age band named after the Peruvian city of Cusco, which at one time was the capital city of the ancient Incan Empire...
sound by reintroducing the flute sounds of the early years (Water Stories) and the strings, guitars, and atmospheres of their mid-career commercial high points of Cusco 2000 and Apurimac II
Apurimac II
Apurímac II: Return to Ancient America is an album by German andean new age band Cusco, released in 1994 on the Higher Octave music label...
. Sonically, this album does continue to develop a very natural-sounding instrumentation that began to appear with Ancient Journeys
Ancient Journeys
Ancient Journeys: A Vision of the New World is an album by German cross-cultural new age band Cusco, released in 2000. Released three years after the previous album, this one peaked at #2 on the Billboard Top New Age Albums chart....
, though it uses them to create a more mysterious vibe than that of the previous album. Also, Inner Journeys utilizes occasional backing vocals in a style previously unexplored by the band, giving this album a unique flavor among Cusco
Cusco (band)
The following note applies to many of the individual album pages as well, though they are not individually tagged:Cusco is a German andean new age band named after the Peruvian city of Cusco, which at one time was the capital city of the ancient Incan Empire...
albums.
As of late 2009, there has been no discussion on Kristian Schultze's official Myspace page of any new Cusco music.
Track listing
- "Oracle Of Delphi"
- "Eros And Psyche"
- "Ariadne"
- "The Nine Muses"
- "Odysseus And The Sirens"
- "Aphrodite"
- "Janus"
- "Orpheus And Eurydice"
- "Pan And The Nymph"
- "Poseidon"
Album credits
- Kristian SchultzeKristian SchultzeKristian Schultze was one half of the German New Age band Cusco. Schultze has partnered up with Michael Holm and the two have produced numerous new age albums...
- Arranger, keyboardMusical keyboardA musical keyboard is the set of adjacent depressible levers or keys on a musical instrument, particularly the piano. Keyboards typically contain keys for playing the twelve notes of the Western musical scale, with a combination of larger, longer keys and smaller, shorter keys that repeats at the...
, programming - Michael HolmMichael HolmMichael Holm is a German singer, musician, songwriter and producer.He is primarily known as a Schlager singer. Although his first appearance in the hit parade was in 1962 , he had his first big hit in 1969...
– Arranger, keyboard, producer - Johan Daansen – Acoustic guitar
- Ernst Stroehr - Percussion
- Jane Bogaert - Vocals
- Matt Marshall – Executive producer
- Dan Selene – Executive producer
- Ron McMaster – Digital mastering
- William Aura – Mastering
- Frank Von Dem Bottlenberg - Mixing
- Murry Whiteman – Cover art
- Gina Grimes – Director of creative services
- Debra Holland – Liner notes
- Cusco – Main performer